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Trump team fires back at claims that ex-president ‘smells’ (www.independent.co.uk)

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Former president’s body odor was called into question by a former congressman

Adam Kinzinger, a former Republican representative, encouraged people to ‘wear a mask’ when they’re in the presence of former president Donald Trump due to his apparent odor.

Mr Kinzinger, a vocal critic of Mr Trump, took to his Twitter account this week to insinuate that the former president possesses a strong smell.

“I’m genuinely surprised how people close to Trump haven’t talked about the odor,” Mr Kinzinger wrote earlier this week.

“It’s truly something to behold. Wear a mask if you can,” he added.

The accusation garnered a lot of attention on the platform, with many mocking the former president for his alleged smell.

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[-] geekworking@lemmy.world 249 points 10 months ago

This is brilliant. Attack his vanity. His level of narcissism can't function if his vanity is in question.

Just look at how he loses his shit over any mention of a Russia golden shower tape. It doesn't matter if it actually exists because you can still use it to troll him and influence his actions.

[-] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 89 points 10 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

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[-] ladicius@lemmy.world 75 points 10 months ago

My take on the piss tape: It exists - and it shows him with underaged/minor participants.

Explains completely why trump is Putin's obedient pet, doesn't it? He doesn't care for the pissing, that's a negligible kink - but not even trump could get out of a CP law suit.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 36 points 10 months ago

I wouldn't say it isn't that...

Donald Trump used to “stroll right in” to the dressing room of beauty pageants while the contestants - some of whom were teenagers - were naked or half-dressed, a former model has claimed.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-former-miss-arizona-tasha-dixon-naked-undressed-backstage-howard-stern-a7357866.html

Trump later recalled Epstein in those days. “Terrific guy,” he famously told New York magazine. “He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it—Jeffrey enjoys his social life.”

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/01/jeffrey-epstein-and-donald-trump-epic-bromance

[-] Kedly@lemm.ee 31 points 10 months ago

Not just former models claiming this, TRUMP HIMSELF has claimed that he's purposely walked into underage dressing rooms.

“You know they’re standing there with no clothes. Is everybody OK? And you see these incredible looking women. And so I sort of get away with things like that.”

https://youtu.be/gGpVreCqNLo?si=ixLqSHoqDdI-JYew

[-] TechyDad@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago

From the rumors I heard, it's not even a pee sex tape thing. He was in a hotel room that Obama had stayed in and he was so petty that he wanted two girls to pee on the mattress as he watched in some twisted "get back at Obama" fashion. (I'm sure Obama was really hurt by that. So wounded!)

It would have been pointlessly petty which is totally on brand for Trump.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

I have heard that too and I seriously doubt Trump would find that embarrassing or not share it for some other reason. It sounds like something he would brag about.

[-] Furedadmins@lemmy.world 21 points 10 months ago

My theory is that there's no pee tape but there is tape of him with a child that looks extremely similar to his daughter.

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[-] NounsAndWords@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago

The only reason I don't believe this is that I completely believe that he believes he could get out of absolutely anything.

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[-] Wogi@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago

If the pee tape existed he would have described it in detail while claiming no such thing exists by now.

[-] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 10 months ago

He can barely get into the suits he already has.

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[-] TheJims@lemmy.world 142 points 10 months ago

Kinzinger is working trump like a piece of clay . It’s so easy to do and I don’t understand why more people don’t do it.

Trumps personality disorders control every aspect of his life. He’s incapable of not responding and he’s completely unaware of how stupid and childish it makes him look.

[-] TechyDad@lemmy.world 36 points 10 months ago

And he's been this way for quite some time. A journalist once said Trump has small hands and Trump literally sent the guy photos of his hands for decades afterwards to show how big they were. (And this article was from 2015. If he's still sending the photos, it would be over 30 years now.)

Imagine being so insecure that you feel the need to respond to a personal slight for that long afterwards! If someone insulted my appearance on a message board in 1998, I wouldn't still be posting there in 2023 with "proof" that they were wrong.

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[-] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 120 points 10 months ago

We are officially at the 'you're smelly' stage of American politics.

[-] smashboy@kbin.social 40 points 10 months ago

His cootie status is at present still unknown.

[-] Assman@sh.itjust.works 19 points 10 months ago

Nah, I'm pretty sure he got cooties when that hooker peed on him

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[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago

Did you see Ted Cruz trying to convince people that Biden shits his pants because he's old?

What the fuck is happening in American politics?

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[-] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Honestly. I prefer it.

Next we should have world leaders fight 1 on 1 anytime they declare war

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 97 points 10 months ago

What?

When reached for comment about the accusation, a spokesperson for Mr Trump returned the insult to Mr Kinzinger.

“Adam Kinzinger farted on live TV and is an unemployed fraud,” the spokesperson said in a statement provided to The Independent.

Not only do I doubt he ever farted on live TV, but if that spokesperson thinks a fart gives you a constant smell, they really need to visit their doctor.

[-] momocchi@lemmy.world 47 points 10 months ago

This is LITERAL 5 year old level insult slinging going on between the ex president and an ex congressman. Im so sick of politicians being such pathetic wastes of space

[-] billiam0202@lemmy.world 28 points 10 months ago

Did you expect any other response from Mr. "No puppet, no puppet, you're the puppet"?

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[-] HWK_290@lemmy.world 44 points 10 months ago

My god, I live in this timeline

[-] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 29 points 10 months ago

Also, since Trump isn't president and his company is being shut down, isn't he unemployed too?

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 22 points 10 months ago

You mean angrily typing into your phone to post messages on TruthSocial all day until 3 a.m. and then starting again 2 hours later isn't a job?

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 22 points 10 months ago

"unemployed"

He decided not to seek re-election and works for CNN...

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[-] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 64 points 10 months ago

Adult diapers and their contents.

[-] teft@startrek.website 54 points 10 months ago

God I hope someone calls him pissboy on stage but the current crop of GOP contenders are all toadying for VP so I doubt that will happen.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago

you know... I'll take back most of the things I said about Biden if Biden does this during the regular campaign season. it'd be even better than the "Will you shut up" moment.

[-] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 36 points 10 months ago

It’s not fault his diaper is full when Malania isn’t there to change him.

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[-] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 32 points 10 months ago

In English (UK), the word "Trump" means "fart".

e.g. "Eurgh! It stinks of rotten eggs! Who's trumped?"

"It smells bad in here. Has someone done a trump?"

"Oh god, would you please stop trumping!"

"Go out into the corridor if you need to trump"

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[-] stringere@reddthat.com 31 points 10 months ago

Does Trump smell like shit?

Depends

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[-] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 29 points 10 months ago

Which is more likely to happen? Republicans start questioning if Trump smells or if Republicans start pissing their pants in support of Ex President Full Diaper?

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[-] Yearly1845@reddthat.com 27 points 10 months ago

That's hilarious! I bet he's fuming 😂

[-] the_joeba@lemmy.world 26 points 10 months ago

"I'm so stinking mad" Trump (probably)

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago

It's funny that donnie gets upset about this, but doesn't seem that bothered about other accusations.

[-] eskimofry@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago

What's funnier is it's one of the few things he has any possibility of fixing about himself and yet he can't.

[-] Treczoks@kbin.social 25 points 10 months ago

Jingle Bells, Donald smells...

[-] skeezix@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago

50 miles away.

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[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 24 points 10 months ago

Hygiene is for woke pussies.

[-] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 23 points 10 months ago

BORN TO SMELL

WORLD IS A FART

Gas Em All 1989

I am diaper man

410,757,864,530 DEAD NOSES

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[-] cluelessafterall@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago

Is this why he stands like a toddler about to make poopie pants?

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 21 points 10 months ago

When reached for comment about the accusation, a spokesperson for Mr Trump returned the insult to Mr Kinzinger.

“He farted once”

How old are these people?

[-] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago

This guy, with whom I probably disagree on policy in 90% of cases, is the only damn republican who never got behind Trump and the only republican worthy of respect.

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[-] ferralcat@monyet.cc 12 points 10 months ago

Can we finally give him a nickname? "Smelly trump" works fine for me.

[-] skeezix@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

I think the tangerine shitgoblin is just fine

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[-] PeckerBrown@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

Saying that a piece of walking, talking, treasonous shit smells is like saying that it's bright on the surface of the sun.

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