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[–] protist@mander.xyz 185 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (11 children)

Trump has also fielded calls from donors who are upset about his running mate, JD Vance, and the Ohio senator’s previous comments including referring to Harris as a ‘childless cat lady.”

Trump dismissed calls for Vance to be replaced on the ticket, but he also asked advisers if they were aware of the comments before Vance was selected.

At the Hamptons dinner, Trump also downplayed the Democrats’ strategy of painting the GOP as “weird.”

“Not about me. They’re saying that about JD,” Trump said, according to the Times.

Oof. Incredible lack of self-awareness while also throwing your running mate under the bus lol

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 85 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oof. Incredible lack of self-awareness while also throwing your running mate under the bus lol

Trump whipped a violent mob into a frenzy ready to actually lynch his last running mate. JD just needs to look at Pence to see what his own future holds.

[–] aquinteros@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

lmao he genuinely thinks people don't find him weird. what a weirdoooo

[–] ech@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago

If by "genuinely thinks" you mean "is in denial", sure. It's not so much a matter of believing it or not, he just says what he wants to be true, simple as.

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

"They don't hate me, they hate my VP." What a dimwit.

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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 69 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's a dog whistle. He just wants to constantly remind his racist cult that she's black, so they won't focus on him being senile, belligerent, and stupid.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

let him spend his energy on people who will anyways vote republicans no matter what even if he is 105 years old

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[–] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 69 points 2 years ago (10 children)

Lmao does anyone else remember the shooting? Everyone seemed so convinced his win was in the bag after that “iconic” photo. Now it’s a big whatever.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 70 points 2 years ago

that's one of the reasons why the dropout was a good idea. it came so soon after the shooting and made such waves that it completely drowned the shooting.

it helps that a. he didn't really get hurt and b. he's super unpopular, so the reaction from people who weren't already in the maga cult ranged from "don't give a shit" to "you had one job".

i think he's super demoralized so he doesn't even feel like campaigning. the press conference was probably people around him telling him that Harris has been dominating the media and getting ahead in the polls so he had to show his orange mug before people completely forgot about him (ah, we should be so lucky).

mind that one of the factors in 2016 was that he was so outrageous that he got billions of dollars worth of free advertising. now people are talking about Harris, walz and couches.

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Not even Donald's ear remembers the shooting. It was back to regular condition just days later.

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[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Joe leaving the race effectively wiped out anything from that event. Trump for once is the victim of the mass adhd that is our current media and cultural environment. I myself have forgotten several times that he was even shot at, and he's not good at keeping it front and center in anyone's mind either.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago

Too busy insisting Kamala isn't black, keeping her front and center.

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[–] cynthorpe@discuss.online 53 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I live in a blue state. Almost all of the kids I see nowadays are mixed race. This sort of shit is almost over. As soon as the boomers die out, there won’t be a majority white voter.

[–] nomous@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago (7 children)

In some far future utopia we will've all interbred and evolved to a nice caramel/olive skin and our descendents will imagine us as cavemen. If we mange to make it that long.

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I gotta say this is actually something I'm disappointed by.

Not because I want white people to survive forever or think any race is better than the other but because I like the idea of living in a world with other races. Like a fantasy setting with different types of elves or whatnot.

I like the diversity and would love to see just how different each race could become while still being the same species.

[–] Rubisco@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

There are some Frank Herbert books you're gonna love.

And Seveneves.

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[–] cynthorpe@discuss.online 17 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Mama? Did those white people glow in the dark?

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

That's why they're so afraid. You should see the looks I get from boomers when they see my tanned ass with my white wife

[–] rustyfemboy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 34 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This won't go well for him. Even after the meeting the Republicans had when they were told not to be racist and misogynistic against Harris they still can't help themselves.

Edit: Fuck

[–] Rustywhims@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Saying it got him attention. He is gonna keep saying it as long as it gives him attention.

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[–] finickydesert@lemmy.ml 30 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In his mind biracial doesn't exist so he'll keep going; one day it'll stop just not today.

[–] Soulg@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 years ago

His mind also can't admit he made a mistake. That quote is just way too perfect "I think I was right"

[–] UncleGrandPa@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My first reaction was to wonder why anyone would care what her race is. It is the least interesting or important thing about her

Because it's all he's got. Childish name calling and racial slurs.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago (10 children)

So uhh when's he just going say the gamer word that sounds like neighbor?

The category is people who annoy you

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 2 years ago

I hope he keeps it up. It's a losing argument and I want him to go all in on it 1000%.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

We know you do, donnie.

[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

He looks so much more pathetic than usual.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

The human race is an unscientific way of saying single species of human called homosapiens. There aren't more, just us multicolored assholes. Now replace "race" with the real thing... "Trumpfus persists in insulting Harris by calling her a fake black person as his campaign flounders since shooting: 'I think I'm fucking racist"

In added fucking. He didn't say fucking.

[–] norimee@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Of course he does. Racism is what carries his campain. He has nothing else to show for.

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I think he's entirely too far right, which is the problem.

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