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Trump returned to CBS for the first time after suing and settling with the company. He claimed to "know nothing" about Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, despite the president having pardoned him after his company boosted the Trump family's crypto business.

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[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 9 points 8 hours ago

Two things:

  1. She is now Tokyo Norah

  2. A Freudian slip is also telling the truth

[–] sunbytes@lemmy.world 8 points 9 hours ago

People are saying dementia, but also by many accounts he's always been pretty stupid.

So I'm not sure this is one of those super damning pieces of evidence.

Also he usually says "I don't know anything about that" or "we're looking into that" when he wants to avoid a question or statement he doesn't like.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 27 points 16 hours ago

Yes, dementia. But also yes because he does this all the time (e.g. with Project 2025). Lying.

But I want to offer a third aspect: he and his posse have been so busy thrashing the house (like teenagers crashing a parents-on-holiday party) - they don't think before making decisions, they throw nation-wide statements around like there's no tomorrow and they don't care wether they do it on social media or in the White House, nobody seems to bother with protocol - so yeah, they do forget what they did yetsterday.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 99 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

FTA:

"Can you imagine the reaction if Joe Biden said he pardoned someone because Hunter told him to? If Biden blindly freed a scammer based solely on his son’s recommendation — no due diligence, no second thought — conservative media would be frothing at the mouth."

We don't have to wonder:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/03/politics/presidential-pardons-trump-biden-gop

“I would say that they’re null and void, because I’m sure Biden didn’t have any idea that it was taking place,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One in March.

Trump added in a social media post the next day: “In other words, Joe Biden did not sign them but, more importantly, he did not know anything about them!”

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 45 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Conservative media is always frothing at the mouth.

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 26 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Their entire MO is to keep the enemy constantly on the defensive and unbalanced because they never know what they're going to be attacked for next. It's a HUGE distraction from the crimes Republicans are constantly perpetuating while the idiots willingly buying their shit (in order to avoid admitting they fucked up) fume at Democrats.

[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago

What's crazy is that all we have to do is go aggro offensive. South Park them to their face on live TV. Have a young fit Democrat tell a pundit to do something about it on live air. Take your fucking shirt off even on your not in shape. Flip the table, literally, then call him a pussy ass bitch and challenge him on the spot.

MAGAts are like fucking lead poisoned babies. All they want is conflict, and they'll cheer for whomever is the most aggressive. Say you'll execute Trump, his kids, and every other rich 'non Christian, non hetero' traitor who betrayed us.

They'll eat that shit up. All they want is vengeance and a sense of justice. Like we all do. They're just very primal which makes them easy to manipulate. Killing them all and their kids wouldn't be impossible, but it wouldn't make things any better. We have to bridge the divide. We have to reconcile. And a common enemy is the quickest way to do that.

Once we get their votes we can start to address the deep seeded issues behind our current dilemma, and improve things for 99% of the population.

The 1% who enabled Trump will be executed. Possibly their adult heirs as well, if they were deeply involved in aiding the sedition of the US government.

[–] Bo7a@piefed.ca 5 points 19 hours ago

Yup that's one of the sources for the godawful amount of hair mousse they all use. And accounts for some of the 'eau de halitosis' odour they all have.

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

From rabies

[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 12 points 16 hours ago

Selective dementia. That's how Reagan went out as well. "I dont recall" "I dont know"

[–] Two_Hangmen@midwest.social 25 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

He does have dementia, he thought scoring a 30 was the highest IQ you could have. He might honestly not remember who he's pardoned.

[–] nickiwest@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

He likely took a diagnostic test for cognitive decline that has 30 questions. But he somehow thinks it was an IQ test. He claims he got all 30 right, which they told him is a perfect score. He probably thinks he's a genius with "a very high IQ."

It's the Dunning–Kruger effect in action.

[–] Two_Hangmen@midwest.social 3 points 6 hours ago

Yep it was a test for dementia, and they said he scored perfectly. But it was also said previously that doctors told him he was 6'3" tall (about 190 cm) and weighed 225 pounds (about 102 kg). Both are obviously not true. Anything this administration says is likely a lie.

[–] aarch0x40@lemmy.world 21 points 20 hours ago
[–] fodor@lemmy.zip 5 points 15 hours ago

To a fascist, hypocrisy is a virtue. Of course Trump admitted that he didn't now or care about the guy's shady actions. That's the entire point. Nobody will bribe him if he doesn't admit that he can be bribed.

[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 10 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

It's called dementia. Dude would have been dead years ago if taxpayers weren't footing the bill.

On the other hand, that makes him property of the American people, so damaging/destroying him would be larceny at best

[–] killea@lemmy.world 6 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

It's also signature, he's said it about people tons of times. "Great guy, wonderful guy. Didn't know him. Never met him."

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 1 points 17 hours ago

Project 2025 👀