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[–] protist@mander.xyz 185 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 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 1 month 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.

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 33 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If they win, they are going to 25th Ammendment Trump. Then it will be Peter Thiels puppet in charge.

Make no mistake about it.

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

It would be funny to see Donald stroke out with rage from that. But it would be even funnier to see him stroke out with rage if he is defeated by a black woman. Also it wouldn't be a fascist dictatorship, so I'd greatly prefer the latter.

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

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

[–] ech@lemm.ee 13 points 1 month 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 1 month ago

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

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I read that at first as "Make America White Again" and was thinking "since the beginning"

[–] theterrasque@infosec.pub 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You said the quiet part out loud..

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Doesn't quite work here, but ok

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I feel like it was the kind of thing that worked better before articles were written about it and then literally every article and comment since then has included the word.

Openly talking about it as a strategy feels like it’s turning it into our version of “Let’s Go Brandon” in a way.

[–] machinin@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I thought the same thing, but it has sparked a huge discussion about if the word "weird" is a good label for Trump, Vance, and the most fervent MAGA supporters. When you're fighting a cult, I have a feeling it works.

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago

Fair point, I see where you are coming from. This is definitely one of those "I'd rather be wrong" opinions on my end.