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[–] Kekzkrieger@feddit.org 31 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This cant be fucking real can it

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 11 points 2 days ago

Sadly it is.

[–] cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de 160 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's crazy and it will absolutely work.

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 121 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Qatar kicking themselves right now realizing they offered too much.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 57 points 3 days ago (3 children)

"We could have just bought him a Big Mac..."

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[–] dan00@lemm.ee 103 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I love how the saudis are treating the orange shitbag like a toddler.

“Do you want the plane that goes brrrr? We put the big screen to watch foxy newsy :)”

“Oh oh do you hear this sound? Yes! It’s the mcdonny truck! Choof choof!”

[–] xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works 24 points 3 days ago (1 children)

*Arabs not Saudis. The plane thing is from Qatar.

[–] dan00@lemm.ee 8 points 3 days ago

Apologies. Arabs felt too generic and I was hoping nobody will notice. :)

[–] PanArab@lemm.ee 14 points 3 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (7 children)

Qatar is not Saudi Arabia, in fact there was a huge feud and blockade between the two not too long ago. Do you think all Arabs are the same? They even speak different dialects with different vocabulary and phonology.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar%E2%80%93Saudi_Arabia_diplomatic_conflict

[–] dan00@lemm.ee 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Woah woah, hold your horses cowboy 🙌 I was tryin to be funny. No of course no, I lived with arab people in an arab neighbourhood, I’m well aware.

That said tho…….

Gulf countries are very similar I’ve been told (never been). Kinda like german and austrian people, spanish and italian, nordic and sweden, scottish and irish people. Indistinguishable. /s

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 35 points 3 days ago (8 children)

His preference for McD stuff just confirms how tasteless Trump is.

[–] El_Scapacabra@lemm.ee 12 points 2 days ago

I have a theory. His obsession with McDonald's over any other fast food chain is mostly because his first name is Donald. I think his childish narcissism extends beyond plastering his last name on everything he owns.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 94 points 3 days ago (2 children)

That is the slyest insult possible.

Here you demented rapist pig, eat some of your cheap ass greasy snoutmeat patties out of a box! You like that don't you! Yeah you do! Yeah you do!

It's 100% guaranteed to work.

[–] neatobuilds@lemmy.today 15 points 3 days ago

is it an insult if they actually love it

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

And the best part of it is that they're too dumb to understand it's an insult

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[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 67 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 61 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The fat american needs his shitty fat american food or he won't be a happy little piggy. They must be laughing their fucking asses off.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

We elected Augustus Gloop, my dude.

[–] LMurch@thelemmy.club 9 points 3 days ago

And when a Trump's face lit up with glee, it only made them laugh harder.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I am expecting big business to send prostitutes as their representatives to Trump when they want something. Flirtation, boobs, and so forth are more than enough to make Trump sign away everything that America has.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

they have to look like ivanka

[–] Tja@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Bonus points if they are Ivanka.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago

why do you think karoline and pam look the way they are, they look like ivanka.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 55 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Why bother? .... just fly the dirt bag to Arizona and tell him he's in Riyadh ... go visit a local mosque or something ... he won't know or care ... snap a photo and tell him and all his MAGA morons that he was in Riyadh and had a McD's there

It's not like these idiots like to follow reality anyway.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 54 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)
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[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 46 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Who wants to bet on which country will pull out all the stops and just have someone there to suck his dick?

[–] nimble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 33 points 3 days ago (7 children)

A country where the age of majority is less than 18. So they can find someone young enough for trump's liking

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 14 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Keep an eye out for Ivanka look-a-like contests

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[–] gazter@aussie.zone 18 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I know it's fun to use this sort of thing to bag on the Saudis and on Trump, and I'm a fan of neither, but just wanted to point out that this kind of thing is pretty common.

It's just a food truck. Sure it's a bit bigger than your average food truck, but that are catering to larger crowds. I've seen these at events across Europe, and in Australia. I'm sure there's plenty trundling around the States as well.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think what we find funny here is that it's McD.. You'd usually bring out fancier stuff for a head of state. You know, refined stuff made by a chef, not sloppy fast food.

[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (5 children)

McD is pretty much the height of American cuisine, lol.

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[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

As a lifelong USian I have never seen a McDonald’s food truck in my entire life (yes we do food trucks here). Presumably because McDonalds already has a location anywhere that one could possibly want a shitty ripoff burger.

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[–] JailElonMusk@sopuli.xyz 38 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Isn't this the same administration that declared meals on wheels to the poor elderly was waste, fraud, and abuse?

It's obvious dear leader needs to get his favorite sandwich the Filet O' Fascism.

And wash it down with a Sham(of a presidency) Shake.

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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 17 points 3 days ago

next uae will make a mobile mcdonalds airship that comes with drones to deliver without landing.

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 11 points 3 days ago

“Strap it to my new plane.”

[–] Master@lemm.ee 18 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Wasn't one of his reasonings that its so predelant that you can get a mcdonald's anywhere at a drop and no one would be able to do anything to your food because they Wouldn't know which one you would use.

So now there will be one mcdonald's in the whole country they know he will use... Not very safe anymore.

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[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago

lol nothing says "Trump is our bitch now" better than this

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 9 points 3 days ago

What a fucking pig, and the entire world sees it.

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 13 points 3 days ago
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