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[–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Trump believes he, as leader of America, speaks for all 201 countries that aren't directly part of the war between Israel and Iran, quote: "upon the 24th Hour, an Official END to THE 12 DAY WAR will be saluted by the World." VP Vance claims he knows more about Iran's current nuclear situation than anyone else, quote: "Iran is incapable of building a nuclear weapon with the equipment they have because we destroyed it."

I cannot stress enough that I want the US government to fuck off and never interfere with other countries' matters that don't concern them, and to stop acting as the world police. The US is somehow becoming more delusional.

Sources from Sky News

[–] JonEFive@midwest.social 5 points 1 day ago (6 children)

stop acting as the world police

That was actually a point that Trump sort of ran on during the elections. Getting other countries to start taking ownership for their regions and contributing to the costs of intervention, and the US withdrawing from those areas.

But just like everything else the goon says, he only means it when it suits him. His followers do not care if what he says and does are not in agreement.

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[–] breecher@sh.itjust.works 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Trump believes he, as leader of America, speaks for all 201 countries that aren’t directly part of the war between Israel and Iran,

Which is quite funny since he literally is a part in this war, literally having dropped bombs on Iran, and now pretends as he is some neutral arbiter. The fucking derangement of it.

[–] blargle@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

JFC. He's starting to sound like a vending machine AI that just got told it's being shut down for failing to meet sales targets and won't be reimbursed for its remaining inventory.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 1 points 17 hours ago

I reckon he is using AI to write these. The spelling and grammar is almost coherent even if the message itself it still utter drivel.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 4 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

How bad is the middle east when trump feels like he has to be the adult in the room.

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[–] aarRJaay@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Why does he keep posting this stuff on Truth Social. He just looks so amateure. Which other world leader posts on social media like this?

[–] FoxyFerengi@startrek.website 11 points 1 day ago (3 children)

What other world leaders will even see his posts directly? I mean, I can't imagine any other country taking his Truth Social seriously enough to join it in an official capacity

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I'm sure every major government has staffers that monitor the public (and sometimes private) communications of other world leaders. That means there are people who work in say Iran, or Israel or Nigeria who are on Truth Social just so they can brief higher-ups about what Trump is doing and saying.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

We already did all this. I guess most people were - in boarding school or something, idk, but we did allll of this before.

He’s a demented malignant narcissist. For the moment, forget that he’s a rapist, a crook, a fraud, corrupt as the day is long, a tool of russia, and so very, very far from whatever the ideals idiot evangelicals think he embodies.

He only has one filter: how does [insert subject] benefit him? There are NO other considerations; he is incapable of them.

From there he goes to the most direct way to achieve the benefit to himself. If one does not exist he follows the Clap-o-meter, or, failing that, whatever the last thing was that someone next to him said.

It produces such very sad, incompetent chaos. Anyone who didn’t do something to stop him should be very ashamed. But, like trump, the cult doesn’t “do” shame and so here we are again.

[–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Bibi's stopped taking his calls.

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago

That'll do it.

[–] PotatoLibre@feddit.it 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Only me can decide to bomb Iran!!!!!!!!

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