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[–] Mamertine@lemmy.world 116 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Do you all think it'll come before or after he explains his Obamacare alternative?

[–] Red0ctober@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago

Both will come after infrastructure week

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago

I think after Mexico sends payment for his border wall folly.

[–] hogunner@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don’t forget Obama’s birth certificate

[–] negativenull@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Only after releasing his own tax returns he promised.

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[–] s_i_m_s@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Didn't he already present one? Just it was so bad it was going to cause something like 20 million people to lose their insurance? So he couldn't even get the republicans to vote for it?... Went back and checked https://www.npr.org/2017/05/24/529902300/cbo-republicans-ahca-would-leave-23-million-more-uninsured yeah that did actually happen.

[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Well of course the GOP was not going to vote for it. 20 million losing their health insurance in one fell swoop? Gotta get those numbers up first!

[–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 8 points 1 year ago

Both are scheduled for right after Infrastructure Week!

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

"Who would have thought healthcare was so hard?" All the people who realize the 'helpers' need years of training and continuing education, the people who realize that medical graduates still need years of training before they're allowed to do it on their own. I can't believe people heard him say that and still took him seriously.

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[–] BustinJiber@lemmy.world 79 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

You would think constantly claiming that you have evidence yet never revealing it would be, by his conspiracy loving voter base, called something like "cover-up", "working with the enemy" or, you know, "conspiring to hide the truth". Or "being enemy plant".

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Maybe it has something to do with the psychology of uncertain rewards, where they are constantly teased with the big “win” like the election, but only occasionally get low-value wins like pissing off the libs. Like being addicted to gambling, or teased along by someone you’re interested in but they’re just manipulating you. You really want to believe you’ll win big, but in reality you’re probably fucked.

[–] Thorry84@feddit.nl 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Dems are keeping him from revealing the TRUTH! MAGA! /s

[–] snorkbubs@fedia.io 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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EDIT: Sorry everyone, was just having some fun, until I remembered that no level of crazy breaks through the joke wall anymore. So, yeah, for more facts find me on Truth Social under patrioteaglefreedomlover1776_2

[–] Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The best part is the implication that you weren't the first to want that username

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[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 78 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I thought this was an Onion headline…

[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

I had to check.

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[–] 0xb@lemmy.world 43 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Well at least I'm gonna get to see it since now the vaccine will kill everyone who took it 'within 10 years' instead of 2 as it was originally predicted.

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 18 points 1 year ago

I predict that everyone who gets vaccinated will die. Coincidentally, everyone who eats food will also die.

I can guarantee I'm a better prophet than they are.

[–] snorkbubs@fedia.io 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You guys got 2 years? I was given just 6 months! I can feel my DNA mutilating, so I'm expecting to pass through those pearly Gates any time now.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Me too, but my wireless signal has never been better.

[–] OhFudgeBars@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

pearly Gates

Subtle. I like it.

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago

I'd love to see this jerkoff locked up and given zero platform to spew his horse manure. So tired of this country being held hostage to this asshole.

At one point, we'd break out the butterfly nets for crazies like this, or at least make them stand out on the corner with a sign; now one party and much of the corporate media embraces them.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He's just playing the hits. Next he'll do "Obama's birth certificate".

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Found deep in the bowels of Hilarys emails.

[–] TheJims@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (3 children)

McDonald Trump

Hero to the Stupid

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[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds like developer humour... "soon"...

[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] guacupado@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Just like Hunter's laptop, right?

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[–] charonn0@startrek.website 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

He's not (just) demented or lying. He's raising money.

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[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah has dementia or a mental issue

[–] badaboomxx@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Why not both?

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

Let me guess: in two weeks?

[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

Any day now, it's coming! He just needs another round of donations, and totally for reals this time he's got the goods on Biden. He's gonna blow this whole thing wide open, just you see!

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also, I'd like to see people asking him at every single opportunity they are given: "do you also have that sooper sekrit evidence of Obama in Hawaii you were promising as king of the dumbass birthers?" And a follow-up question, "Did you have the Long Form Birth Certificate in those boxes of classified material in that bathroom in your trash palace?"

[–] silverbax@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How about that amazing health plan he promised was coming in 'two weeks' in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

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[–] TechyDad@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is this the super secret evidence that he couldn't show in the 60+ lawsuits? Did he accidentally file it with the super secret evidence that Obama really wasn't born in America? Will that be released also? Perhaps in two weeks?

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[–] Spitzspot@lemmings.world 13 points 1 year ago

Stapled to his healthcare plan and under the check from Mexico for the "wall".

[–] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago

The best time to provide the evidence is right after the election, the next best time is during all the phony lawsuits about the election, the next best time is before Jan 6th, the next best time is before Inauguration, the next best time is any time since.

But the NEXT best time, is now.

(The worst time is waiting even longer than now)

[–] MTLion3@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh boy - the nutjob is at it again

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[–] pottedmeat7910@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If this guy wasn't the GOP's frontrunner for the 2024 presidental election, I'd think this man was completely full of shit and not worth paying the least amount of attention to.

Alas, here we are.

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[–] weeahnn@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Bro just one more day! I promise, just give me one more day bro! One more day and I'll have all the evidence bro...

[–] ma11en@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Isn't there a Mexican funded wall to slot in there somewhere?

[–] EatATaco@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

I mean, it works for his dumbass base, so why wouldn't he keep going to that well?

[–] RQG@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We should stop giving every bullshit this idiot blurts out a news article.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Like it or not, he's the Republican frontrunner for president. Not knowing what he's saying is a mistake. Being ignorant about your adversary is not the way to beat them.

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