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A president steeped in constitutional lore might have been offended by claims he’s acting as a king.

But Donald Trump and his entourage responded with mockery to weekend “No Kings” protests by millions of Americans — embracing the narrative in a way that explains his growing hubris and belief that he has unchecked power.

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[–] Seefoo@lemmy.world 137 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wow the protestors were correct in their assessment? Who would have known...

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 45 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That was never the point. The point is that even the media noticed this. The same media which seem to be in sleepwalk mode all those months. Heck, even inside Fox "News" the support is crumbling.

[–] balance8873@lemmy.myserv.one 42 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

CNN still couldn't help but blame random Obama comments as the cause of trump's rise, as if "the heartland" had no choice but to elect a child rapist because Obama ate Dijon mustard. They had a choice. The heartland supports child rape.

[–] Quexotic 8 points 2 weeks ago

Oh and don't forget the tan suit!

[–] moakley@lemmy.world 103 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

He’s far from the first major political figure to express disdain for voters they don’t agree with. Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, as well as 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, all had their moments.

Fuck CNN and this both-sides equivocation bullshit.

The way Trump speaks about and has always spoken about his opponents is beyond the pale. There's no comparison to anything that any other major politician in America has ever said. His brand of incivility is unprecedented, dangerous, and shouldn't be normalized.

[–] jve@lemmy.world 62 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Moreover, Democrats seem to have done little self-reflection over whether their aggressive push to implement their progressive values alienated more conservative Americans and contributed to their own defeat in 2024.

Fucking yiiiikes.

[–] Ryanmiller70@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

What progressive values did Kamala even have? She seemed more right wing than Biden was.

[–] Quexotic 0 points 2 weeks ago

If you remember it first until the analysts/donors/strategists had a few good progressive plans she'd talked about.

She let him shut her up pretty quick though so there was that...

[–] Mr_WorldlyWiseman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah honestly the majority of Trump voters were more upset that Biden wasn't aggressive enough. Nothing will truly change and all that.

[–] fritobugger2017@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago

CNN took a hard right turn when it was bought by a right wing billionaire a few years ago..

[–] 9limmer@lemmy.zip 67 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Interview with formerly decorated lawyer under Trump's first term who is now sounding the alarm about lawlessness at the DOJ at direction of Emil Bove.

Former Justice Department lawyer Erez Reuveni speaks out about the disregard of due process and for the rule of law that he says he witnessed in his final weeks at the Department of Justice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcSHMkyM0aE

[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 28 points 2 weeks ago

Eh..... I feel like this guy is a good example of the difference between a traditional conservative and a fascist. They want the same things and will fight for them, but the fascist has no qualms about breaking the law to do horrible things, while the traditional conservative just wants to reshape the law to do horrible things.

I'm glad he's blowing a whistle, but he's still a huge piece of shit.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This should be its own post in this comm. Would you want to? Or I can do it if you like

[–] 9limmer@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 weeks ago

It's just a short video that supports the main article, so I wasn't sure whether to post on its own or not. Feel free to repost if you like.

[–] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 40 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

I don't see him popping open his laptop and producing an AI video. This was done by and approved by handlers. And not the smart ones.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 11 points 2 weeks ago

And...? No one's saying he personally sat down and tweaked prompt engineering. But he's the president, and it's his administration. Remember "The buck stops here"?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_passing

[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 weeks ago

Don’t fucking apologize for him. It really doesn’t matter who actually posed anything. The president of the USA official account (from his own social media platform, another big uh oh) posted a video of him as a king using a jet to shit on Americans.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

To them, anything that distracts from Epstein is good.

His MAGats will laugh themselves sick over the video, because that's the kind of thing they would do themselves.

[–] Sludge@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 weeks ago

My wife called me while she was driving to work to let me know that there was a large sign hanging on a bridge (major highway) that said "trump loves Epstein"

This is in Texas. Love to see it. We woke now?

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[–] dhork@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

That's Barron's job

[–] 5too@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I was honestly wondering if someone made it in mockery of him, and he doubled down on it...

[–] Jack_Burton@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think he posts clearly ai videos by design. The other day that Chuck Schumer ai video looked legit. Trump posts videos easily vetted as ai, so his base believes that's what ai looks like. Oversaturated, unnatural, glitched, etc. Now when another branch of the govt posts an ai vid as good as the Schumer one, his base believe its real. "I know what ai looks like, Trump posts funny ai stuff all the time. This didn't looks at all like that so it can't be ai".

[–] 5too@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

While I don't doubt plenty in his administration would think of that, I have trouble seeing him thinking that far ahead.

Could definitely be getting fed AI videos with the hope of him reposting them for that reason, though.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

Lol "the smart ones"... Because those exist.

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They’re just pointing out that this guy is so stupid he can’t even use basic tools without help.

[–] seejur@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

That the entire entourage is so stupid actually, or that they know the senate and Congress are too spineless to do anything at all

[–] ShittDickk@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think we need to accept the government wont come back from the shut down and Trump's gonna have his picks on a private payroll and occupying government offices and positions in a new trumpistocracy. ICE will be moved into Pearl Harbor and Fort Bragg. Jan6 pedostache will be ur kids new teacher. Like a fucked up hermit crab that kills the owner of its new shell. It's a full on coup going on as we speak right now.

[–] Xenny@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Lmao that would mean they have to restructure and actually run something from the ground up. Trump's only talent is running stable situations into the ground. He bankrupted a casino. A casino. His version of fascism is about to fall on its face.

[–] ShittDickk@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The figureheads you see and their buffoonish actions arent the people pulling the strings.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

The people pulling the strings are also stupid as fuck, just not borderline braindead like Trump. The only reason the fascists of the 1920s and 1940s were as stable as they were was because they got the nobility on their side, nobility who were on average well educated and generally functional. This modern crop are all dumber than shit and could probably be out thought by a sleep deprived high schooler running on caffeine and spite. The only reason they have made it this far is because the old guard who set them up to succeed did relatively well, but most of the old guard or dead or dying so what your left with is their braindead kids who would probably drink rubbing alcohol if they didn't have ketamine.

[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's the last non violent opportunity he'll have to step down

[–] bagsy@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

only the grim reaper will make that stubborn old shithead step down.

[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

A fucking incel was a few centimeters away from doing that. Any one of us can summon the from reaper at the time and place of our choosing. Never forget the power we all control.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 21 points 2 weeks ago

We know.

But it's still important to write it out.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He’s far from the first major political figure to express disdain for voters they don’t agree with. Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, as well as 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, all had their moments.

I'm sorry, but what the fuck? What is this bullshit line supposed to do, beyond French kiss trump? I'm guessing it's just sheer coincidence that they're naming all Democrat politicians here? None of them even remotely behaved like the Cheeto does on a dialy basis

[–] brendansimms@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

If you look between the lines of a lot of CNN articles/headlines, they are straight up pro-trump, at least insofar as not writing anything the admin would consider filing a lawsuit over.

[–] joker125@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Damn the paid comment trolls have reached Lemmy.

Daily reminder:

During a news conference with FIFA President Gianni Infantino in March 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump said, "They rigged the election, and I became president."

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-quote-rigged-election-president/