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[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 116 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

President Donald Trump has said pollsters that have shown his approval ratings sliding in recent weeks should be investigated for "election fraud."

Responding to the polls, Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday: "They are negative criminals who apologize to their subscribers and readers after I win elections big, much bigger than their polls showed I would win, loose a lot of credibility, and then go on cheating and lying for the next cycle, only worse."

It's not an election, and I hurt myself reading that deeply moronic quote. How is this man in charge of anything?

[–] andxz@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago

"negative criminals", lol.

[–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 43 points 1 day ago (3 children)

How is this man in charge of anything?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0Z9IpTVfUg tl;dw: people confuse action with leadership.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think of Donald Trump and Elon Musk, masters of aimlessness, crisis and noise, firing all those experienced people who have been quietly and competently managing government departments for years or decades. This only looks like progress to fools.

[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 day ago

I mean, he is doing what he's said he would and running the country like a business. Which often results in paying yourself a huge bonus and making a lot of experienced workers redundant.

Unfortunately all of his past businesses have failed horribly.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 day ago

That was really a master class, I haven't seen one of those in awhile. He used the story technique to make you feel dumb for falling for these busy looking leaders. It was dramatic in comparison. I'm seriously impressed.

So you're completely correct. Progressives and Democrats, in general, are boring. Magas go around with coal burning trucks, racist outbursts, laws that usually go after the "other." How do the progressives and democrats go after that sweet, sweet, comparison story without looking like dipshits.

[–] nailingjello@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago

Great video, thanks for posting.

[–] vorlaut_boy@feddit.org 37 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Isn't there a diffrence between lose and loose?

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 34 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Nasan@sopuli.xyz 4 points 21 hours ago

Feel like that should be a federal offense, zero excuse why POTUS should ever publish a misspelled word with the resources at their disposal.

[–] vxx@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

after I win elections big, much bigger than their polls showed I would win, loose a lot of credibility, and then go on cheating and lying for the next cycle, only worse.

Did he admit to lying and cheating there?

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Not sure whether you're joking, but no, the subject of "loose [sic] a lot of credibility, and then go on cheating and lying" is "They" from the beginning of the sentence. Surprisingly, the whole thing hangs together grammatically.