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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

for the highest job in the country you have to be deliberate in everything you say

I agree that a person attempting to hold the highest office in the country should be held to the highest standards. Evidently you and I are in the minority.

he knows his every word will be analyzed to wits end.

This has been the case since day zero. Regardless and in spite of all the lies and intentional disinformation he has spewed, has only excelled in his objectives. He does not care if his words are dissected. He's a moron. And it doesn't matter in this reality we reside in.

He has just been afforded the leeway to doublespeak by apologists

Wrong. He's been afforded the leeway to doublespeak by agencies claiming to be exercising journalism.

To pretend that this group of people here on Lemmy are not well versed on sifting through good, lousy and disinformation is complete crap.

I mean, that's just hilarious that you think this forum maintains some higher level of decorum or intellect. It's barely a shade better than reddit. And as evident by this thread, you're verifiably wrong.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/30/us/politics/trump-christians-vote-ingraham.html?smid=url-share

I mean I'm just saying...

Maybe you'll take this article to reinforce the point you're trying to make but contrast it with what you've been saying to other commenters above.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Yes. I quoted that interview somewhere here to make my point.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

January 6th, 2020. Where he went out and tried to get a mob to kill his christian VP, because the guy refused to install him as a dictator.