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In a characteristically rambling post on Truth Social, Mr Trump said that the indictment ‘hoax’ was the fault of misfits – and mutants

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[–] [email protected] 62 points 1 year ago (14 children)
[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Considering the traditional stories and plot points central to the X-Men comic/series this is kinda ironic

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

As I recall, "Mutant, and proud" was a repeated line in the more recent movies used as a rallying cry.

Using the term as an insult is probably counterproductive given the popular media association of stories of people being oppressed for their differences.

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