Donald Trump likes to talk about how “senile” Joe Biden is. In fact, he’s almost staked his entire campaign on it. But he’s having some trouble lately keeping things together mentally. Sure, we’ve all seen the occasional blurb where he’s stumbled over his words. But this is becoming a daily occurrence. When outspoken actor Robert […]
    • neidu2@feddit.nl
      25·
      6 months ago

      Technically no. He’s convicted, but not a felon yet, as that part enters your record on July 11th when the judgement is being made. So in the mean time, here are some correct titles we can all use:

      Felon Elect
      Presumptive Felon Nominee
      Felony Frontrunner

  • jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    572·
    6 months ago

    I never knew how small, both mentally and physically, Wacko Former Actor Robert De Niro was. Today, De Niro, who suffers from an incurable case of TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, commonly known in the medical community as TDS, was met, outside the Courthouse, with a force far greater than the Radical Left – MAGA. Robert, whose movies, artistry, and brand have gone WAY DOWN IN VALUE since he entered the political arena at the request of Crooked Joe Biden, looked so pathetic and sad out there. Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio!!!

      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        6 months ago

        And he should’ve finished it:

        A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.

        And here’s an explanation of the meaning of this part of the song:

        He said, “In these days of Presidential transgressions and apologies and prime-time interviews about private sexual matters, we grieve for Joe DiMaggio and mourn the loss of his grace and dignity, his fierce sense of privacy, his fidelity to the memory of his wife and the power of his silence.”

        So Trump, learn something from Simon and Garfunkel and stop being such an insufferable attention whore. We need quiet heroes like Joe DiMaggio, not whatever Trump is.

    • acockworkorange@mander.xyz
      23·
      6 months ago

      It’s telling that in his mind, the worst offense he can lob at someone is “your brand has gone way down in value”. Truly one of the businessman of all time.

    • delirious_owl
      462·
      6 months ago

      Please link to sources if youre gonna quote something

      • TachyonTele@lemm.ee
        38·
        6 months ago

        The article and a picture of the actual words aren’t good enough for you? Are you confused about who and where the quote is from?

            • delirious_owl
              13·
              6 months ago

              There’s no link to the source of the quote in that article. Did you even check??

              Its mind blowing that I’m being down voted by folks who tell me to read the article who they themselves have only skimmed the article.

              A screenshot is not a source. Learn some information literacy, please.

              • TachyonTele@lemm.ee
                31·
                6 months ago

                You’re being downvoted for making a stupid demand, and then downvoted even more for dying on it’s hill.

                You know where the quote came from. You know it’s source. You go there and verify it.

                I know you won’t though. Then there wouldn’t be anything for you to bitch about.

        • delirious_owl
          14·
          6 months ago

          I read the article and also couldn’t find a link to the source

          • jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            3·
            6 months ago

            The article states:

            …he posted on his social media.

            It takes a little bit of critical thinking if there isn’t a hyperlink to click on. His social media refers to Truth Social.

              • TachyonTele@lemm.ee
                31·
                6 months ago

                You’re not that good at the whole critical thinking part of things, are ya?

                • delirious_owl
                  14·
                  6 months ago

                  What? That’s exactly my criticism of others. Everyone upvoting this trash content is apparently OK with unverifiable claims from incredible sources who don’t cite their sources for quotes.

                  Critical thinking is literally what I’m trying to teach and increase in our communities.

        • delirious_owl
          13·
          6 months ago

          No, I think its necessary that we follow basic best practices for all quotes on news platforms.

  • SmurfNuts@kbin.social
    31·
    6 months ago

    Screeching the same delusional shit over and over just makes him look like the pathetic shrivel brained child he is. Now it’s felon shrivel brain child though and that’s hilarious for his weak cowardly lying ass.

    To quote Walter from the Big Lebowski “Shut the fuck up Donny, you’re out of your element!”

  • halyk.the.red@lemmy.ml
    13·
    6 months ago

    I think we’re going to see a lot more of this over the next month, and it will be mentioned at sentencing in a bid for less or no jail time. If he goes to jail, it will ramp up even more, and we’ll see headlines in the vein of “Trump is a crazy old man, compassionate release on the table?”

    • chingadera@lemmy.world
      12·
      6 months ago

      I don’t give a fuck if he’s locked up in prison or if he’s locked up in a geriatric facility, just quarantine the piece of shit away from society.

      • grrgyle@slrpnk.net
        4·
        6 months ago

        Can we give him one of those rubber toddler phones that doubles as a pacifier? He doesn’t have to know it’s not actually connected

        • orbitz@lemmy.ca
          2·
          6 months ago

          Even better a tablet with fake apps that makes him think he’s posting, but every reply is something bad said about him. Just one per lie he told, should keep it filled for awhile.

      • WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world
        1·
        6 months ago

        No. The Trump story needs to end with “And he died in prison.” Otherwise we’ll have generations of people trying to rehabilitate him.

    • Caveman@lemmy.world
      2·
      6 months ago

      Then brand new conspiracies that Trump was trying to save the US and then he was slowly poisoned with a drug that ruined his brain

      • orbitz@lemmy.ca
        1·
        6 months ago

        What, seriously? Damn that’s an odd way to say he abused drugs and doesn’t take care of himself. Let alone just his age and apparently possible genetics ( his father has dementia at the end if I read correctly). Oh right he’s white, can’t have bad genetics lol.

  • danc4498@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    6 months ago

    Seems like you should be chill when you’re a convicted felon and awaiting sentencing…

        • collapse_already@lemmy.mlEnglish
          21·
          6 months ago

          Do things that justify the judge being mad at you, get sentenced, point to your own statements and the sentence as evidence of the judge’s animus against you, hope the appeals court buys your argument. 4D chess for pigeons.

        • barsquid@lemmy.world
          11·
          6 months ago

          Why? When he violates court orders, the judges have only been giving him microfines and begging him to stop. Like he is sending cultists to threaten and harass jurors and the staff and he gets a stern warning at worst.

          • danc4498@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            6 months ago

            Yeah, probably true, I would be happy if he was just waiting for the guilty verdict to unload.

  • joneskind@lemmy.world
    61·
    6 months ago

    I read recently he can’t pronounce words more than 4 syllables anymore, that’s why he won’t attempt a public debate with Biden.

    Dumb question from a non US citizen: can he still run now that he’s a convicted felon? There must be states where it’s eliminatory, right? Could the Supreme Court reverse a State decision?

    • Etterra@lemmy.world
      211·
      6 months ago

      Yes he can run, but if he can’t get it overturned on appeal I’m time then he won’t be able to vote in the election he’s running in.

      The founding fathers didn’t idiot-proof the Constitution enough, and trying to amend it is a complicated nightmare that could open it up to all kinds of insanity in the modern political ecosystem.

      • chiliedogg@lemmy.world
        6·
        6 months ago

        He’ll be able to vote.

        He’s A Florida resident, and the rule for Florida felons convicted out of state is that they are subject to the voting restrictions of the jurisdiction in which they were convicted.

        New York allows felons who are not actively incarcerated to vote, so unless he’s actually serving time he’ll be able to vote.

      • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
        4·
        6 months ago

        It actually depends on his sentence. In Florida felons can vote once they’ve completed their sentences. That includes parole and paying all fines though. My suspicion is he’s going to get like a year parole

        • Got_Bent@lemmy.world
          1·
          6 months ago

          What the fuck with this? This is the first time I’ve seen a felony with potentially no prison time. If there were ever a time for a mandatory minimum, this would be it. This fuckin’ guy needs some god damned consequences.

      • lightnsfw@reddthat.com
        51·
        6 months ago

        So all this effort for this trial and his only consequence is he loses 1 vote? Great. Love it.

        • Jesusaurus@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          6 months ago

          From what I’ve seen, Florida’s voting law that if a Florida resident is convicted of a crime in another state that would prevent them from voting based on that states voting laws, then they are not allowed to vote in Florida.

    • Heavybell@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      6 months ago

      Also not from the US, but I’ve been told he can. Which seems a little odd to me, considering I’m sure I’ve heard felons can’t vote.

      IMO they should be able to do both things, but only after they’ve served their time. Tho that requires a fair and functioning judicial system so one cannot just jail their political opponents to get rid of them, I suppose…

  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
    4·
    6 months ago

    This is immensely ironic, he quoted “Mrs. Robinson,” which is at least partially a criticism of people like Trump (source):

    He said, “In these days of Presidential transgressions and apologies and prime-time interviews about private sexual matters, we grieve for Joe DiMaggio and mourn the loss of his grace and dignity, his fierce sense of privacy, his fidelity to the memory of his wife and the power of his silence.”

    Nice self-own there Trump…