• dhork@lemmy.world
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    23 days ago

    Sure, whatever. The man has spent his entire life avoiding the consequences of his actions. Why would this be any different?

    I wish them all the best of luck, but I’m not gonna hold my breath waiting for this to be any different.

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      22 days ago

      Also, he can’t feel shame or regret, not in the way most of us do. The reflection pool thing was, in his mind, NEVER his fault, and it’ll always be someone else’s fault. He’s got an infinite money bucket and enough political power to make sure he doesn’t need to actually come close to actually colliding with reality.

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    23 days ago

    This shit is just a distraction.

    I don’t give a fuck about this pool. A year ago no one did.

    Talking about this stupid pool like “oooh they really got him with this one”. No they don’t. More importantly, I don’t want to get him for the fucking pool. I want the media to get him for all the child raping, corruption and blatant disregard for the rule of law.

    I dont give a fuck about a fucking pool.

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      23 days ago

      I don’t care about the pool either. It’s the throwing the DOJ at an innocent bystander that gets me. However after all these years, I think we can conclude that the Epstein files will never tank Trump. If the Repubs can’t take down Clinton with them, they truely do not care. Enough information has now been released to understand that Epstein was most likely a CIA/Mossad operation from the beginning so will be protected as a “national security” issue which means a US governments covert operation to blackmail influential people around the world to do their bidding. There isn’t a level low enough that the US won’t stoop to it to do their dirty work around the world. I remember when people were outraged by the Iran Contra deal and then it turned out to business as usual for the good old US of A.

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      22 days ago

      Yeah but wouldn’t it be funny if after all the evil things he’s done, what they finally get him for is something stupid

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    23 days ago

    This was buried, but this happened right after the non-compete contractor coated the pool. I think it was the day after. Trump decided to take his motorcade through it.

    President Donald Trump took an unannounced trip to the Lincoln Memorial to see the Reflecting Pool after he had it coated in a color he calls “American flag blue.” He did more than just see it — the president was driven across the new coating before he got out of his SUV to make a statement. The new blue coating will hide the pool’s gray stone, a color Trump said was “never good.” The project cost nearly $2 million, he said.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZDtYhwhD18

    • 🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.world
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      23 days ago

      I remember that. And now, as I did then, I wonder WTF was he even trying to accomplish or say. Driving on it seems disrespectful to it. At least it’s not like they drove on the tomb of the unknown soldier, but y’know… it still feels just wrong.

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      22 days ago

      What I don’t get is why every single story doesn’t mention this and have pictures/videos of it above the fold, if not in the headline.

      I mean, clearly, this maladminstration was proud of this performative bullshit, so they should not complain if the “liberal media” reiterates, on every single mention of this debacle of his, that he drove on the fucking thing?

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        22 days ago

        That’s why I post it every chance I get. I remembered the story go by and had to make my own gif of him doing it. It was really hard to find a video mentioning it too. Seriously, share this far and wide. Trump did the damage to the pool.