this post was submitted on 31 Aug 2023
410 points (95.6% liked)

World News

39096 readers
2736 users here now

A community for discussing events around the World

Rules:

Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.


Lemmy World Partners

News !news@lemmy.world

Politics !politics@lemmy.world

World Politics !globalpolitics@lemmy.world


Recommendations

For Firefox users, there is media bias / propaganda / fact check plugin.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/media-bias-fact-check/

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 182 points 1 year ago (12 children)

”I think you would have nuclear holocaust, if I didn’t deal with North Korea,” he explained, and then added: “And I think you might have a nuclear war now, if you want to know the truth.”

It is still worth remembering that Obama tried to work with North Korea, but the Republicans shamed him because they said he should only meet with them if they agreed to get rid of their nukes.

Trump did nothing to protect the world from North Korea, but gave Kim Jong-Un a nice photo op to help legitimize his power.

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 82 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And saluted north Korean generals

load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments (11 replies)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 173 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank god he negotiated a peace deal with the hurricane at the last minute.

[–] eddanja@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Why do you think Idalia ravaged Florida? It's because Trump wasn't president with his magic sharpie... Obviously.

[–] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 101 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I averted bank robbery….by not robbing the bank.

[–] GitProphet@lemmy.sdfeu.org 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)
load more comments (3 replies)
load more comments (1 replies)
[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 85 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Hes not wrong. We almost did have nuclear war.

Because of his stupidity and assholery toward North Korea.

[–] Chariotwheel@kbin.social 59 points 1 year ago

He succesful prevented nuclear holocaust by being voted out before he could make everything even worse

[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are some things you read online that i just can't get out of my brain. One of those things was a random comment when trump came back from north korea, that said something like: after all these years under obama, i van finally rest easy, i can finally sleep at night, now that my family is save and we are not under constant nuclear threat anymore.

I get that people are paranoid and scared, and they hide at home with a gun under their pillow. But how the fuck does this thought crosses anyone's mind? From the guy who can barely say nuclear.

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago

How does that thought cross their mind?

Because black man scary, that's why.

[–] Sarie@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That wasn't even close to a nuclear war. The real threat was nuking the hurricanes. Just imagine what could have happened if Atlantis retaliated. /s

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

…Florida sinks into the sea? I’m good with that.

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Give it a couple more years. Climate change is going to make each and every hurricane that hits Florida a Cat 5. Hell, the water might even get so hot they will invent a new Cat 6!

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think, as a society, we need to admit Atlantis is owed reparations anyways.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

No, we didn't. At no point in any of our presidents' tenures was North Korea a nuclear threat, regardless of how the US or that president was treating them.

load more comments (3 replies)
load more comments (3 replies)
[–] viperex@lemmy.world 80 points 1 year ago

It's like watching Cartman come up with crazier and crazier stories as he takes credit for the fish sticks joke

[–] rentar42@kbin.social 80 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He might actually believe that himself.

And I'd like to see him in jail as much as the next one, but is this really news? "Colossal narcissist brags about his achievements".

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] madnoh@monyet.cc 70 points 1 year ago (8 children)
[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

You deserve a medal.

Maybe one of those participation ribbons. Thank you :)

load more comments (7 replies)
[–] Tar_alcaran@lemmy.world 59 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Trump narrowly averted a nuclear holocaust... by forgetting how the Football works.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They haven't given him the football. It's just a briefcase with an Arduino and some LEDs in it.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The ~~internet~~football doesn't weigh anything, ~~Jen~~Mr. President.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] krayj@sh.itjust.works 58 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And friends of mine have said, you are the most honest person in the world.

LMFAO. Does the world have recorded audio or recorded video of any other human being in the history of humanity making more provably false statements than trump? No. If there was a Guinness world record for lying, trump would be the record holder.

[–] sndmn@lemmy.ca 43 points 1 year ago

Washington couldn't tell a lie

Nixon couldn't tell the truth

Trump couldn't tell the difference

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago

I averted nuclear holocaust because I couldn't remember the codes for it

[–] ATQ@lemm.ee 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In this article: lying liar lies.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 31 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Fun fact: that's not a defense for any of his crimes.

Trump is going to die in federal custody if he doesn't off himself first.

[–] Md1501@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We can only hope, but I have zero trust in the justice system to sentence him to any jail time.

[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I said custody, not jail time. An ex-president knows too much to be left in General Population.

As long as we don't fuck up & elect a Republican, Trump isn't walking away from 91 felonies. He will die alone under house arrest at a military base.

[–] Md1501@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's fair, it would be nice if he they gave him just a standard house on a base.

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

If the justice system fails to act, won't someone rid me of this meddlesome ex-president?

[–] OctopusKurwa@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He could also try running to Russia

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 6 points 1 year ago

Well he's already revealed all the state secrets, so there isn't much risk I suppose.

[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

That didn't work for Manafort. I'm not sure Trump's Secret Security detail would allow that, even if he wasn't under indictment for 91 felonies.

load more comments (6 replies)
[–] ANIMATEK@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
load more comments
view more: next ›