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[-] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 202 points 10 months ago

Trump always comes out of meetings agreeing with the last person he talked to. He has no mind if his own any more, if he ever had one to begin with.

[-] MammyWhammy@lemmy.ml 64 points 10 months ago

Why don't all of the left leaning politicians then make it a point to just continually schedule 1 on 1 meetings with him?

[-] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 95 points 10 months ago

The stench probably.

[-] BossDj@piefed.social 26 points 10 months ago

Trump was a Democrat back when he was handing out BJ's. Probably got his anger from a scorned lover situation.

Anyway, I think Republicans all have a carry card that says "Trump meeting rules: 1: kiss his ass. 2: tell him to never meet alone with cheating Democrats"

Over the years he forgot that cheating was about his male lover and thinks it's about elections.

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[-] ameancow@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago

A lot of people really, really don't know how to read others and how to manage a character like Trump.

For Mamdani it was a fucking dog-walk, because he knows people, he's emotionally intelligent, he's very, very crafty too. Don't let the sometimes goofy charm fool you, he's extremely focused and sharp and careful about everything he says. He just has it down so it looks natural.

Not saying he's not a genuine person, but he also knows the game like he was born to it.

For the rest of the Dems? I mean... there are a few people who have a lot of spirit and fire, but that's not how to make Trump bend the knee, you have to really understand his buttons and you can't meet his obstinance and stupidity with force.

[-] 5too@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I think a few who were good at working trump in his first administration did do this too - but as you say, there's fewer than you'd think; and I think when his handlers figured out this was happening, they started scheduling Republicans to meet him right after to "correct" his mindset.

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[-] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 75 points 10 months ago

The face paint looks a bit lighter also

[-] Lumidaub@feddit.org 61 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

He's had an epiphany. He's going to come out as bi any day now and defect to the Greens and by executive order make the stripes in the US flag rainbow coloured and he's going to rule as a just, benevolent dictator.

[-] SuperNovaStar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 35 points 10 months ago

Oh a benevolent dictator? Well, that's just great! Benevolent dictators get the guillotines with a cushion on them.

[-] Lumidaub@feddit.org 8 points 10 months ago
[-] SuperNovaStar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 10 months ago

They also get thoughts and prayers. It's a real upgrade!

[-] Lumidaub@feddit.org 9 points 10 months ago
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[-] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 69 points 10 months ago

Mamdani cast Charm Person, and even though Trump was rolling with advantage, his WIS score was poor even in his best years. Hasn't worn off yet.

[-] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

Mamdani cast Voice of the emperor, he can only use it once a day

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[-] Sir_Premiumhengst@lemmy.world 44 points 10 months ago

Fuck he almost looks human

[-] tomiant@piefed.social 21 points 10 months ago

The sad part is, I actually pity him. I have seen that look, I have seen it on my father's face. And I pitied him too. Doesn't excuse their actions. Mine neither, let that be for the record. But this got fucking dark. I'll go home now.

[-] ashughes@feddit.uk 43 points 10 months ago

He’s basically cosplaying as Senator Palpatine. We all know what comes next.

[-] Lumidaub@feddit.org 25 points 10 months ago

The attempt on his life did leave him scarred and deformed.

[-] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 21 points 10 months ago

Nah, he looked like that before too.

[-] Lumidaub@feddit.org 18 points 10 months ago

What, no, look at his ear, it's totally scarred, it's mangled, barely even anything left of it. /s

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[-] Minimac@lemmy.ml 36 points 10 months ago

He really need to be in prison asap.

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[-] Psythik@lemmy.world 34 points 10 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Simple, Mamdani probably just knows how to handle a narcissist. All you gotta do is stroke their ego, and it's not too difficult to get them on your side; the hardest part making them think that your ideas were their own, but even that's not too difficult, either, because in typical narcissistic fashion, they'll just steal your ideas and then claim them as their own.

[-] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 32 points 10 months ago

Borderline personality disorder is what

[-] ameancow@lemmy.world 42 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Literally this. My dad had all the symptoms of BPD and was almost a clone of Trump, but an alcoholic version.

He was also a flagship example of "Last Person He Talked To" syndrome like Trump, where if he met someone who charmed him, he would fawn all over that person and even start talking like them for days or weeks after. It just betrays a deep sense of insecurity about one's own identity.

The flip side of this is if Trump meets with someone else with an opposing viewpoint or condemnation for Mamdani even a day later, it will flip back the opposite direction, because in the mind of someone like this, social approval is more valuable than idolizing someone and feelings change like the weather and dictate the entire narrative.

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[-] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 31 points 10 months ago

Even his nussy looks looser

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[-] mo_lave@reddthat.com 27 points 10 months ago

He's like water, he takes the shape of what container he's in.

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[-] Juice@midwest.social 25 points 10 months ago

Trump is doing a bit, he knows the fix is in to destroy Mamdani, but doesn't want to take the heat for it. He's making it look like he really likes Zohran, but he knows Zohran's life is about to become a living hell. Trump and his millionaire and billionaire allies in New York are planning to discredit socialism as an ideology, by making it look publicly like he had no hand in meddling with Mamdani's administration.

[-] noodles@slrpnk.net 43 points 10 months ago

I don't doubt that there's going to be a big effort to discredit Mamdani, but why would Trump care if he looks clean? He's never cared before about that kind of thing.

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[-] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

My money's on this. But: tldr; if city workers know he's trying to do good, and find out old money is fucking with him, his support will strengthen in a way we've not seen in a long time.

So, having worked for the city years ago, I also know it's a system full of people he was directly talking to with affordability. They're on-board with him, if he starts delivering the goods in a public way. Ways to get good food for cheap for everyone, raising wages, getting a cap on crime and helping the homeless. That's all people want.

With that in mind, if it is revealed that even a couple of billionaires is working to trash those efforts in a coordinated manner, suddenly the people of NYC have both a guy trying to do right by them, and a powerful enemy to rally against. There aren't enough cops to deal with people dropping bricks off rooftops, every street becomes a potential 'interaction'.. think a version of "the warriors", but it's regular folks vs the recognized billionaires. Heh, one can dream, anyway.

What'll happen, ultimately? I dunno. But the ingredients for something special are in place.

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[-] brem@sh.itjust.works 23 points 10 months ago

He looks like JJ Abrams tried to create a new villain for Star Wars (that serves on the Jedi council) but when he looks in the mirror, he secretly cackles.

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[-] Smoogs@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago

Imagine having such an eroded sense of self you cling to what you deem is a strong man and have to emulate him. All While being the president of the US

I still get amazed at how absolutely stupid MAGA are.

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[-] DandomRude@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

It will always be a mystery to me why US citizens always place so much importance on appearances instead of focusing on the important things.

Here's an example from the last election campaign: the Democrats were somehow more successful in portraying Trump as "old and strange" than in portraying him as how he really is: corrupt and criminal.

Well, now organized crime rules the US – but somehow it's still all about how Trump dresses, how he is old and weird. Yes, that's true, I mean, the guy has been orange since the 90s, but it's by no means the biggest problem with this administration — not even close.

[-] mika_mika@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

I have a family member that liked what Bernie had to say back in 2015 but said they couldn't get past his teeth. I had no response.

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[-] pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 10 months ago

So fucking weird to see him not oranged up

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[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I’m starting to see shades of a relative I have in trump. Mind you, this person is very nice and I’m not trying to disparage them at all. They’re ADHD and probably in the early stages of dementia. They eat like shit. Using hocus-pocus dietary supplements because they know they eat like shit and think these are a fix. Constantly shifting what the latest great thing is - doesn’t matter what it is, food, clothing, a bit of tech, supplements, a media source… and thanks to their declining mental state it’s like the worst aspects are amplified. Wide emotional swings. Focusing on anything difficult like logical steps to return a purchased item via mail are super difficult.

While my relative’s swings are anti-trump if the subject comes up and the anger is focused on trump’s and the reich wing’s stupidity, it sure mirrors trump’s wild swings on everything, his raging about whatever, and his focus on what the latest interest is. Fixing anything like the Economy is too hard and too many steps, so he relies on whatever clueless mumbo-jumbo others tell him. Even the hocus-pocus health fix by using a snake oil salesman like Kennedy.

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