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Donald Trump has insisted Iran must “open up the Strait of Trump” and complained about not winning the Nobel Peace Prize in a meandering speech at the Future Investment Initiative Institute summit in Miami, Florida.

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[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm more astonished that he admitted to making a mistake, and that he did so straight away.

He must be realising that his brain is failing him and that he can't fake it any more.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 day ago

I think that was deliberate. See, it wasn't a mistake at all. He thought he was being cunning. "I can slip in calling it the strait of trump, and maybe it'll catch on. I'll cover for myself by pretending it was a mistake."

But because he's a narcissist, he just couldn't refrain from following that up with "but actually I don't have accidents. The fake news mainstream media will call it an accident. But if I did have an accident it would be big news".

Like, his brain is so rotted it doesn't even pick up on all those contradictions. He literally thinks he's being clever...

He can only acknowledge making a mistake when he thinks it's a lie intended to deceive people about something he did on purpose... the man is twisted...