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Trump, Under Oath, Says He Averted ‘Nuclear Holocaust’ (www.nytimes.com)

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[-] danc4498@lemmy.world 183 points 11 months ago

”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 11 months ago

And saluted north Korean generals

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 173 points 11 months ago

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

[-] eddanja@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months 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 11 months ago

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

[-] GitProphet@lemmy.sdfeu.org 12 points 11 months ago

you have my vote!

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[-] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 85 points 11 months ago

Hes not wrong. We almost did have nuclear war.

Because of his stupidity and assholery toward North Korea.

[-] Chariotwheel@kbin.social 59 points 11 months ago

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

[-] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 30 points 11 months ago

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 11 months ago

How does that thought cross their mind?

Because black man scary, that's why.

[-] Sarie@lemmy.world 25 points 11 months ago

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 11 months ago

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

[-] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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!

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[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 9 points 11 months ago

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

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[-] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

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.

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[-] viperex@lemmy.world 81 points 11 months 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 11 months ago

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".

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[-] madnoh@monyet.cc 70 points 11 months ago

https://archive.ph/V4LY6

Paywalls suck.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

You deserve a medal.

Maybe one of those participation ribbons. Thank you :)

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[-] Tar_alcaran@lemmy.world 59 points 11 months ago

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

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 21 points 11 months ago

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 11 months ago

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

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[-] krayj@sh.itjust.works 58 points 11 months ago

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 11 months ago

Washington couldn't tell a lie

Nixon couldn't tell the truth

Trump couldn't tell the difference

[-] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 36 points 11 months ago

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

[-] ATQ@lemm.ee 33 points 11 months ago

In this article: lying liar lies.

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[-] Jaysyn@kbin.social 31 points 11 months ago

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 11 months ago

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 11 months ago

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 11 months ago

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

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Or a cell?

[-] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

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

[-] OctopusKurwa@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

He could also try running to Russia

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 6 points 11 months ago

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

[-] Jaysyn@kbin.social 5 points 11 months 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.

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[-] ANIMATEK@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Paywalled :(

[-] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago

https://monyet.cc/comment/1428134

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