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Never heard any president just outright dismiss cries for help like this. Fuck this guy.

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[–] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip 115 points 1 month ago (3 children)

This man he never bought groceries in his life. Remember that. He has never gown to the local Walmart or aldi or anywhere and actually shopped for food. He has no fucking idea what anyone is talking about.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 40 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What's a banana cost? $40,000?

[–] sauerkrautsaul@lemmus.org 14 points 1 month ago

here's $7,000. Go see a Star War.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 6 points 1 month ago

With Trump tariffs and related inflation, it might.

[–] bran_buckler@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What – you don’t need to show your grocery id to buy groceries?

[–] riskable@programming.dev 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

You just need an appealing photo

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's because he's only ever seen groceries bought with a check so think like early 90s at latest. Probably actually with a nanny when he was a kid.

[–] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Not terribly unlikely no.

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago

That's also why it's such an "old-fashioned word" - and wow look at him, how he knows words

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 54 points 1 month ago (1 children)

“I do say to [Foley], first of all, I love her, because she voted for me three times, and I think she’d vote for me again if I had that opportunity,” Trump said.

He completely dismisses her concerns, then says she would vote for him again if given the chance. He's probably right, and that's exactly the problem.

He doesn't have to do anything to keep his sycophants and qultists, so why would he put any effort into doing something differently?

[–] Skiluros@sh.itjust.works 45 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] Lon3star@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

I expect nothing less from huffpo

[–] sauerkrautsaul@lemmus.org 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

what he said next will SHOCK you!!

[–] pleaseletmein@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

Trump presidency GONE WRONG!!

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

His reply:

“I do say this. Beef we have to get down. I think of groceries. It’s an old-fashioned word, but it’s a beautiful word. Beef we have to get down, but we’ve got prices way down,” Trump said, further claiming that energy costs are also already down and “all-encompassing.”

My eyes figuratively popped when he started insulting the autocrat leading North Korea who just announced that he has nukes now, way back in 2017 I guess. Maybe a few more times after that, until a pattern emerged. The above quote is just par for the course, not even mildly interesting.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Can we have just one fucking person follow up some time and ask him why he thinks a word (in his case, fucking "groceries") is a "beautiful word"?

I just can't...

[–] Sparkles@fedia.io 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Or like…why is it old fashioned? People still shop for them and eat.

[–] 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is it the leopard time already?

[–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

It shudda be a Mario-time!!!

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

Cult leaders don't give a shit about their idiotic followers 😂

[–] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

What a fucking trash article

Clearly exists just to put ads and subscriptions on the page

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The last time I filled up my car was the first and only time that I’ve seen gas prices budge since last year. I’m not sure why they keep saying they’re down this year other than that. I don’t think you should be able to claim that it’s cheaper to drive now until they stay down for at least two months.

[–] SacredHeartAttack@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Because whatever they say, a large portion of the voter base just listens and believes and doesn’t think. Like at all. The lack of thinking, in any capacity by voters, has been a winning strategy for the party for a long time.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

When the economy goes to shit, oil consumption drops and gas prices along with it.

It's not a perfect 1-to-1 thing but it's real

[–] 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

oh to be able to get back to covid prices...

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Can we get a article I can actually read? Fucking blocked off website.

[–] runiq@feddit.org 6 points 1 month ago

"hello yes i would like two groceries please"

[–] blueworld@piefed.world 1 points 1 month ago