What is happening?
In a particularly notable moment, the president said that “some of his ideas are really the same ideas that I have.” At another point, he added that “we agree on a lot more than I would have thought. I want him to do a great job, and we’ll help him do a great job.”
It’s like me talking to my grandpa. When I use the right words and the right ideas I can convince him of anarcha-socialist shit. That said, much like in Mr Mamdani and Herr Dipshit’s meeting we all went in hating Trump
One thing I haven’t seen discussed in regards to this meeting is that Trump has apparently just recently realized (as of the election results around the U.S.) that he’s hugely unpopular and that it threatens his power / his grip on the Republicans. And that it stems in part from how he has ignored the affordability issue ever since he got elected.
Then someone like Mamdani waltzes into the picture and absolutely cleans up when running on affordability… and not just “uh yeah I will totally lower the price of eggs” either. So Trump sees an opportunity to cozy up to this affordability guy in the hopes that some of the voter goodwill that Mamdani earned on that topic rubs off on Trump. He’s desperate not to lose his grip on power.
Guarantee he had no idea who he was talking to.
Trump echoing Stephan ‘Wormtongue’ Miller in 3…2…1.
Don’t hold your breath people. Trump suffers from Alzheimers and after a meeting or two with “advisors”, aka handlers, he’ll be frothing at Mamdani again.
I’ve got to be fucking high to read what I just read. I can’t believe my eyes. “Communist! Communist! Communist!.. You know, we really have a lot of the same ideas…”
Trump changing his mind 180 degrees in an instant? That’s not very surprising 🤭
At least he admits that he thought this before. Usually he’s like the old opinion never happened.
That’s the fucking thing though, isn’t it? I’ll hear a coworker rail against the evil democrats for 10 minutes, then with the slightest nudge start spouting what could be classified as socialist propaganda.
Sort of how people view the military. Employment, housing, healthcare, education and child care should all be provided as long as one partakes in the theater of patriotism, not for those other people.
“I expect to be helping him, not hurting him. A big help. Because I want New York City to be great. Look, I love New York City, it’s where I come from, I spent a lot of years there. … I think this mayor could do some things that are going to be really great.”
NYC has a special place in this man’s shriveled heart, he’s been wanting validation and respect from it but never received it. Since he couldn’t get an ass-kisser in power, the next best thing is to try to make himself look good by helping Mamdani’s agenda.
But honestly, if Mamdani proves that socialism works in NYC, I care about that a lot more than how much credit Trump will ultimately get from it.
Mamdani is a super like-able and successful guy. Trump always wants to be attached to successful people no matter who they are. Honestly, if Dems had faux praised him in 2017 with celebrity endorsements, they could have convinced Trump to sign any legislation they wanted.
This was literally what Obama advised Theresa May and Angela Merkel to do, in an attempt to establish guardrails.
Another example of “the last person in the room” syndrome that drumpf has. The next person to have snapped their fingers and woken up the piggy will get whatever they say stuck in his mush brain and he’ll parrot whatever they said.
Exactly what I was thinking.
Trump probably saw he was popular AND I’m sure Mamdani said polite things to the guy, and now were here.
Mamdani is smarter than Trump by at least 40 IQ points, so this makes sense.
People with dementia as severe as his , typically shoe an IQ of around 65-75. It’s highly dependent on healthy adult IQ. So let’s assume he is now sitting in that low range.
Pretty sure it’s >40…
That’s what they said.
That is at least 40 (technically it’s at least 41 but the idea holds).
It’s also read as greater than 40.
“At least 40” would be effectively what you stated with “>40.”
The floor needs to be raised. >70.
Trump understands what power looks like, and this is something that liberals and some on the left, have never understood. Its how and why Trump has always been able to get away with the level of disrespect and abuse he provides his allies, and yet is a supplicant to others power in so-many-ways.
I mean Mamdani gets asked directly about the way he called Trump a fascist. Standing next to Trump. After getting called a socialist. And Trump just g_l_a_z_e_s him. Its all wrestling kayfabe. Its all imaginary. Its TV. Its a fugazi. Its shit talking. Its that when someone else who can raise their own stature recognizes you, that raises your stature. And Trump understands that game.
Fucking wild…
And Trump just g_l_a_z_e_s him. Its all wrestling kayfabe.
What.
since it’s late on a Friday and prob most of Lemmy is off for the weekend:
Glazing can refer to two main things: in slang, it means to excessively praise someone or something, often in a way that seems unwarranted; i
Kayefabe, is the kind of staged acting used in “pro” wrestling. It’s also one of the first ways in which Trump started interacting with an audience.
Thank you! That is really helpful. I like “glazing”.
I always took “glazing”, to imply a lot of tongue, around parts most unfortunate where the likes of Trump are concerned.
Maybe when younger he played it. I think at this point it’s on autopilot from what he used to understand (some things you don’t forget after doing it for so long), and it’s driven mainly by ego. Which those in power understand how to use by inflating and feeding to get what THEY want.
Oh yeah it’s all reptile brain for Trump
Younger or not, there are vanishingly few politicians who would have the presence of instinct to turn getting shot at into a campaign-winning photo within minutes.
I mean, for the fascist thing Trump is probably like “damn right I fucking am”. He’s been admiring other fascists for quite awhile.
Now if you ask him whether he sucked off Bubba, on the other hand …
Trump doesn’t understand shit
Misunderstand and underestimate at all of our peril.
Now I don’t think Mamdani can actually do 1/2 of what he promised, but I want him to at least try and do the best he can!
