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It will go down in history as the “Bah! Humbug!” address.

But this was not an address by a self-confident man dishing out Christmas presents to the nation. It smacked of desperation from one who can feel the December windchill of opinion polls – a Reuters/ Ipsos poll on Tuesday showed just 33% of US adults approve of how Trump has handled the economy – dissent in his own Republican ranks and the Jeffrey Epstein files looming on Friday.

The speech also revealed Trump’s need for a reliable foil. Over the years Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been useful nemeses for a man and movement defined less by what they are for than what they are against.

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[–] titanicx@lemmy.zip 30 points 23 hours ago (5 children)

God this would be ideal for this dumb fuck. That way he doesn't die, but he lives as an idiotic vegetable for the rest of his life suffering. Also coincidentally did you know that Donald j Trump who is best friends with Jeffrey r Epstein is a child rapist? We've seen pictures and evidence in the releases so far and this is a well-known fact.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 22 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

The best/worst case scenario is he has a massive stroke live on TV but somehow survives but is wheelchair bound and has to use a Stephen Hawking style speaker in order to talk. It would be hilarious to have him wheel out on stage and with his robot voice say “the deep state did this to me!”

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 6 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

If by deep state you mean McDonald’s than yes.

[–] projectsquared@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Deep Fryer State

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 4 points 11 hours ago

Don't be ridiculous, you know he'd blame ANTIFA. Or Joe Biden. Or Obama. Or Hillary. Or Bill. Or Crockett.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 13 points 19 hours ago

Show him the video of himself mocking the disabled reporter on a loop.

[–] IndridCold@lemmy.ca 9 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

My friend had a large stroke. He can barely talk, he's confined to a wheel chair, his hands are mostly useless, and he slumps over and drools on himself. The kicker is his brain it like he was before the stroke. Hes a prisoner in broken skin suit.

That's the life I want for Trump.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

How about a head in a bottle like on Futurama?

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 1 points 35 minutes ago

And this illustrates why calling someone who had a stroke an "idiotic vegetable" is atrocious.

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago

i feel like it'd be better if he died in some embarrassing accident due to his own incompetence, tripping down the stairs of AF1 for example.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

I'm not sure this isn't his current condition based on his statements.