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[–] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 93 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] VanillaFrosty@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Hey at least the one and only time he went low and broke decorum was so he could pardon his own son. And the other 1200 people a week later when he realized how bad the optics were.

And just to get ahead of those people. I'm not necessarily mad he pardoned his son. I'm mad there only time he broke decorum was for his own personal interests and not the American people's.

[–] toast@retrolemmy.com 13 points 1 week ago

That's what makes me mad, too. That and the genocide.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 87 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You should have had him arrested when you still had presidential immunity, Joe.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Technically the SCOTUS gave immunity for official acts only.

Official acts being clearly outlined as up to the sole discretion of...

wait for it...

The SCOTUS.

[–] JeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They said it was to be determined by a lower court. It was sent back to a lower court and Trump was convicted. But the judge ruled that no penalty should be applied because of the SCOTUS ruling on presidential immmunity and it was up to the DOJ to prosecute. The DOJ is under direct presidential control and by then Trump was in power.

SCOTUS could have prosecuted Trump directly, but as always, they deliberately slow walked it so the case would disappear. Which is exactly what they are going to do with all the current cases.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 70 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

On one hand, he's not wrong.

On the other hand, he can fuck off. He had internal polling showing him losing in a landslide and he still hung on for far too long afterwards, sabotaging efforts to build a winning campaign by the eventual nominee. Biden is the man who lost the fucking republic through his vanity and hubris.

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Biden is the guy that was given the biggest stick in history, and then just meekly handed over to one of the worst bullies in history.

Fuck. Joe. Biden.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Yeah, when the SC hands you unlimited power while a fascist dictator is waiting for his second chance at office... You use that fucking power.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 58 points 1 week ago (2 children)

One official act during the debate and you could have prevented all this Joe.

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 32 points 1 week ago

It didn't even have to be official. He's old enough he would have died of old age before seeing jail time.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Yeah dude, and I'm sure "he was going to win and build concentration camps within 3 months, I swear!" would totally have been a sufficient explanation for everyone.

People on this site are so fucking dumb, I swear.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 19 points 1 week ago (5 children)

He doesn't need to explain. Whatever he did wouldn't have been illegal if it was an official act. Also Trump is demonstrably a fucking traitor so he could have used that as justification.

[–] Mbourgon@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oh I’m sure the Supreme Court would have smacked that down if it was a Dem.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well we're not so sure presidents even have to listen to the supreme court now are we?

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

We were pretty sure right up until one didn't.

Trump is dead set on making sure that only one thing can a stop him. No one should be surprised when it happens.

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[–] selkiesidhe@lemm.ee 51 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Maybe the people on social security should stop voting for rapists/terrorists/felons/morons...?

Drumpf said he didn't care about you. He SAID IT. Yet you still voted for him because you're a stupid PoS. 🤷‍♀️

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[–] flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 48 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't think anyone wants to hear from Biden at this point. He by all accounts did his level best to put his ego ahead of the good of the people of the country which did nothing but help further Trump's talking points.

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 43 points 1 week ago (23 children)

Fuck you, Biden. You got us here. YOU did breathtaking damage to the republic, because you and the rest of the non-fascist politicians were so unforgivably out of touch that you lost the fucking republic. Please die and save us your bloviating idiocy.

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[–] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago

No shit. Fuck off joe, you didn't do shit to stop it,

[–] ChristmasApe@discuss.online 27 points 1 week ago (22 children)

Couldn’t have done it without you, Joe.

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[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago

It's quite literally Biden & Garland's fault that Trump is not currently in prison.

[–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No shit, Joe! Your insistence on holding into power when it was clear that's not what the people wanted enabled this. Your legacy will forever be tarnished by your inability to accept reality before it was too late.

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[–] carrion0409@lemm.ee 20 points 1 week ago

Whatever dude. Biden can go lick a light socket for all I care. He knew this shit would happen and did absolutely nothing about it for 4 years then when it came time to let Kamala run he fucked her over on his way out and condemned us to this.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Centrists: "WHERE IS BIDEN!? WHY ISN'T HE DOING ANYTHING!?"

Biden: *actively working with DNC on fundraising, speaks at an event which makes headlines

Centrists: "GO AWAY YOU OLD BASTARD!!!``11~!"

[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Enjoy your Alzheimer's genocide Joe.

[–] Pandemanium@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Still? Fucking really? Supporting Palestine is now fucking thought crime, and you're still saying genocide Joe not genocide Donny? Gtfo.

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[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 12 points 1 week ago

It will be destroyed just like the rest of the government. Putin’s agent has been given control of our country by MAGAts and their supporters.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Who cares what that guy thinks? He's a distant memory.

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[–] N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 week ago

I sometimes think about what would have happened if Biden stood up to the DNC bosses in 2016 and ran in the primary. He probably couldn’t do much against the Clinton machine, but maybe just enough to make it more competitive. Divide the corporate Dem vote just enough…

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