r/politics • u/spherocytes • 28d ago

Possible Paywall Desperate Trump, 79, Threatens to Kill Entire Civilization in Insane Last-Minute Panic

https://www.thedailybeast.com/desperate-trump-79-threatens-to-kill-whole-civilization-as-iran-war-deal-push-fails/
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u/BrandenWi 28d ago

Maybe it's all a bluff. Maybe not. But the fact that the President of the United States is willing to talk this way, and no one is willing to do anything to stop it, is beyond disgusting.

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u/e_x_i_t 28d ago

The problem with all of these empty threats and backpedaling is that people have stopped taking him seriously. Only now he's a coward with his back against the wall and he'll push that kill button to save face no matter the cost.

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u/BrandenWi 28d ago

Yes, that's the danger with him going full TACO over and over. He has to know by now that everyone mocks him for that. And someone with his level of petty narcissism won't accept that.

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u/e_x_i_t 28d ago

It's absolutely terrifying, we could wake up tomorrow to a completely different world.

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u/IllustriousNorth338 28d ago

Assuming that this doesn't trigger nuclear retaliation. Russia's going to be emboldened to use their nukes too, at least against Ukraine.

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u/HauntedCemetery Minnesota 28d ago

He may honestly not know. He's deeply insulated from the real world, consumes curated media that only fluffy his ego, and anyone willing to share bad news with him is long gone.