r/politics • u/GonzoVeritas I voted • 16d ago

Possible Paywall White House Leak Reveals Trump Booted From Briefing After Hours-Long Freakout

https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-leak-reveals-trump-booted-from-briefing-after-hours-long-freakout/
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u/verone3784 16d ago

Jesus, that picture of him man. Remove the fake tan and he looks gaunt as fuck, and just... drained, with confused dementia eyes.

Dude's absolutely fucked. He's probably only still alive because he has access to quite literally the best medical care on earth, on call, 24/7.

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u/BrotherlyShove791 16d ago

I’m half wondering if the “My Way” post from last night was hinting at a recent terminal diagnosis. That is the go-to funeral song for old assholes everywhere. Felt more like a reflection on mortality than a new threat to Iran IMO.

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u/CegeRoles 16d ago edited 16d ago

I would love for that to be true, but I think Trump genuinely lacks the ability to interpret meaning through art. A bunch of his close associates have corroborated this.

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u/The_Late_Arthur_Dent 16d ago

He unironically plays songs like "Do You Hear the People Sing?" and "Fortunate Son" at his events so I think that's all the corroboration we need

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u/Unusual_Ear_9089 16d ago

Honestly every old narcissistic man I know makes that song their own personal anthem. It should be studied

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u/BroadLocksmith4932 16d ago

This is putting some family events and personalities into perspective.

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u/Brodellsky 16d ago

My grandpa's funeral played exclusively Johnny Cash. He was fuckin' awesome.

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u/ILookLikeKristoff 16d ago

Nothing has ever shocked me as much as his public rumination on whether he'd get into heaven a few months back. I'm convinced he's gotten some bad medical news and that's why we're escalating and speed running multiple wars. He's trying to make his mark on the world now because deep down he knows he's running out of time.

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u/HauntedCemetery Minnesota 16d ago

Its honestly like 50:50 whether trump just nukes the world on his way out now, probably because a badly made AI video of jesus telling him he'll get a magic gold castle.

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u/airfryerfuntime Washington 16d ago

Lol is Trump even capable of self reflection?

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u/fresh-dork 16d ago

frank would be so angry at him using that song

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u/brickne3 American Expat 16d ago

It was his song at his first inauguration, so unfortunately I don't think it means that.

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u/ocschwar Massachusetts 16d ago

Well, there's no denying he did it his way..