Summary

Donald Trump sharply criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, calling him a “dictator” and accusing him of corruption, aligning his rhetoric with Russia’s stance.

His remarks followed a phone call with Vladimir Putin and reflect his long-standing skepticism of US support for Ukraine.

Trump’s “America First” policy prioritizes reducing aid to Kyiv while shifting focus to China.

While some Republicans voiced concerns, Trump is wielding total authority over his party.

151 points

Absolutely fucking disgusting. This idiot has basically destroyed western geopolitics in a matter of weeks.

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59 points

It’s almost as if we should require IQ testing for candidates. And you know, maybe don’t let felon rapists run for office.

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21 points

It’s almost as if we should require IQ testing for candidates.

Look, I get your sentiment, but we’ve been over this sort of thing. If we let that happen, this is the sort of shit that the fascists would implement (and put themselves in charge of scoring, which would certainly result in their allies passing and everyone else failing):

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11 points

That is an outrageous test, there are like 5 questions that could be construed in multiple ways. Hopefully you don’t lose points for explaining your reasoning…

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2 points

The most amazing(ly vile) one is using the tendency of our minds to skip over “the the” as if it’s an IQ test.

Well that and the whole idea of using this stupid collection of badly worded instructions to “determine” a human’s worthiness.

“Determine” with the assistance of that family guy “OKAY / NOT OKAY” card.

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9 points

Or maybe just give a shit about primary education and raise the iq of the voting populous above that of the common slug.

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7 points

Hey let’s maybe not try to fix ignorance with eugenics

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5 points

“They’re eating the dogs” wasn’t enough of an IQ test?

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5 points

IQ testing for voters.

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5 points

We need a cleaner media environment. The current one is fucked.

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2 points

Agree in concept.

However making Felons/Rapist unable is an easy way for Trump to stop competition. All he needs is a conviction for his opponents in the courts he owns.

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6 points

This idiot or the 77 million idiots that voted for him for second term?

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4 points

Yeah the 77 idiots that voted for this are just as responsible. I’m going to go further and blame anyone who posted or memed pro trump shit. I’m never letting my dad forget how much of an idiot he is for supporting this shit.

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3 points

Agreed on all points, and I’m absolutely not surprised.

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101 points

This deranged man will start WW3.

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60 points

I’m increasingly convinced that that’s his ultimate goal. Or maybe Putin’s ultimate goal and Trump is just being used as a puppet.

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44 points

Well yeah, an emergency like a war gives him power to do all kinds of authoritarian things.

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25 points

putin’s ultimate goal is to rebuild old USSR borders and control the whole Europe and Asia, he is not hiding it.

trump doesn’t seem to have a problem with that and whatever he is getting from putin in return he thinks it is worth it.

Meanwhile musk, Vance and others are trying convert US into technofeudalism[1] and eventually get rid of trump one they succeed (trump likely was convinced by them that it is for his own benefit).

[1] this is what Bannon is upset about

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Yes, it’s mostly Putins goal, he knows the US will be too busy internally/incompetent to mean anything on a world stage so Russia takes the lead.

Musk is a firm believer of being part of the destruction of the world and desires to be on the forefront of reshaping it… For him it’s all good 'till the restructuring begins.

So the path to world war has been firmly set in motion:

Trump fully destroys the US’ international influence by dismantling the NATO and UN memberships, closing bases on foreign soil and discarding its external intelligence machine.

Ukraine will not want to be conquered and can make its own nukes, will be a huge pain for Russia.

Russia will attempt to take back eastern Europe, first through (political)chaos then by force, like it has done times and times again in the past.

Iran will see the US kneeling before Russia and openly attacks Israel with all it has, the US will try to call on the Arab states to intervene, but it would be in the name of Israel which… yeah is a bit awkward…

India and Japan will declare neutrality, Japan closes itself off from the world as in the olden days, and India has a few worms to pick with Pakistan…

Afrika is a tribal bloodbath on it’s own and no party in this.

China will feel legitimized in taking Taiwan and perhaps all of Korea, which destroys the Wests supply of silicon. Causing a tipping point into all out war over the whole globe…

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8 points

God damnit… why does Zapp have to be the Assistant President?

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1 point

Nah we got TSMC in Arizona now, they thought of that

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19 points

Chump wants his name on something. Anything.

A geographical “monument” to him. Something that says forever “Chump was here and did that”.

Started with buildings, moved to a border wall, then Rushmore, and now he’s looking on a global scale… Panama, Greenland, Gulf, etc.

And he’s willing to give/do anything to get it. Likely including WW3. That’d be something to point to.

Also why he’s aligning with Putain’s goal to recreate USSR, and Xi’s goal of absorbing Taiwan. Makes the Little Toddler Idiot feel like he has influence on a global scale that will be viewed with awe by all who gaze upon it in perpetuity.

Much more likely those viewers will point to any such changes with absolute derision and laughter.

I know I will.

🤦‍♀️🫏🤡🖕🖕🖕

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4 points

Yeah, reading all the responses I think you’re the one who’s got it most correct: no overarching plan, no real fealty to Putin (just fanboyism, not ‘kompromat’), just pure unbridled narcissism.

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2 points

This is my theory on how come he wants to build an “Iron shield” or whatever he called it.

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48 points

It is almost like Trump is Putin’s puppet.

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41 points

If there are any generals in the US that are still loyal to the people and their oaths they took to defend our country from enemy’s both foreign and domestic, now is the time.

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4 points

now is the time.

They’re not going to do anything until the public starts it. The Military isn’t going to swoop in and save The civvies from the inconvenience. Civillians are going to have to start it, then, they back us, if they will. That’s the time.

The military has to be called in to gun us down and refuse.

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They didnt take an oath to defend Ukraine, did they?

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18 points

Trump is an enemy of democracy. An enemy of all free peoples. A clear and present danger to us all.

They took their oath to defend the constitution. Clearly trump is the enemy from within.

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13 points

We took an oath to defend The Constitution from all threats both foreign and domestic.

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-6 points

Trump us threatening american citizens by abandoning Ukraine?

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40 points

The U.S. is rapidly turning into Russia, so it makes sense that we should start sounding like them.

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