Opinion | Why Trump Is Lying About Disaster Relief
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His usual trash-talking is losing its mojo.
  • @fubo
    37•5 months ago

    Because Trumpism is deeply anti-American; it holds the people and institutions of the US in contempt.

    • @Asafum@feddit.nl
      11•5 months ago

      “The people serve the Empire! The Empire does not serve the people!”

      -Trump probably.

  • @Notyou@sopuli.xyz
    24•5 months ago

    Fascists lie to erode trust in the government institutions that help society function. If enough people think that the institution is broken, then those people don’t mind a little rule breaking to put their guy in charge…after all everyone is breaking the rules.

  • Billiam
    21•5 months ago

    Why Trump Is Lying About Disaster Relief

    Because he can’t not.

  • @henfredemars@infosec.pubEnglish
    19•5 months ago

    Trump has been trying to exploit the natural disaster for political gain[.]

    Can’t say I’m surprised. Seems to be expected.

  • @MyOpinion@lemm.ee
    17•5 months ago

    X is a solid wall of outrage over lack of government relief. What is nuts is these same people yelling are the same people that want to shutdown FEMA.

    • @Blueberrydreamer@lemmynsfw.com
      4•5 months ago

      Not just that, there’s a bunch of nutjobs that believe FEMA is using the disaster as cover to nationalize the lithium mines near Chimney Rock. There are groups organizing to try to hunt down first responders.

      • @MyOpinion@lemm.ee
        5•5 months ago

        These MAGA nutjobs are just poison to this country. They will try to hurt the people that are trying to help them.

    • @Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyz
      4•5 months ago

      They honestly believe droves of good people would swarm in to save everyone in the flooded area.

      Not them, of course. But they will certainly send some prayers or some shit.

    • @800XL
      2•5 months ago

      It’s because they’re stupid and intellectually lazy on purpose.

    • @Treczoks
      2•5 months ago

      Whenever a disaster strikes states A, B, and C in the US, States X, Y, and Z vote against giving them aid. And vice versa.

  • billwashereEnglish
    15•5 months ago

    Because his lips are moving?

  • IninewCrowEnglish
    14•5 months ago

    The problem is not what he is lying about this time

    The problem is news services like NYT trying to normalize and accept that someone like Turnip should be presented as a sane public figure that has something to say.

  • @dirthawker0
    2•5 months ago

    He lies because he’s saying things his base wants to hear. He knows he has people who will believe whatever he says, no matter how senseless or extreme. And if confronted with facts that Trump is wrong, they’ll justify it in some way: he’s joking, or being sarcastic, or people are misinterpreting his equivocation. It’s just ego masturbation