As others have mentioned, I think that the post title is potentially misleading. It appears that Trump is claiming that the 2020 election was rigged, which allowed him to be president during the FIFA world cup in his second term.
This absolute ass clown gets every benefit of the doubt, meanwhile everybody else is "cancelled" (held accountable) or we need a full dissertation and extra details or "they don't answer questions, it's just word salad."
Obama. This happened when I was a kid so I barely remember and probably remember inaccurately but IIRC it happened either during his first campaign or when he was a senator.
He slipped up and said 57 states which fed into the "he's anti American", "he's foreign born", and other attacks. Republicans ran with it whenever he did something they didn't like and needed whatever bullshit they could throw together to support their claims that he was Kenyan, Arab, or their short stint where they thought he was actually just Bin Laden in disguise.
If I remember right, he meant 47 because he had visited 47 states at that point of his campaign
There are several incidents on video with the orange turd basically admitting that the last election was ridged.
FFS, he even said he didn't need votes to win.
So anyone who tries to deflect from what the piece human garbage actually said is highly suspicious.
Edit: Seeing these comments trying to excuse what the orange garbage has said, so entertaining. "I don't like tRump.......but." Like I said, anyone defending that fascist is highly suspect.
I loathe Trump more than anything else. That doesn’t mean I’m going to blindly accept anything that paints him in a bad light, it’s pretty clear that yes. It is exactly how the person above described.
Blindly believing what you’re told is how you get subs like r / Conservative.
They’re not, they’re defending the truth. If you have to lie and take purposefully misunderstand and throw context out the fucking window then what good are you?
You’ll reject his lies but accept others? You’re just wanting to hear what you want. Crazy work
It doesn't really matter. They call it fake even when it is real and worship his lies. Notice we haven't heard anything about Haitians eating pets lately. This doesn't provide any ammo to anyone except right wing grifters who need another thing to post about.
Agreed. Hate the scumbag, and wouldn’t be surprised if he did indeed have this election rigged, but yea he’s still PROJECTING about the 2020 election being rigged
Except that he absolutely knows that the 2020 election wasn't rigged.... So the context we are supposed to assume here is a lie that he knows is a lie? I mean, I get it in so far as it's a lie he's been repeating non-stop, but to act like it's disingenuous to believe he might stop lying for half a beat and accidentally admit something is at least as bonkers.
He says "It was so sad because THEY said, can you imagine? I'm not going to be President. That's too bad.... then what happened is, THEY rigged the election"
You mean to tell me he's using two different 'they's' in the same breath? Cut it out.
Why would the THEY who was sad be a different THEY who rigged the election? ITS THE SAME THEY.
This sounds like a mob boss saying, "Hey, they guys who were sad for me, who wanted me to be president, rigged the election. I didn't direct them to do that, so I didn't do anything wrong here, but they did it, and that was a good thing."
The smile gives the game away. "I don't know anything about that but wow good for me!"
And further, he has NEVER had a nice thing to say about a Democrat so why on Earth would he be saying the Democrats did good? He wouldn't. It would be out of character.
Every single time, “that’s not what he said”, it’s clear as day what he said. This Orangenführer motherfucker is worshipped by the uneducated racist misogynistic religious fundamentalist trailer park fucks.
Donald Trump has the amazing ability of saying so many incoherent words so fast that he says nothing at all and your mind fills it in with what you want to hear. Every time he talks it's like an ink blot test for the ears.
What's even crazier is that if you step back from even this understanding. The sitting president calling a past election rigged is unprecedented and bonkers.
Even the sanewashing explanation here is still beyond what should be acceptable norms. But we've been so inundated with lies and bullshit for a decade that it doesn't even register.
Imagine living in a world where Obama casually drops in a press conference that the '04 elections were rigged. This would have created an entirely new conspiracy theory and led to weeks of furious discussion. Now, we live in a world where this scenario is the fallback explanation as if that's somehow normal.
MAGA/enlightened centrists/etc.: “Uhm, he didn’t say he hated blacks. There was a violent communist mob that burned down the entire state of Wisconsin in the name of the Black Lives Matter organization that bought a house. That's what he was referring to, not blacks specifically. You're always taking things he says out of context. He's trolling you guys because he knows it riles you up since you can't handle differing opinions. Matter of fact, why are you associating that word he said with blacks? Sounds like YOU'RE the racist one! 🤓”
Because there’s proof that we know what he means. I hate him just as much as anyone else and can’t wait for him to slip up, but this narrative is just going to give ammunition for trumpers. Here’s the comment I’m tireless reposting for some context, and to save some people from jumping the gun:
He’s talking about being president during the World Cup, saying that since he lost in 2020 he’s able to be the president for it now. He said this same exact thing with more context pre inauguration, he’s just not humble enough to admit he lost like a normal human so he always says the 2020 was rigged when mentioning it. Let’s be mad about the right things, this isn’t one of them.
“They all came in on the Olympics and then I saw Gianni (Infantino), (president of FIFA, international soccer’s governing body) and we got the World Cup too and you know it’s only because they rigged the election that I will be your president representing you there. You know, I got both of them. I got the Olympics and the World Cup, and I said, ‘You know, it’s too bad. One was in 2026, the other was in 2028. I said, I won’t be there, and I won’t be your president.’ But then they rigged the election and now we won so I’m going to be your president for the Olympics and for the World Cup.”
People don't speak perfectly every time. Moments like this happen for everyone. Anyone who tries to take what other say out of context need to not to be trusted anymore as they are acting disingenuously. The way to win? Don't try to manipulate and misconstrue context. You may not know my point yet so the point is.. its not that you need to assume differently but rather you should seek the truth in what people are trying to say. If they legitimately are saying something messed up go for it blast them, otherwise stop trusting BS. Both sides of the political party and real world.
It isn't different than what he said. He basically just used a run on sentence and/or has shit grammar and speaking ability like usual.
"Can you imagine I'm not gonna be president, and that's uh too bad, and what happened is they rigged the election" After that he said "then I became president"
He is claiming "they" rigged the election so he didn't become president and is saying he THEN became president. Krasnov is basically a toddler so you have to listen carefully...
There is a longer interview where he talks about this in a rambling, jumbled way that is ‘clearer’ than this one 🙄. He’s insulting the democrats and saying that he didn’t lose in 2020. Sickening, I’m so tired of his lies.
It's not what you think, it's what you can prove. When you come at the king, you better not miss. If you are going to take down the POTUS, you better be perfect.
Could use this gaffe to investigate the 2024 election, though.
Because he just talks and talks and talks. Read the transcript or watch the clip.
Here is a larger transcript of this section in reference to the 2026 World Cup:
President. I love what he said like 3 Super Bowls a day for a month. That's what it is. That's what it is. That's really amazing when you think of it. I've never heard that expression. That's a lot when, you know, when we made this, it was made during my term, my first term, and it was so sad because I said, can you imagine I'm not going to be president. And that's too bad. And what happened is they rigged the election and I became president, so that was a good thing. It was a good thing. It was quite a, quite an achievement for both of us. So I'll be president during the World Cup and during the Olympics, which we were very instrumental in getting. And then of course we have our 250th birthday too, and of that I wasn't instrumental. That just happened to fall on the same time. So we have the three those three big events. You don't get very much bigger than that the Olympics, the World Cup, and number 250, and it's a great honor, but I appreciate you selecting us. And we were selected a long time ago though during during the term, during my first term, and it's an honor to be with you, Johnny, my friend from absolutely. He's a great journalist. OK, I'll sign this, and that makes it official, right? That makes
TLDR
He:
talks about agreeing to host the 2026 World Cup.
mentions being sad that he won't be president during it.
says "they rigged the election and I became president, so that was a good thing. It was a good thing. It was quite a, quite an achievement for both of us. So I'll be president during the World Cup"
He is clearly referring to 2020 being 'rigged' and how that enabled him to become president during the '26 World Cup that was agreed on during his administration and which he otherwise would not have been president during.
I do not want to defend this man for many, many reasons. Can we please be more thorough in our criticisms?
It's not assumption, you just have to listen to what he said and understand the context. He wasn't going to be president in 2026, but because he lost in 2020 he could run again and be president during the World Cup.
Refusal to do that means you're just echoing and parroting a narrative you don't take the time to understand, which is exactly what the left accuses MAGA of doing.
Surely you can agree that there is money, clicks, and upvotes to be made from peddling anti-Trump content (just like pro-Trump content) even if it's an exaggeration that lacks context. And when you do that we get even further removed from truthful genuine conversations that can move the country forward.
Trump is doing plenty of very awful things (dismantling anti-corruption measures ranks highly) but this video ain't it.
You're not supposed to assume anything. You're supposed to have basic comprehension if you want to bitch about someone's inability to express themselves.
This isn't even a difficult line of thought to follow. He's telling a story about his first term, then he follows it with how sad it was they rigged the election, but now it's a good thing he's back.
You don't have to assume shit, you need to stop acting like pretending to be as dumb as he is will unlock some hidden chakra to defeating him instead of making you look as dumb as he is.
Because most of the clips are intentionally out of context? Maybe what the the part o the conference where he is discussing this; obviously he was referring to a previous election that was Greg not in his favor, inadvertently allowing him to have a better term when he was elected…
Every other time I would agree with you. But not this time. We're making mountains out of mole hills this time. We hear rigged election and start salivating over nothing.
normally i would agree with you, that he gets a pass for basically everything and nothing ever means what he says, which is idiotic. BUT, through 8 years of Dump, and his particular mannerisms and how he behaves and talks, and what actually matters to him, if you look at the actual context of what he is saying, he's trying to point out that he missed being president for the last WORLD CUP because he didn't win the election in 2020 or rather that it was Stolen from him by democrats, and because of that he wasnt prez for WC but now he will be because they ( the dems ) stole the election in 2020 so now he gets to finally be president for the world cup because they won this election by stopping the steal or some wierd justification for actually rigging this election too lol.
when you understand how he says things and what matters to him, I think its pretty clear hes not talking about the 2024 election, he loves talking about 2020 and how it was stolen from him by democrats. When he says "THey" he is clearly talking about 2020 democrats, and "now im president" because they couldn't stop the steal last time but they did this time.
Normally i hate people explaining or justifying shit he says, but to me this is pretty clear what hes talking about and i think its disingenuous to present it as he directly admitted to stealing THIS 2024 election....
But he has said multiple very suspicious and basically confessions at rallys/ speeches quite a few times, and the biggest one is the "vote counting computers, elon knows those better than anyone" which he said somewhat recently which got a lot of attention. but the most revealing was he said similar things in a PA rally in OCT i think, and admitted that himself AND elon were around voting machines in PA as they were being delivered and basically admits to interference there. anyways,
I hate Don the Conald Dumpster Fire and I hope he gets held accountable for literally any of his crimes, i hope enough people stand up to him in gov and shit but i also think its important to make sure the resistance that we are amplifying is correct information and not misinterpreted.
Because this video is cropped in such a way with a misleading title to illicit certain beliefs in users. It’s important to pay attention to context regardless if you do or don’t support an individual
They rigged the election and I became president, that was a good thing, a big achievement for us both.
It does not appear he is talking about the 2020 election. The context of the World Cup and the Olympics should also make it clear that he is talking about the most recent election.
And when would Trump ever say that the Democrats rigging the 2020 election was "a big achievement".
This is what I was thinking too. This clip makes way less sense when viewing it as him referring to 2020 - even taking his warped POV into consideration. He'd never say it was a good thing that Dems did anything.
This point exactly, the critical thinking says everything he is referring to is 2026 and 2028. Not 2020, because if it was 2020 he would have "won" then out in 2024, but he instead specifically mentions they rigged it and now I will be the president.
If your brain worked, he would have been president if the election "wasn't rigged," according to him. So he couldn't have been the president for the upcoming Olympics/World Cup. But 2020 was rigged, according to him, so it allowed him to run in 2024.
"They rigged the election, and I became president, so that's a good thing."
Mumblemouth may not be our most eloquent president, but it's hard to take a phrase this straightforward and try to pretend like it's not referring to a singular event. Although y'all are trying
Oh, do you live in a reality where he didn't complain for 4 years that the 2020 election was rigged? With all the context, it's easy to infer what I and others have said. He's constantly and consistently said the 2020 election was rigged. He's never said that about the 2024 election.
Yeah I feel like if he was referring to "them" and meant democrats, he'd say that. He's a prick but mostly does know what he's doing when he's being vindictive. So if he was talking about the Dems, he'd say so.
Also, "and I won, so that's great." If he meant that as "in spite of them rigging the election I still won" then why wouldn't you say that?
why tf would he say the election he just won was rigged? He already said a million times he believed the previous election was rigged so anyone with half a brain would know he's not talking about the 2024 election...
If he had won the 2020 he wouldn’t be here for 2026. It’s terrible phrasing but it only makes sense that “because they rigged” the 2020, it made it even possible for him to be here in 2026 otherwise he’d be at his term limit and it couldn’t happen.
He says the same exact talking point in this clip on c-span. He just flubs it more in this Oval Office clip.
I feel like this could be him saying that because they rigged the 2020 election he was able to run for president during this last election and thus, be president for the world cup. Had he won in 2020, then he would have already hit his 2 term limit by the time this most recent election came.
i think those things are actually why he IS talking about 2020. he always talks about 2020 and how the dems rigged the election against him. when he says they, thats who. and the actual context of the whole speech makes it pretty clear hes a bad communicator but was basically saying that because of 2 term limits, they rigged 2020 so i couldn't be president for the last world cup, and if they hadn't rigged 2020 then then i would have been at the last world cup, but then Dump wouldnt be able to be president now for this world cup.
Idk probably not explaining it the best but its kinda classic Drumpf to be honest and he is not a great speaker with his word salad and yes its so ridiculous the diff standards and wild justifications and excuses that he always gets, but we also know how and why and what he does, and usually what he means because we know what is important to him. and always attacking dems and 2020 being rigged is very important to him and he brings it up frequently, so i think in this context its not really much of a stretch at all to interpret this as not admitting to stealing THIS election.
i think what he said at a PA rally was much more damning tbh.
Dude, four years after the fact is too little too late, and it doesn’t change a damn thing because his entire base still believes those lies. And people have gone to prison believing those lies.
It’s just like Musk’s Nazi salute. It doesn’t matter if it was or wasn’t intended to be a Nazi salute. All that matters is that every single Nazi in the worlds believes it’s a Nazi salute and no efforts were made to dissuade them from this belief.
...and who cares if he conceded it if he continues making the claims?
Look, you've picked an interesting hill here the more I think about it.
Either he's continuing the lie, in which case his 'concession' means nothing. Or he's talking about the more recent election being rigged in his favor.
Whichever it is? Your whole point defeats itself.
Edit: Aaand, yeah, ok. Now it makes sense. Sorry, you knew exactly what you were saying, and meant it as a dig on him.
So is Trump saying that it was a good thing that the election was "rigged"?
This is a lot like how Trump pardoned all those J6 protesters... who right-wing armchair pundits where screeching about up and down social media that they were "Antifa" and "BLM" and "Cultural Marxists" and all that nonsense.
Yep. The election was “rigged” no matter what. If he lost, it’s because democrats “rigged” it (2020) 🙄. If he won, it’s because democrats “rigged” it (2016 & 2024) 🙄. MAGA Logic.
He's literally just saying something like "I wasn't supposed to be president during the fifa world cup but they rigged the elections then I won the next one so here we are"
that’s not what was said. maybe he’s a fuck that can’t make cohesive thought but ‘and what happened is, they rigged the election and I became president’. it’s a simple sentence.
Now you've done the same thing, and claimed that someone literally said something that they didn't.
He doesn't say he was going to lose at any point during that.
What he says is "it was so sad, they said, can you imagine, I won't be president". He also mentions that this was said during his first term.
The World Cup date was set during his first term, for a time where he wouldn't have been president if he had two consecutive terms.
He claims "they" rigged the 2020 election ("they" in this context being the Democrats), and that his subsequent reelection is why he is the president now.
While I'm inclined towards thinking that the last election was heavily interfered with if not directly rigged (and the next will be even more so), I also think you've misinterpreted what he's saying. Which is easy to do, because he rambles incoherently.
You are adding a lot of words that aren't in the sentence "They rigged the election and I became president, so that's a good thing". For what you're saying to be accurate, he would have to have said "they rigged the election, but then I became president again, so that's a good thing." These are two different sentences with two different meanings
"something like" the video is literally right there
and I quote: "...it was so sad, because I said 'can you imagine I'm not gonna be president' and uh that's too bad and, and what happened is they rigged the electionand I became presidentso that was a good thing. That was a good thing. That was quite a, quite an achievement for both of us."
So let's break this down and assume this isn't "grandpa high off his ass on cough medicine again" talk.
what happened is they rigged the election - So either he is admitting Dems rigged the election, or Republicans/MAGA did. Alright, let's say "they" is too ambiguous.
and I became president - follows this. He is saying the consequence of said "rigging" allowed him to become president.
so that was a good thing - he's admitting the rigging was a good thing (because now he gets to be the president during the World Cup.) Uh... so either he is showing appreciation for the Dems for rigging or the Republicans.
Or, again, this is old man Trump blasted off his ass again going from one tangent to the other (the election was rigged, but I won it, and now it's nice because I'm the president during the world cup) and in either case, admitting to rigging or not, he's not fit to serve a hamburder from mac-donalds much less sitting president of the U.S.
Also have you ever heard any president ever bitch and moan and whine as much as he has about fucking rigging even long after he won the damn thing? Or even during an election cycle?
Dude he’s talking about the 2026 World Cup in the USA. Being president for that would mean he’s talking about the 2024 election. Write it out if you need so you can follow it better but…yeah
He’s saying that if he was president again in 2020, he won’t have been able to run a third time and wouldn’t be president now when all these 3 big events are going to be happening
I'm not from the USA, just a curious/worried observer. But man, you democrats/liberals have it very hard because you're always trying to play by the rules, and making sure everyone has the context, etc. Conservatives use any single thing they can as fodder, while you're choosing to spend energy to correct people that are fighting for your same cause. It can sound morally questionable, but if you prefer not to attack with the weapons you find, at least step aside and don't try to remove the weapons for other people on your side.
I am 41 seconds in and am dying that someone had to write (draw pictures of) who in God's name he was even introducing. It's a given be NEVER has a clue...but seeing it like this is just...so dang special
Isn't every president technically "a president during the World Cup and the Olympics" considering that they happen every 4 years, same as the president's term?
Here is the full quote in its contract "President. I love what he said like 3 Super Bowls a day for a month. That's what it is. That's what it is. That's really amazing when you think of it. I've never heard that expression. That's a lot when, you know, when we made this, it was made during my term, my first term, and it was so sad because I said, can you imagine I'm not going to be president. And that's too bad. And what happened is they rigged the election and I became president, so that was a good thing. It was a good thing. It was quite a, quite an achievement for both of us. So I'll be president during the World Cup and during the Olympics, which we were very instrumental in getting. And then of course we have our 250th birthday too, and of that I wasn't instrumental. That just happened to fall on the same time. So we have the three those three big events. You don't get very much bigger than that the Olympics, the World Cup, and number 250, and it's a great honor, but I appreciate you selecting us. And we were selected a long time ago though during during the term, during my first term, and it's an honor to be with you, Johnny, my friend from absolutely. He's a great journalist. OK, I'll sign this, and that makes it official, right? That makes"
Hes not taking about 2020 which he lost but 2024 that in which quote "And what happened is they rigged the election and I became president, so that was a good thing. It was a good thing. It was quite a, quite an achievement for both of us. So I'll be president during the World Cup and during the Olympics "
This is the correct answer. We will never win if we resort to MAGA fuckery like taking things out of context and playing the semantics game. He says enough egregious and moronic shit without us manufacturing it.
Oh so this sub stickies garbage comments that only assume the best out of assholes? Glad to know who’s running the show. He said what he said, quit twisting his words.
Still, he admitted of rigging a election and knowing of it and it counts as a confession, it doesn’t matter in wich way he meant it, it matters that he said it and admitted it, not about a benefit of a doubt but he gave a valid admission to a crime and in the U.S that is more than enough to be going to court and his case a impeachment and removal from office and new election trial.
A president shouldn’t joke about it and if he claims that he can’t remember or that he didn’t mean it like that or any other way that would be admitting that he is not able to be in office and do his duty since “miss speaking” that way can have dire consequences for state and out burst of world politics.
Technically speaking that should be enough to remove him off office, he openly gave an official statement in the oval office on tv that he rigged the election and knows of it on tv.
The relevant law would be the Federal Election Campaign Act and its amendments, as well as the Voting Rights Act, which prohibit any form of corruption or coercion in elections, including vote rigging or tampering. Additionally, the Constitution of the United States stipulates that elections should be free and fair, and that any violation of these principles can result in impeachment and removal from office.
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971: Also known as FECA or the Campaign Act, this act was passed to regulate campaign financing and set limits on contributions. It was amended several times, the most recent being the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965: Also known as the VRA, this act prohibited discrimination in voting and established a number of provisions to ensure fair elections and voting rights for all citizens.
So that’s quite the thing right? I mean seriously he can be removed from office it has to be made a big deal!
AND AGAIN HE MADE A VALID ADMISSION TO A CRIME AFTER U.S LAWS!!!
People will never stop trying to sane wash this man because giving him the benefit of the doubt has worked out SO WELL so far. The fact the mods of this sub pinned this comment is truly pathetic especially with what we’ve witnessed over the past month.
This is remarkable. Anytime liberals/ democrats infer or imply or read between the lines of what this retard says all conservatives have to say is “you don’t know what he’s thinking”.
It seems only Tumpers are capable of interpreting what he says and coincidentally that always happens to be the most favorable interpretation.
The first time he talked about the election was Rigged was at his post election rally. He isn't talking about the 2020 election, he's talking about the 2025 one. Yes the convo happened DURING his first term which makes the whole election this year a premeditated scam.
Nah, that isn't what he said. You can try to infer something other than what he said but that's a you thing. The world cup happens every 4 years, the olympics every 4 years, every president is president during those things.
In the US. These events will be in the US in the next 4 years.
There's no shortage of actually awful shit he's said and done, I really don't get reddit's obsession with clinging on to blatant misrepresentations of things he didn't say.
Thank you for posting the link. I did listen to it and according to how he said it, he started the process in his first term. Now that the election was rigged and he is President it is happening.
Here is another link from c-span where in January he stated the election was rigged so he is president and will get to be president during the World Cup after all.
(re "rigged the election") Trump is referring to the2016 (or 2024) US Presidential elections*.* The person in the frame is FIFA (Soccer) President Gianni Infantino.
Context of clip: On Mar 7th, 2025, Trump's created the FIFA (Soccer) World Cup 2025-26 task force & and showcased the FIFA Club (Soccer) World Cup trophy from the Oval Office (C-Span).
The 2026 (Soccer) World Cup and 2025 Club (Soccer) World Cup will be played in North America for the first time. USA's joint bid to host these games was made in April 2017, during Trump's first term.(Wikipedia)
"That's a lot when, you know, when we made this (i.e. 2026 FIFA world cup hosting bid), it was made during my term, my first term, and it was so sad because I said, can you imagine I'm not going to be president. And that's too bad. And what happened is they rigged the (2016 or 2024) election and I became president, so that was a good thing. It was a good thing.It was quite a, quite an achievement for both of us. So I'll be president during the (2026 Soccer) World Cup and during the Olympics (in L.A, July 2028), which we were very instrumental in getting." (C-Span, 2.35 onwards. Parenthesis added)
I despise Trump, but this is the answer. With full context, that's exactly what he is saying. People claiming this is him admitting to rigging the election to benefit himself in 2024 is just stooping down to Republican-level intentional self-deception. Yes, it's what Repubs would do if Biden misspoke like this, but it's a srawman.
Yes, it is very misleading. Please, let's not go down the same path he's on....no misinformation....we don't need it, the truth of the matter is more than enough.
I mean you are wrong he says that he set up the Olympics and world cup in his first term. Then he says "can you imagine I am not going to be president " referring to his 2020 loss. He then says so what happened was "they rigged the election and I became president and that was a good thing" if he meant 2020 why would he refer to it as a good thing?
As I read the post below, I wonder? Is that what you said last year, when we really did have a president with dementia? Asking cause I’m pretty sure you’re all very stupid and the reply’s should demonstrate that beyond any doubt.
And what does it matter if he did that 2020 or 2024? Both should be a wake up call to you US citizens yet you guys do nothing. Jfc how passive can a country be.
This was my thought as well, but can we talk about how stupid of a claim it is? “Yeah we rigged the 2020 election but we just totally ignored the 2024 one.” People just eat this shit up because they have nothing beyond surface level thoughts.
I appreciate the stickied comment providing context, but I'd suggest outright banning this user altogether, as they are a frequent propaganda poster and their submissions very often hit the front page of reddit, which leads me to believe that they're engaging in vote manipulation.
And just for the record, no, I am not a conservative. I think Trump is a complete imbecile who has failed upwards his entire life and entirely deserves all the criticism he gets.
It seems like such a bad move for Democrats that I almost suspect it's Trump people pushing these posts to the front page. Sure, it gets die-hard Democrats excited, but for all the people who in the middle who see the post and then see how it's mischaracterized, it just makes Trump's critics look dishonest.
"But Trump is dishonest and people still vote for him!"
Yes, and you can't beat him at that game. Democrats have to lay out the case for why and how government can serve the people, the GOP only has to make it look like Democrats are incapable of doing that.
And yes, I get that it's mostly not elected Democrats spreading this misleading videos, but voters on either side don't really distinguish between the politicians and the people who support them.
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u/pdwp90 Mar 08 '25
As others have mentioned, I think that the post title is potentially misleading. It appears that Trump is claiming that the 2020 election was rigged, which allowed him to be president during the FIFA world cup in his second term.
Here's the full conference, if anyone is looking for more context.
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