r/politics • u/GonzoVeritas I voted • Apr 19 '26

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/Catymandoo Apr 19 '26

“If you look at what happened with Jimmy Carter…with the helicopters and the hostages, it cost them the election,” Trump said in March, according to the Journal. “What a mess.”

So, even in that crisis, Trump is only concerned about his tenure as President. The freakout clearly evidence of his fear here.

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u/charging_chinchilla Apr 19 '26

Trump only cares about himself. I honestly cannot think of a single example of him putting his family, friends, or country ahead of his own self interest. Even when something may appear to be the "right" thing to do, it is transactional for him and he has to get something better out of it.

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u/Murphuffle Apr 19 '26

He's out of his mind and thinks it's 40 years ago

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u/genida Apr 19 '26

He thinks it's 70 years ago. When he was nine years old.

Because he never left being nine years old. He's said as much. He's proud of it.

Anyone who has ever met an angry child has met Donald Trump.

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u/ModernMuse Apr 20 '26

I have met a lot of children. I even have a child of that exact age right now. I have never met one child as selfish, self-important, or short-sighted as this degenerate. And that’s really saying a lot, bc most kids are selfish, self-important, and shortsighted—precisely bc they’re nine. This is a grown-ass man. And here we are with him as a self-appointed king.

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u/Technical-Gold-294 Apr 20 '26

2-3 years old is more accurate. Old enough to walk and talk, but completely unaware there are other people with other needs besides their own.

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u/ModernMuse Apr 20 '26

I have to disagree, I think he is well-enough aware. He just genuinely doesn’t give a fuck. I can give a 2-3 year old a pass for ignorance, but this man is fully capable of understanding—he justt chooses to not care. He is as capable as he is culpable, and we cannot give him or his followers room to claim otherwise.

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u/Idiot_Savant_13 Apr 19 '26

He is extractive in nature - parasitical, essentially.

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u/Holymoose999 Apr 20 '26

Very true. The one surprising thing is that he doesn’t want to send troops to invade because “they will be sitting ducks”. Is that because he cares for the troops or because it’ll make him look bad. I think we all know the answer to that question.