• oxjox@lemmy.ml
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    1 month ago

    As much as I would love for this to happen, this writer is fabricating what Trump said.

    Most of the context is left out but the clips starts with how crime rates around the world are dropping. He’s saying it would be far safer to meet in Venezuela because the US would be a horror show if Kamala wins the election.

    In this short clip, he’s commenting about crime in the US compared to Venezuela.

    Nothing about him “fleeing the country” because he loses the election.

    Edit:
    We have a former president verifiably lying practically every time he opens his mouth while his followers continue to trust him over all else. Meanwhile, we have the vast majority of the public accepting misleading click/rage-bait headlines as facts because it makes them feel a certain way. In both accounts, false or misleading information is spread within the group to enforce an idea not based in reality.
    It’s the pot calling the kettle black.
    Trump is a brand. He profits by keeping people engaged - exactly as today’s media does. Please, dear world, read more than a headline before you promote content. Always question the validity of a story even when, especially when, it seems too good to be true.

    • WoahWoah@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Yes, he would meet in Venezuela because Harris will ruin the United States, definitely not because he will end up in jail in the U.S. if he doesn’t control the Department of Justice. Totally not because Venezuela regularly refuses extradition requests.

      You’re totally right, he definitely didn’t say he would specifically flee the country because he lost the election and would be in legal jeopardy.

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      1 month ago

      The media today is an absolute circus, because they get more clicks by causing people to be outraged. The way they do that is by twisting the truth until there’s no truth out there any more. It’s really fucking sad.

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      1 month ago

      This needs to be higher. I watched the whole freaking thing and this post is misinformation.

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      1 month ago

      He said that during a conference call that he could do from anywhere, but suggests the next meeting take place in another country instead of calling from his house again?

      You already admit he’s lying constantly, so why draw the line that he didn’t say the words ‘flee the country because he loses’ specifically and only mentioned a plan to leave the country if he loses? Seems weird.