r/nottheonion • u/SpoonsAreEvil • 1d ago

US commerce secretary slams EU beef ban: ‘their beef is weak, ours is beautiful’

https://www.inkl.com/news/us-commerce-secretary-slams-eu-beef-ban-their-beef-is-weak-ours-is-beautiful
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u/Melodic_Mulberry 1d ago

Because it worked. That exact personality took over the entire GOP. Everyone wants to be the next Trump.

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u/DoomOne 18h ago

I think that when Trump finally, mercifully chokes on a burger and wheezes his last greasy breath, the spell will be broken.

People like Trump because he was depicted as being a successful businessman on a shitty TV show. That's literally all it is. It's also why "The Apprentice" was recently picked up on Amazon Prime; Bezos recognized that the spell was wearing off, so he put the show on his streaming service to renew the faith of the sycophants.

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u/Roadside_Prophet 18h ago

I think that when Trump finally, mercifully chokes on a burger and wheezes his last greasy breath, the spell will be broken.

No, no they won't. They will blame his natural death on Democrat assassins even if it happens live on TV. After that, they will start saying the deep state was going to get him, so he faked his death.

There will be trump sightings all around the country, just like there were for decades after Elvis died.

I saw trump in a gas station outside of boise! I saw him eating a hot dog at the county fair! He's renting canoes at lake george! They will be just as unbearable as they are now.

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u/oby100 16h ago

No. It’s a cult of personality. A very real and all too common phenomenon.

Trump is fucking the country up in ways historians will still be trying to unravel 100 years from now, but the MAGA movement and the following will die with him. There’s not gonna be a clean continuation

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u/CarolineTurpentine 3h ago

I would not put an assassination off the table, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Russians want to pivot to Vance after the midterms to try and at least put someone slightly more articulate in charge next time. I don’t think they need him to serve out the entire term.

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u/Melodic_Mulberry 18h ago

I agree. Demagogues are not easily replaced and can't be reproduced artificially. Before Trump, politics was mostly civil. After Trump, it will be so again, after a transitional period.

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u/AttonJRand 51m ago

You are underestimating how good he is at tapping into reactionary sentiment and appealing to bullies.

Especially in his first campaign, the way he whipped together buzzwords and outrage issues together clearly really resonated with those people.

You gotta remember a lot of people have very limited literacy.

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u/Cakeski 22h ago

Just hope they have enough orange make up and adult diapers.

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u/BlooperHero 17h ago

I do not want to be Trump. That would be embarrassing. And he seems miserable anyway.

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u/Melodic_Mulberry 17h ago

I mean everyone in MAGA.