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      7 months ago

      *adjudicated as a rapist in a court of law

      would be more accurate, legally speaking

      He is a rapist

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    8 months ago

    “Wait, what? So you agree Navalny’s prosecution was a gross violation of human rights?”

    “Absolutely not. You look at what he did, okay? I spoke directly to Putin, great man by the way, what the press in this country has done to him is a terrible thing, absolutely terrible. He held on to power for 20 years in RUSH-SHA, you think that’s easy? Putin assured me this man was a criminal scum, a rapist and treasoner and everything under the sun, and I believe him. Why wouldn’t I? You have to put these things down with strength, very strongly. You look at what Xi has done in CHY-na, or what they’ve done in the Philippines, that’s the way to do it. You have some guy who’s going to get up and talk about treason? Boom, right to Siberia. I mean they say he died of natural causes, but who’s to say? I tell you, I wish we could do that here. Maybe if I get elected, we’ll be able to, but we’ll see what happens.”

    “But didn’t you say you’re just like Navalny?”

    “When did I say that? I never said that.”

    (Not that “Trump contradicts self” is news, but this one is especially severe.)

    (Edit: The above exchange is fake, I made it up; I’m just making a point.)

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      8 months ago

      Is that an actual quote? I don’t see it in the article, and I honestly can’t distinguish between satire of Trump’s speech and his actual words anymore.

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        8 months ago

        Sorry to disappoint, it is fake. I added a note to be clear, since yes it sounds a lot like something he would say.

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    8 months ago

    There’s an interesting dissonance here; he praises Putin for being a strong leader, a good leader, but then he compares himself to Navalny. How does this even work in his mind? If Putin is good and strong, then surely Navalny should have been killed for opposing him, right? And where does that leave Trump, if he’s like Navalny?