• Alsephina@lemmy.ml
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    9 days ago

    What’s even the point of this? Blatantly lying about stuff like that is just going to destroy any credibility he could have left

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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      9 days ago

      Market manipulation is the point. Every time he makes a statement the market reacts which allows people who are in on it to make money hand over fist.

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        9 days ago

        Also Trump’s voterbase will believe anything he says over anything Xi says

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          Although, I doubt he even cares what they think. His constituents are the financial capitalists whose interests he represents.

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      There’s no credibility to lose at this point. He has been lying for his entire life, no way he’s stopping now.

    • Ildsaye [they/them]@hexbear.net
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      9 days ago

      Going along with Trump’s most recent lies is how you show you are loyal/part of the cult. The lies also flush out people who are impelled to correct the historical record, marking them as enemies.

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      9 days ago

      Trump blatantly lied all the time as part of his career in real estate. Why would we expect anything different now?