Donald J. Trump’s declaration Tuesday night that he would be a “dictator” only on “Day One” of his presidency wasn’t to be taken seriously, Fox News host Jesse Watters insisted Wednesday.
“It’s only a dictatorship for one day, guys,” Watters began, chuckling. “He’ll just sit and sign executive orders like Biden did.”
Trump, Watters claimed, “knows exactly what he is doing.”
“He’s teasing the press and they just took the bait,” he claimed, before playing clips of two MSNBC contributors who—unlike Watters—were not taking Trump lightly.
“Look how unhappy these people look. MSNBC needs to relax. And don’t you dare laugh at Trump’s jokes. They aren’t funny,” the Fox host said, before going to another round of clips, this time from the rival network’s Morning Joe show.
In 2016 I heard people say they like Trump bc he says what he means.
For someone who says what they mean, there sure is a lot of explaining intent coming from the right.
Every 4 years we get the summer Olympics, and yet the hurdles competition there still ain’t in the level of MAGAts trying to walk back the latest Trump comment.
“you can’t take him literally, but you have to take him seriously.” actual MAGoo quote.
2016 was two things at the same time:
- “He says what he means.”
- “That’s just locker room talk.”
Often said one right after the other.
Republicans do not argue in good faith. They’re willing to sacrifice our entire government to the will of this one man and nothing can change their minds. To them, there is no arguments to be had so they twist words and lie to your face just to get you to react.
It’s always a “joke” when he gets criticized for saying something absolutely atrocious.
It’s a test. If the atrocious thing he says is liked, it’s serious. If not, it’s a joke.
Middle school 101
Also known as “Schrodinger’s Douchebag”
It’s not a test. There are no ifs. It’s a message that got through to its audience. None of this back-peddling will or is intended to reach that audience. The message is sent and it seems well-received.
It’s Schrödinger’s douchebag
If you agree with him it’s real, if you disagree it was a joke, stop being so uptight
I agree. He was joking about it only being one day.
Exactly.
That didn’t happen.
And if it did, it wasn’t that bad.
And if it was, that’s not a big deal.
And if it is, that’s not my fault.
And if it was, I didn’t mean it. <---- this one
And if I did, you deserved it.*arrow mine. may it find Trump’s knee.
They are the DARVO party.
(G)aslight (O)bject (P)roject and DARVO describes their behavior to a T.
Deny Attack Reverse Victim and Offender
I would’ve aimed for his puckered asshole, but I guess knee works too
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kneethroatYou can survive an arrow to the throat. An arrow to the knee?
“I used to be a president, but then I took an arrow to the knee”… becoming a Skyrim meme would infuriate his bloated ego
Edit: it would also wreck his already laughably bad golf game
He already took 3 arrows to the knee
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If you’re always “joking,” you’re never joking.
Of course they did. a tan suit is far beneath the office, but joking about being a fascist is not. Makes perfect sense
Oops hahah the guillotine went off haha it was just a joke, stop rolling away haha lmao.
Trump always lies about what he’s done.
He never lies about what he wants to do.
If he says he wants to be a dictator, then that’s exactly who he wants to be.
Yeah it’s not a joke though. Why would I believe fox news? And why wouldn’t I believe Trump?
When someone tells you who they are, believe them until they demonstrate otherwise.
Look, it’s only a joke until I decide it’s not - Trump
It’s Schrodinger’s Joke. You say something awful and it’s simultaneously a joke and not a joke until the people hearing it react. That collapses the wave function. If people get offended, then it was just a joke. If people cheer for it, then it was serious.
Joking about becoming a dictator would make you unelectable 20 years ago. Remember when Howard Dean got excited at a rally and screamed a bit too loud? That was 20 years ago and it completely sank his campaign. Though he didn’t stand much of a chance against John Kerry for the nomination, his campaign was doomed after that.
It wasn’t the scream, it was the media gas lighting the electorate into thinking the scream was disqualifying. If he hadn’t screamed, they would have used something else.
20 years ago
John Kerry
No, that can’t be right. Wasn’t 20 years ago when Bill Clinton was running?
Nah dude, he was president like two weeks ago. I downloaded all of his songs about Monica Lewinsky from Napster just the other day, right?
Is that the guy that went “HAAAA!”
Yep
For anyone else that wants to relive it
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
― George Orwell, 1984
Very fitting quote. I can’t believe they’re trying to call it a “hoax”.
“But Trump will have so much fun with this dictatorship hoax. Watch him start wearing a crown.”
Oh isn’t that so funny how he wants to restructure the government with only people loyal to him? Isn’t that hilarious how he wants to throw out the election results and override the will of the people? Isn’t that just an absolute gas how he wants to ignore term limits and appoint himself ruler for life?
No. That shit isn’t a hoax and it isn’t funny. Wtf is wrong with Fox News to even try to make a joke out of this?
2+2=5
The only Jesse Watters clip I can get behind is the one where his mom tells him how disappointed she is in him for lying to people for profit.
His mother sounded like she was a nice person. So what the fuck happened to him?
One of the scariest things about parenting is how little control you really have over outcomes for your kids. I have watched my kid make bad decisions and there’s just fuck all I can do but hope she learns from the experience and isn’t too badly hurt by it while giving her all the love I can.
I’m not talking about falling down the stairs of course; certainly nothing safety related. But decisions with friends, academics … you can model good behavior, your can inform, you can supply incentives, and consequences, but end of day, it’s their life.
I mean my mom is a raging Qanon, Trump loving, anti-vax (recently), evangelical and I’d happily vote for Bernie and got my last round of boosters a few days ago, so it goes both ways I guess.
Unfortunately, this happens way too often. Despite their family’s best intentions for them, money speaks louder.
I fear it’ll take blood in the streets before people really see what this is all about.
There’s already been blood in the streets.
A Nazi from a Nazi march ran down an innocent woman and killed her. Trump said that there are ‘fine people on both sides.’
Rivers of blood in the streets.
Ahh ha ha ha, ahh ha ha ha! Dictatorships are soooo freaking funny guys. Remember when the US backed Pinochet’s military junta in Chile? God that was hilarious. Super funny when they started disappearing people. And the torture, good times, good times.
Oh, you mean the conflict that’s glorified by right-wing terrorist groups today because it targeted leftists?
Fun reminder that the GOP today has the same enemies as the Nazis: sexual, ethnic, and religious minorities & leftists. Its not a coincidence, its a plan.
Yep, that’s the one. Absolute hilarity! Let’s not pretend there hasn’t been plenty of dictator humor from the left also though. Unfortunately, supporting “leftist” ideals does not preclude your being a brutal “comedian”.
Well yes, one can be an idiot on the left and wish for a Reign of Terror.
But the left doesn’t really have a problem with paramilitary groups advertising that they’re training for a civil war while trying to overthrow elections while invoking that imagery.
