Asked whether a potential meeting would take place in the US or in a different place, Trump replied, “I don’t know. I haven’t really heard too much about it.” He continued, “I didn’t suggest it [a meeting], but some people have suggested it.”

“If it happened, it would be happening. I’d be respectful.” White House correspondent Peter Doocy, co-anchor of The Sunday Briefing for Fox News, then asked the president, “Do you think because Epic Fury killed his dad and his wife and his kid that he has hard feelings?”

Trump said, “Well, I would say I’m not his favorite person, but with that being said, he’s probably a professional. In some circles he has a very good reputation, actually.”

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    How narcissist of him. Absolutely no consideration of the damage done to others or what they might be feeling. Only trump’s immediate whims are what matter to him to satisfy his ego.

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    He doesn’t care about anything he’s done. He just moves onto the next scam. He doesn’t remember his victims. He probably raped the same kids without even noticing.

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    I agree with him. The leader of Iran is probably a professional and in some circles he has a very good reputation, actually.

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    It would benefit the whole world if they arrange a meeting between Trump, hos cabinet and a bunch of frienly sahahed drones.

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    You always get a glimpse of his true personality that shows he’s actually medically insane, like diagnosable as not understanding emotions in others, not having a correct theory of mind in others. All he can consider is what’s in it for him. He’d look beyond someone killing his loved ones (loved used very loosely here) if the killer had a great “deal” for him that enriched him enough or gave him enough power or favors.

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      had a great “deal” for him

      Hearing this asshole and his dumbass followers and sycophantic apparatchiks constantly going on about “deals” has been the extra dollop of shit on top of the turd sandwich of having this asshole in public life ever since he started up by piling on with the birther conspiracy theory stuff.

      Talking about how Obama doesn’t know how “to do deals”.

      Like running a country the size and influence of America is just like running his dad’s shitty real-estate thing…

      And all because he ghost-wrote a stupid book with the word “deal” in the title.

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          Okay, well the point is that he made a deal with the killer. Whether he followed through on his end of the bargain is beside the point…

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            Half in advance, half when it’s done. Those are the standard terms.

            Killer doesn’t want to get ripped off by a buyer stiffing him on payment. But the buyer also doesn’t want to get ripped off by a killer who just takes the money and disappears with it (without doing the job). Since, obviously, you can’t have proper legal contracts and escrow for this kind of shit, half-and-half is the best available compromise. Each party still might get ripped off, but at least they’d only be missing out on half.

            This is for independent contractors, of course. If you’re working within an organized crime situation where other contract enforcement options are available, the terms could be different. And things will likely also be much different if the buyer and killer already have an established working relationship and trust.

            And ‘standard’ doesn’t mean ‘mandatory’. Each individual contract can of course be negotiated on its own terms. Maybe the killer has an excellent and well-proven reputation of getting the job done, which makes the buyer willing to pay more or all of it in advance. Maybe the buyer is offering so much above market price that the killer is willing to take the risk on non-payment because the possible payout is so high. Etc.

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      Do you think Trump would be super broken up if Don Jr, or Eric were killed by a bomb? He’d probably try to act like he cared for the cameras, but would he really care?

      Given Mojtaba Khamenei’s history, it’s quite likely he’s a psychopath. So it’s very possible that he’s closer to Trump’s mentality than a normal person’s.

      It’s odd how people assume that the enemy of of a narcissistic authoritarian sociopath that has the title of “Supreme Leader” and was personally involved with executing tens of thousands of people couldn’t possibly be a narcissistic authoritarian sociopath too.

      Hitler was a bad guy therefore Stalin must’ve been a decent well-adjusted person, right?

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    It would be really awful if Trump got shived in the throat by the Ayatollah. Truly tragic. Personally I’d be beside myself.

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        I dont know but Trump definitely should with as much of his entourage as possible.

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          “Show up with only a small security detail, because it projects strength! You wouldn’t want them thinking you’re scared, would you? Cause that’s what they would think if you bring too much security. It shows weakness!”

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    “If it happened, it would be happening.”

    Ladies and gentlemen, this is what all of America has decided best represents their values and identity. Act accordingly.

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        Correct.

        It’s far, far, far past the point that all the “we didn’t vote for Trump” Americans take on some responsibility for this mess.

        Your (overall) complacency is collectively your fault now. You have a babbling pedophile as a president who is actively destroying the world as we know it, and the best you can do is scoff at the suggestion you bear any responsibility for this.

        How very American.

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          I’m working as hard as I can to undermine him, but I’m a disabled photographer five thousand kilometers away. What, exactly, am I supposed to do to fix this, that I’m not already doing? I’m too weak to use a gun, I’m shit at rallying forces, and besides, America is far too distributed to amass people at a single point. Even if I did somehow summon up the motor skills to outwit the Secret Service and be the best assassin in the world, I’d have to be okay with losing my wife and my friends, as I’m executed basically on the spot. I can’t lose that. Trump will die before I do, and it will likely be by his own ragged mind.

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            America is far too distributed to amass people at a single point.

            Goddamm I need to get this phrase hotkeyed on my keyboard with how often I need to say it to people online who don’t know how spread out the US is.

            Our 5 largest cities have a nighttime pop of 1:20 of the total population. In Germany that figure is over 1:10 and in France and UK it’s more like 1:5.

            The largest city in the US is NYC with a nighttime population of 2.5% of the total US population, that same figure for France is 3.1% in Paris, in Germany, almost 1:20 Germans live in Berlin alone and in the UK 1:7.4 live in just London.

            The US has a very small urban population for its size. This isn’t to mention that the two largest cities are separated by a 2,000 mile desert and border two different oceans. The only way to congregate most Americans is through the Herculean task of mobilizing the suburbs, which has had some success (No Kings Day is the largest nonviolent protest in history), but is still much harder than rallying in more urbanocentric European countries.

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              I suspect that the relatively small size of European nations has made it much easier for them to have coherent protestors. The politicians have to be in physical proximity to their constituents, which puts their skin on the line if people snap. Getting enough angry people to surround bad leaders is a key ingredient to a healthy democracy.

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            I’m working as hard as I can to undermine him.

            Then you good.

            Each according to thier ability.

            The thing that drives the world nuts is when people in the US are like “not my responsibility”.

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              Crazy, considering the person who spurred on this whole thread was blanket assuming that everyone in the country is allowing this to happen.

              How’d you manage to miss that and then write this comment?

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                Haven’t you heard? You have to say “I’m working as hard as I can to undermine him” in every thread you participate in, or else you’re complicit with fascism. Those are the magic words. If you say them, you good (at least until the next conversation).

                You might as well add it to your email signature just in case, so you won’t be a target during “the revolution,” as these people insist is actually going to happen.

                In case you need it: /s

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                We’re different people and I was offering another more understanding voice to the mix. You may notice my bar was actually just “anything more than just saying not my problem” which I actually thought was pretty generous and is wildly telling that even that was triggering to you.

                What do you want? Me to do the sign of the cross and give a blanket absolution to all Americans on behalf of the rest of the world?

                “Go, my children, your country may ravage the world I absolve you”. In the name of the father the son nato UN and all humanity. I offer this to all citizens of the USA, Russia, and Israel as they decimate civilians in illegal wars. Would be kinda shitty of me to not hand it out to them too, right? I mean… what can they do about it? Not really THIER problem, right? We’re all being a little judgemental by suggesting Russia get out of Ukraine or Israel out of Gaza, right? Let em in eurovision. Let em in the Olympics.

                Not sure who I am to give it but if im giving that cool guy a break, I may as well give you one too, despite you being a total cunt. Not sure why you care (REALLY wish you’d introspect on that though, is it possible the uncomfort that makes you wanna lash out is that you know at some level you, as an american, are uniquely positioned to save the world like hollywood told you your whole life was your birthright, and instead you’re on the internet mad at foreigners pointing out your country is mudering civilians? That discord must be HARD).

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                  more understanding voice

                  By clearly demonstrating a lack of understanding. Great, I won’t bother reading the rest of this.

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            This is a common circle for people like us to run around in.

            Yes, there are many individuals who are doing a lot, punching far above their weight class.

            My point is when I boycott American products, advocate for the US to be punished politically and economically, when I spread the message loud and clear where I am that “America is the enemy”, that necessitates putting YOU in the crosshairs of my actions.

            Do I love that? No, we’re on the same team. Is that going to stop me? Absolutely not.

            The best analogy I can think of is sports. I’m gonna hate your hockey team because they’re our rival, they play dirty on the ice, etc. One of your players might feed the hungry and use their money to build orphanages, but that doesn’t change the fact that I’ll be cheering for your team to fail.

            Maybe there’s nothing else you can possibly do. Truly. Life’s not fair. But you and I both know that the average American citizen is doing basically nothing. That’s the “person” I’m talking to when I post things like this. I can’t individually judge 350 million people, so I have to address your average. Your average sucks.

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              I am prepared to die in this country.

              I do not deserve to die in this country, I don’t choose to live here.

              But because I am transgender, my federal government explicitly wants me dead.

              And the populations of other countries do not care for my survival, because I was born on an overseas American military base, and then brought here as a child, means I am a citizen of this evil empire.

              And I understand that even though I myself am not evil, I am a member of an evil empire, and my government and large portions of the outside world want me injured or dead in some way.

              But I am scrappy and I have a heart full of love and beauty.

              And I outlived Charlie Kirk.

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              when I spread the message loud and clear where I am that “America is the enemy”, that necessitates putting YOU in the crosshairs of my actions.

              versus

              when I spread the message loud and clear where I am that “Iran is the enemy”, that necessitates putting SCHOOLCHILDREN in the crosshairs of my actions.

              Notice the difference? Me neither.

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                Uh the difference is being anti-American is clearly and objectively the correct stance and your country brought it on yourselves.

                Iran’s government are no saints, but they sure as shit aren’t the aggressors in this situation. So fuck off, it is not remotely the same

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                  Sure, you can be against the US government, especially the current administration. I’m against the current administration. I voted against them. Stop trying to pin responsibility on people who don’t even support what’s happening.

                  The US/Israeli of Iran was illegal and uncalled for, and I’m firmly opposed to it. No one here is saying otherwise. We’re saying that you generalizing the actions of the US government to the entire population, despite widespread disapproval, is wrong. And it’s no different than someone blaming the people of Iran for the actions of the regime. Those people didn’t deserve to die. Most of them were protesting against their own government.

                  In both cases, the issue is prejudice. And you can’t deflect from that by making strawman arguments against points that I’m not even making.

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                How fucking stupid does one have to be to equate boycotting US brands and launching a fucking tomahawk missile at an elementary school. Jesus. Fucking. Christ.

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                  Let’s back up a bit for those with selective amnesia. This is how this comment chain started:


                  Ladies and gentlemen, this is what all of America has decided best represents their values and identity. Act accordingly.

                  All of America, lol.


                  Your (overall) complacency is collectively your fault now.

                  If you don’t see how the exact same logic is at play, then I can’t help you. Equivalent logic structures (invalid though they be) doesn’t imply equal severity, and I’m tired of the disingenuous argument that it does.

                  Like the classic: “I’m suffering” “NO YOU’RE NOT, BECAUSE I’M SUFFERING MORE!!!”

                  Let me guess, you probably also think every German is a nazi and every Jew is a zionist? Cause that’s the same kind of generalization you’re making. The same kind of fallacy that the US and Israel have weaponized to rationalize murdering civilians across the middle east.

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          You’re right, but they’ll hate you for it

          Too many of the “good” Americans have still bought into the system

          They celebrate selfishness, fetishise “the grind”, are materialistic and superficial

          Not to mention their perverse ideas of what actually constitutes freedom…

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            Yep and i could give a rats ass what they think. Complacent people who grew up being told they were the best at everything

            Edit: To the deleted comment “someone sounds bitter”… yes, exactly. I am bitter. What gives you the impression I’m trying to hide that? I’m disgusted by America. That’s my point. Maybe that’s why you deleted it?

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            On the contrary, that’s just how an American who felt uneasy about their personal efforts would react to this.

            To my recollection the leader of my country is not a literal con man, pedophile and blithering idiot but sure, bang your fists like a typical American and see how much it helps.

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              Right, must be convenient to make blanket generalizations about everything. Reminds me of a particular group… oh right! MAGAts. Imagine being so closely aligned with a group of malignant tumors.

              You’ve earned your tag, good luck.

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                Meh, MAGA can’t be that bad. They’ve literally hijacked your government and it’s not really a big deal so… guess it’s not too bad to get lumped in with them right?

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            Uhhh there’s a lot there, are you just saying it’s all wrong? Do you want to share with the class?

            Edit: They did not.

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              You want to try to make explain how that connects to blaming everyone including the ones who voted against this, or are your mental gymnastics not that good?

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                Sure I will make explain you good!

                You didn’t vote against this. You voted against Trump and a whole lot of things you worried might happen if he won.

                You voted against him hoping that someone else would win.

                They didn’t, and now a whole lot of bad shit is happening now that wasn’t on the table when you voted. Not as anything more than “maybe he’ll do these bad things if he wins”

                Your fucking vote doesn’t buy you 4 years of “this isn’t my problem I didn’t ask for this”. Who the fuck raised you all to feel this way?

                Good for fucking you, you didn’t vote for him. Good for you you went to a protest once or twice.

                It is June 5, 2026. The president of the United States is a convicted felon, a confirmed rapist, pretty much a guaranteed pedophile, he has protected people who have done these things, he has a fucking fund for traitors to thank them for their efforts to destroy your democracy.

                I feel like, and I know I’m not alone in this feeling as a non American, fucking Frank Grimes. Homer is Trump, Springfield is America. You’re literally driving the rest of the world insane with your idiocy.

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                  You don’t have to convince me that he’s a piece of shit, I already agree with you there. Where you go wrong is by trying to insist that this is somehow my fault, as if I’m somehow personally to blame for this.

                  You don’t know what goes through my mind on a typical day. The depression, the despair, the disillusionment, the frustration, the outrage, the indignation, or anything else. And I don’t have to sit here and tell you about all that as if you’re my therapist.

                  You don’t know how I live my life, what I do to get by, to survive day-to-day. You don’t know how or when or what I do to participate in the collective resistance, or what measures I have to take to protect myself while doing so. And I don’t have to tell you about any of that.

                  I don’t have to explain myself to you, and I don’t have to justify myself to you. You’re a prejudiced bigot, and I guess that’s just the way you’re gonna be.