While talking to reporters in the Oval Office, President Trump praised Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei and said he would be 'respectful' if a meeting was arranged between them

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.”

  • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
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    27 minutes ago

    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.

  • minorkeys@sh.itjust.works
    4·
    1 hour ago

    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.

  • MyVeryRealName@lemmy.world
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    48 minutes ago

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

  • Ilixtze@lemmy.mlEnglish
    14·
    6 hours ago

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

  • Gates9@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    27·
    11 hours ago

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

  • BonsaiBoo@lemmy.world
    147·
    16 hours ago

    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.

    • SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca
      21·
      5 hours ago

      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?

      • BonsaiBoo@lemmy.world
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        56 minutes ago

        You okay bud? Khamenei being bad doesn’t make Trump less insane or less bad. Hope this helps.

        • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz
          3·
          9 hours ago

          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…

          • OwOarchist@pawb.socialEnglish
            14·
            14 hours ago

            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.