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Donald Trump erupted at the United Kingdom Tuesday morning over its refusal to join the United States in its war against Iran, issuing the European nation a notice that the United States would no longer be offering it “help.”

“All of those countries that can’t get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you: Number 1, buy from the U.S., we have plenty, and Number 2, build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.

  • MedicsOfAnarchy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    16 days ago

    I’m beginning to think the hardest job in the entire world is Secret Service Agent. I mean, c’mon, millions of lives are at risk, you’re armed, and he’s right there. Instant hero. /s

    Edit: forgot /s. Obviously.

    • Kirp123@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      16 days ago

      Because it went great for the Roman Empire when the Praetorian Guard were the ones choosing the Emperor. You don’t really want to open that door.

      • 3abas@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        16 days ago

        There’s a difference between a military coup and a rogue secret service agent killing the fuck and turning himself in.

        He’d sacrifice his life and be arrested and tried, he’d have Luigi level fanfare (though Luigi didn’t do it, obviously) and a clear conscious to help him sleep better at night in prison.

        Being not a military coup, it might actually trigger the violent stage of the arguably ongoing civil war, Vance declares martial law and his children and top supporters start calling for the execution of everyone who ever condemned him as retribution.

        The current collapse of the US empire is fast, but it sure as fuck can accelerate. People who think Trump dying solves all problems are heavily over indexing on him as the singular bad guy, he’s just a loud symptom of a nasty disease.

        • guy@piefed.socialEnglish
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          16 days ago

          The US has tried assassination of it’s presidents twice already. No matter the lunatic in charge murdering democratically elected leaders is not the way. There are mechanisms to pursue Trump that should be used.

          • TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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            16 days ago

            So it wouldn’t have been right to kill Hitler even though he took dictatorial control? It can easily be argued that once a democratically elected leader moves to nullify elections, purges non political government positions, and starts to ignore the authority of other elected positions, that their contract as a democratic leader is null and void. We’re already there with Trump on all accounts. Him starting a war without congressional approval should make it obvious that he will take every shred of power the other branches have left given enough time. His position isn’t the only one we vote on, but he will ensure that no other result matters.

            Besides, he plans to stay in office until he dies, and if he corrupts the military with enough loyalists by 2028, he’ll succeed. The only mechanism to remove him will be him dying and hoping his replacements are too weak to maintain the grift. I don’t say this as a call to action, but a statement of fact.

            • guy@piefed.socialEnglish
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              15 days ago

              Oh feel free to kill Trump if he becomes a dictator like Hitler. Or you know, persecute him before that.

              • TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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                15 days ago

                bruh, genuinely where have you been? There is a gestapo loyal to Trump who round up his culture war scapegoats. There are concentration camps that hold immigrants in perpetuity. I could literally get sent to one of those camps for being trans if that gestapo ever carded me, something they could easily do thanks to racial profiling. If that did happen, not only would I be denied my hormones while in captivity, I could be medically tortured by psychoactive drugs in the hope that it causes lasting psychological damage.

                I’m sorry, but Trump is already a Hitler like dictator, and you’re ignorant beyond belief if you truly don’t realize that.