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“I was prepared to go on stage to craft a statement, saying he decided not to go on stage because of fact-checking… we couldn’t compromise on that.”

As [NABJ president Ken] Lemon was preparing that statement, Trump walked onto the stage.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    1212·
    4 months ago

    “[Trump’s team] said, ‘Well, can you not fact check? He’s not going to take the stage if you fact-check,’” Lemon said.

    Amazing.

    “Can’t you just let him go out there and lie to everyone? Come on, aren’t you negroes team players?”

    • solsangraal@lemmy.zipEnglish
      58·
      4 months ago

      you know it’s a cult when the leader says “i’m not going to speak unless i can lie with impunity” and people STILL support him

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        242·
        4 months ago

        Well I couldn’t very well use the word they would have actually used, so I went for the closest equivalent.

        • HaleHirsute@infosec.pub
          524·
          4 months ago

          It would still be better to avoid that one too. I hate to sound like some racism monitor but it’s really hurtful to see it.

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
            173·
            4 months ago

            I am not going to let these racists get away with being racist. They’re racist all the time when the cameras are off. They absolutely use both words to talk about black people, even to their faces. And then Trump goes out there and just says a bunch of racist shit.

            Nope, I call it as I see it. I censored myself if anything.

            • HaleHirsute@infosec.pub
              419·
              4 months ago

              But… it’s hurtful for you to use that word when it really isn’t necessary to do so, even if it’s in a joke.

              • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
                102·
                3 months ago

                If you can’t handle me using that word to criticize their racism, you’re really not going to be happy with the language used if Trump gets back into office. Because it won’t be that nice.

                • HaleHirsute@infosec.pub
                  113·
                  3 months ago

                  It’s hurtful to me to see it, but I can see you don’t care about hurting anyone’s feelings, as long as you can make a post that gets attention.

                  • Drusas@kbin.run
                    111·
                    3 months ago

                    What a bunch of disingenuous garbage.

                    Disagreeing with you about one word doesn’t mean that person suddenly doesn’t care about anybody’s feelings on any topic. Get a grip.

                  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
                    51·
                    3 months ago

                    Again, if it’s so hurtful for you to see that you’re this upset about it, you’re not going to be able to handle a second Trump administration. You’re not even going to be able to handle the ugliness that will happen between now and November.

                    Because Republicans will be using much more hateful words and, unlike me, they mean it when they use them. Do you think they aren’t already using the actual N-word all the time? Trump himself has been known to say it. A lot.

                    https://www.thedailybeast.com/fred-c-trump-iii-says-donald-trump-repeatedly-used-n-word

                    So you better get your rock ready. You’re going to need to live under it.