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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,320 posts)
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 02:15 PM Mar 2022

Donald Trump Jr. says his father only praised Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, and Xi Jinping in order t

to 'play' them

Donald Trump Jr. said on Wednesday that the praise his father, former President Donald Trump, showered on world leaders like China's Xi Jinping, North Korea's Kim Jong Un, and Russia's Vladimir Putin was all part of a strategy to "play" them.

In a video posted on his Rumble account, Trump Jr. said his father is someone who knows how to deal with "powerful men" and that he "had it right all along" when it came to dealing with foreign leaders.

"So my father understands that, you know, men will blow up deals over ego. I've seen it my whole life, and my father's certainly seen it. Because he's dealt with powerful, egotistical people his entire life. He's built a brand around dealing with those people. World leaders aren't any different," Trump Jr. said.

"He knew exactly how to play these guys, and he played it like a fiddle," he added, while also noting that his father's flattery of foreign leaders was not an act of "capitulation."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-jr-says-his-father-only-praised-vladimir-putin-kim-jong-un-and-xi-jinping-in-order-to-play-them/ar-AAURfq4

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Donald Trump Jr. says his father only praised Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, and Xi Jinping in order t (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2022 OP
Post removed Post removed Mar 2022 #1
Extremely strong and powerful dalton99a Mar 2022 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author NCjack Mar 2022 #19
The homophobic "jokes" and "wordplay" in this thread are astounding obamanut2012 Mar 2022 #27
You are correct to admonish me. I will remove it, and apologies to those I offended. NCjack Mar 2022 #29
So, you are saying Donald Trump wants to be fucked by men -- why do you think that? obamanut2012 Mar 2022 #25
Once again DU goes there sarisataka Mar 2022 #26
I am pretty done with this "jokes" about Trump being a gay male who liked to be raped obamanut2012 Mar 2022 #28
I find it funny sarisataka Mar 2022 #31
Not so much praising, as enthusiastic ass-kissing from a fanboy. Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #2
Exactly what great deals Pantagruel Mar 2022 #3
He knows his audience. They'll swallow it. JHB Mar 2022 #17
Yeah, they are getting pretty desperate PatSeg Mar 2022 #40
Yap Yap treestar Mar 2022 #4
He plays you too, fool. vanlassie Mar 2022 #5
it didn't work asshole samsingh Mar 2022 #6
He's describing a sycophant unblock Mar 2022 #7
that's gonna go overe big with pootie onethatcares Mar 2022 #8
Sure kid BeyondGeography Mar 2022 #9
We are talking about deals between nations not men. And the United States doesn't play games Walleye Mar 2022 #10
Ew. ismnotwasm Mar 2022 #11
Why does he feel a need to explain his father? NameAlreadyTaken Mar 2022 #12
asshole jr fails to realize his asshole father is actually the harp. nt Javaman Mar 2022 #13
Sure awesomerwb1 Mar 2022 #15
4D chess from someone who WA-03 Democrat Mar 2022 #16
More like they "played" Trump. sop Mar 2022 #18
I think sub(2)-tdfg is confused about who played whom /nt sdfernando Mar 2022 #20
While Trump was playing tiddly winks, they were lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #21
Just do another eight ball of coke, junior. madinmaryland Mar 2022 #22
"So my father understands that, you know, men will blow up deals over ego. Totally Tunsie Mar 2022 #23
How are those Trump Company rubles doing Donnie? OAITW r.2.0 Mar 2022 #24
Lying is a genetic trait in the Trump lineage. GoCubsGo Mar 2022 #30
How much do you think he spends on coke per week? N/t LiberatedUSA Mar 2022 #32
In the clip of Junior justifying his father's infatuation with murderous dictators, he is obviously emmaverybo Mar 2022 #33
Nope, The Putin party is stuck with those videos... Played them every time we can uponit7771 Mar 2022 #34
It's not working for me. Is it working for you? Baitball Blogger Mar 2022 #35
Same reason he vilified NATO and our allies in Europe? kentuck Mar 2022 #36
They are in their mercuryblues Mar 2022 #37
Why am I thinking of MurrayDelph Mar 2022 #38
The word is "appease" not "play". chowder66 Mar 2022 #39
Nice try jr, asshole. spanone Mar 2022 #41
Geez, is he high ALL the time PatSeg Mar 2022 #42

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obamanut2012

(26,161 posts)
27. The homophobic "jokes" and "wordplay" in this thread are astounding
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 03:35 PM
Mar 2022

You KNOW what you wrote is bad and homophobic or you wouldn't have ***************** sprinkled all over.

Seriously?

obamanut2012

(26,161 posts)
25. So, you are saying Donald Trump wants to be fucked by men -- why do you think that?
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 03:33 PM
Mar 2022

Why do you think it's okay to say something like this? Trump is straight.

If you know he is straight, why are you suggesting he is a gay male bottom who wants a man to either anally fuck him or he wants to suck on a penis.

Why would a straight man do that????

The only logical assumption is that you think being a gay male bottom is an insult, or even just like sex with another man is an insult.

Why do you think that's an insult? Why don't you think it's just disgustingly homophobic and even sexist?

Hmmm?

Please explain this.

obamanut2012

(26,161 posts)
28. I am pretty done with this "jokes" about Trump being a gay male who liked to be raped
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 03:36 PM
Mar 2022

So sexist and so homophobic and so fucking gross.

EarlG needs to lay down the law and stop this garbage.

sarisataka

(18,835 posts)
31. I find it funny
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 03:47 PM
Mar 2022

(Not ha-ha funny) how we will universally decry homophobia elsewhere while tolerating it right here.

I'm sure someone will come along to explain how it's ok when "we" do it and this isn't "really" homophobic

ETA> I am surprised, perhaps we are getting better

 

Pantagruel

(2,580 posts)
3. Exactly what great deals
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 02:21 PM
Mar 2022

did this "brilliant" strategy yield?

Did Kim give up his nukes?
Did Vlad back out of Crimea?
Did Mexico pay for the wall?

Good luck selling this, Junior!

PatSeg

(47,666 posts)
40. Yeah, they are getting pretty desperate
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 06:54 PM
Mar 2022

Even most of the deplorable base isn't going to buy this crap. Trump has been selling Putin and other dictators for too long. Poor Junior, someone get him into rehab quick.

unblock

(52,392 posts)
7. He's describing a sycophant
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 02:25 PM
Mar 2022

In the toxic relationship between a malignant narcissist and their sycophants, both sides are trying to manipulate the other. Putin forces everyone to praise him and to do his bidding. But the same time, the people around him know that the only way to be heard and to have their own requests met is to cater to the narcissist and to praise them and never criticize them and never bring them bad news and so on.

So yeah. Donnie was trying to play putin, and sure, he probably got something out of it.

Thing is, though, putin won the lottery in terms of all Donnie gave him; meanwhile, from what I can tell, everything Donnie got out of putin was for personal gain, not for America's gain.

onethatcares

(16,194 posts)
8. that's gonna go overe big with pootie
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 02:32 PM
Mar 2022

the f....ing idjit just kicked his sperm donors only friends in the nutz.

Gaud these folks are dumber than dumb.

ismnotwasm

(42,021 posts)
11. Ew.
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 02:36 PM
Mar 2022

The psychological bullshit behind this comment is disgusting to contemplate. Trump didn’t play shit. He thought he did. Jr. may or may not believe this, either way he still placating the monster.

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)
23. "So my father understands that, you know, men will blow up deals over ego.
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 03:23 PM
Mar 2022

I've seen it my whole life, and my father's certainly seen it. Because he's dealt with powerful, egotistical people his entire life."

Hey Dumbass - Your father IS the very person you describe - a man whose ego rules his every moment, often disastrously.

Your father knows jack-shit, and you know less. Shut up and sit down.

OAITW r.2.0

(24,679 posts)
24. How are those Trump Company rubles doing Donnie?
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 03:25 PM
Mar 2022

Vlad's not going to like reading this.....can't wait for your Dad's correction.

GoCubsGo

(32,098 posts)
30. Lying is a genetic trait in the Trump lineage.
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 03:42 PM
Mar 2022

And, Junior has definitely inherited it. It's almost sad to see this fuckwit bending over backwards, lying his ass off in order to defend someone who wouldn't think twice about throwing his own drug-addled son under the bus to save himself.

emmaverybo

(8,144 posts)
33. In the clip of Junior justifying his father's infatuation with murderous dictators, he is obviously
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 04:30 PM
Mar 2022

under the influence. Aside from how preposterous Junior’s defense is, he needs help. He is so far gone, he does not realize how far gone he is or he’d not make a video for release to the public. Daddy Trump should try to help Junior, not rely upon him as a part of a re-election campaign.

Junior’s self-destructive behavior could be life-endangering.

kentuck

(111,110 posts)
36. Same reason he vilified NATO and our allies in Europe?
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 04:47 PM
Mar 2022

He wanted to make them pay more money or drop out of NATO?

Pretzel logic.

mercuryblues

(14,548 posts)
37. They are in their
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 04:49 PM
Mar 2022

I didn’t really mean it phase.

Next up we didn’t really mean it, but it’s OK if we did phase of denial.

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