I can't tell if people believe he is serious about being pope.
this post was submitted on 03 May 2025
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These people fixate on the weirdest shit. People like my mom that lives in rural Oklahoma thinks ms13 is gonna kidnap one of her grandkids cause of these idiots. I can't even fight it anymore, some people WANT to live in fear
This was Trumps holy Easter message
He should take inspiration the one thing all popes have done and do it right this moment.
WTF, disgusting.
I say we nominate him for Sainthood...
He can't be pope......... He touches women, not kids
he's been on epstiens island so he qualifies
He was BFF's with Epstein.
I feel like it's extreme ragebaiting/trolling. Either way had a massive laugh despite him being an ass
Trump, that's not how it works.
Just because you ordered Vance to assassinate that old man doesn't mean you're the Pope. Vance, as his slayer, is the Pope now, so you have to kill Vance.
There can be only one!
It must be embarrassing to be American.
It's the worst. Even on the state level. People in the state I'm from used to have a positive stereotype about them, so that I felt good about sharing where I grew up in conversation.
That state turned red and they've been legislating against anyone who isn't a white, straight, rich person. If people find out where I'm from, I have to do extra work to make sure people don't assume I'm a hateful idiot.
So that's what it's like, but on the international level now. I wish I had dual citizenship so I could at least travel internationally with a different passport (or relocate altogether). I know Americans have had a reputation of being rude or entitled abroad, but that's far better than people assuming I'm a Trump-loving, delusional, fascist.
Depending on your skill set, relocating is not such a big deal. Of course I understand that it's a leap of faith, if you don't have already connections to that place.
Infuriatingly so.
KG was right.
Who's KG?
Lol, are you referencing KGs remarks in Australia, by chance...?
Yup.
So cringe to be american rn and he was elected twice HAHAHAHAAHAHA embarrassing AF
It's way past that now.
I think he wants to put the idea out there that he could "step in" as pope if needed.
What did it say that the president of the USA is non-stop pulling attention seeking stunts like your crazy aunt on Facebook? Guess it must be lonely being surrounded by sycophants.
Nah, he is just ~~gaslighting~~ overwhelming everyone. Tons of insane and insulting shit to occupy the media and people, so that he can pull all the stunts he he wants. Drowning everything in noise so that no one knows what to focus on anymore.
Don't get me wrong, he is batshit insane bud there is a certain method to his madness.
Edit: Looks like I was using 'gaslighting' incorrectly.
It's a terrifying mix of a Gish gallop (a stampede of lies and half truths, delivered so fast they can't be countered) and razzle dazzle (camouflage via a swarm of irrelevant or counter intuitive points).
It's terrifyingly effective, and very difficult to counter.
Would be much easier to counter if there was a functional system of checks and balances or a well-educated population that'd hold their leaders accountable, but here we are.
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