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Donald Trump appeared to say that his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), isn’t weird because he’s “so straight.”

Trump was speaking at a town hall event in LaCross, Wisconsin, yesterday with former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii when he discussed how the Harris-Walz campaign has been calling Republicans – and especially Vance – “weird.”

“They picked this guy,” Trump said, referring to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), who has been vocal about calling Vance and Trump weird. “He is weird! Right? I’m not weird, he’s weird.”

“No, he’s a weird guy, he’s a weird dude,” Trump continued. “You know, they come up with soundbites, they always have soundbites, and one of the things is that J.D. and I are weird.”

Then Trump defended himself and Vance from the weird charges, calling Vance “so straight” and a “top student.”

“This guy is so straight? J.D. is so… He’s doing a great job, smart, top student, great guy, he’s not weird and I’m not weird. I mean, we’re a lot of things, we’re not weird.”

Totally straight and not weird.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

trump and vance are weird in the USA the weirdest country on earth.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I think trump said straight to mean the opposite of weird, like he's straight and narrow, never makes a mistake, but he really put his foot in his mouth there huh? Well as far as the meme machine goes.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You’re telling me they insist Vance is heterosexual and that he didn’t fuck a couch?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He straight fucked them couches, does that count?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It was just a dainty Divan, perfectly straight. He is definitely not attracted to a robust manly Chesterfield.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Only female couches, so still straight and definitely not weird.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

The fact that you have to insist upon his heterosexuality is kinda suspicious. Like I didn't suspect he was gay but.. now I'm sure he only fucks male couches.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

‘Straight dudes’ give the best head with those deprived little mouths.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Straight as a furniture 🛋️🥵

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

Straight for the furniture you mean.

Hide yo' kids, hide yo' women, and most defiantly hide yo' couch!

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago

Ok Donny, you got this. All you have to do is come up with the most natural and least bizarre reason that Vance (ugh!) isn't weird. Just come up with it now and you can say it over and over again for the next two months no problem. Ok ok ok here comes the moment, what are you going to say?

"so straight..."

What happened? I wasn't paying attention. Covfefe. Hamberder.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I really question why Trump would choose a running mate that previously was one of his biggest critics and hated his guts.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I really won't be shocked when it turns out that James Bowman (JD Vance's real name.. if he won't respect my chosen name I won't respect his) was faking being this fucking weird to tank Trump

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He absolutely loves having someone kiss the ring who previously trash talked him. It's like a fetish

It could also be a "look I converted this non believer" to try and gain more fanatics

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Because he(Vance) is completely spineless and already agreed to help with his next coup attempt

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Super straights are the weirdest. Once knew a guy in highschool that claimed to be so straight he didn't even touch his own dick.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

That guy has sucked SO MUCH DICK

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

Good logic.

Same reason I don't fuck women. Most women are interested in guys, which is something they have in common with the gays. No thanks.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

I.....what? What the shit?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Edgy zoomers that discovered 4chan regularly call me a "tourist normie" for liking certain things (and of course, for not hating minorities), despite me often being in those fandoms from a lot longer, and them going on and on about "degenerates" and such.

No, if anything, you're the "tourist normie" for being the "last straight christian white male in the VTuber fandom", while I'm both bi, and not only were there from the days of Kizuna Ai instead of discovering it from HoloMyth, but also knew some "proto-VTubers" and interacted with them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Cool story bro

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

What did I just read? ... Ugh... I'm getting too old for this shit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

So, Rudy G being so weird, must mean he's gay, right?

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago (2 children)

People are assuming “straight” is a reference to his sexuality. I just assumed he meant “straight” as in what a criminal says when they’re referring to someone who isn’t breaking the law.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

To be fair. It's a sign of stupidity to pick that word choice when LGBT Rights are a big talking point right now

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago

Yeah, this feels like straight and narrow by an old man using old slang. Not that I doubt Trump being a raging homophobe, it's just the other context clues in the sentence.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

Aren't couches non-gendered anyway ?

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