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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

Trump Falls For Satire From Site Called ‘The Dunning Kruger Times’

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Trump Falls For Satire From Site Called ‘The Dunning Kruger Times’

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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago
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Over the weekend, the President of the United States fell for obvious satire from a website literally called “The Dunning Kruger Times.” Donald Trump—a man with access to the best, most…
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    Wow - the satire article is not subtle. Guess that’s what happens in a “I barely even read the title” world.

    https://dunning-kruger-times.com/doge-halts-2-6-million-annual-payment-to-obama-for-obamacare-royalties/

    “Honestly, we thought it was a joke,” said DOGE Director Rufus Clapp, shaking his head. “But then we found the payments—direct deposits marked ‘Thanks for the branding, champ.’”

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      The author details are also a big flag that its satire.

      Flagg Eagleton - Patriot Flagg Eagleton is the son of an American potato farmer and a patriot. After spending 4 years in the Navy and 7 on welfare picking himself up by the bootstraps, Flagg finally got his HVAC certificate and is hard at work keeping the mobile homes of Tallahassee at a comfy 83 degrees.

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      Wow - the satire article is not subtle.

      Only if you have a functioning brain. Literally written so someone of the same intelligence level as Trump would get super angry that Obama, who “isn’t even a citizen”, got all that money from everyone calling it Obamacare.

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    This is something they came up with themselves.

    Obama was watching basketball in the Oval Office while Trump was rescuing people on 9/11/2001.

    https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/08/viral-image/no-these-photos-dont-show-donald-trump-and-barack-/

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    For a moment there, Trump almost respected Obama.

    “Wow! Look a the grift on this guy! Why am I not receiving royalties on legislation too?”

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      Give it time? I could see a licensing deal for TrumpRX. You just can’t use that name for free! It’s worth it’s weight in gold.

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    I can’t believe Flag Eagleton did the president dirty. And that man calls himself a patriot.

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