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Trump moves Obama’s White House portrait to display his assassination attempt photo (www.independent.co.uk)
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The official portrait of former president Barack Obama has moved to the opposite side of the hallway — directly across from the new addition

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

If you want to know the difference between Trump and Obama:

Obama would have immediately tried to learn who else was injured, and issued a statement of condolence. He would have at least shown concern.

Trump immediately realized he could use it as "Badass PR." And didn't give a shit about the cultist who died.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Neither do I to be fair.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I understand, but regardless, that was a civilian guy who didn't expect to be killed in front of his family, and the public.

If you don't understand that, or don't care, don't bother answering.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Look, I get that you wanna be all centrist and shit, but when you voted for this nutter in 2016, you got that ball rolling. At this point, anyone who chose to vote for him or abstain in protest is directly responsible for the damage that is going to cause the deaths of tens of millions of Americans over time.

So please, if you don’t understand how I couldn’t give a shit about one single racist, bigoted zealot... Don’t bother answering.

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

I see. You're stupid. I have never, and will never, vote Republican. Ever. I'm as Left as Left gets. You'd know that if you had just slightly peeked at my post history. Anyway, we're done.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Most people think they are more “left” than they really are.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

If he thinks it’s a good thing that people want to kill him, let him go ahead.

And I would imagine that Obama’s reaction to this isn’t much more than, “Lol, that dumbass”

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah. Came to say I like that photo better. Should be titled something like the tragedy of inches.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Maybe someday it can be replaced by one with better aim.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

I believe the term he'd use is jackass

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Who cares what Obama thinks?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

37 people vs 1 of you.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Are you enjoying replying to all my comments?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, all three comments were quite enjoyable. Did you enjoy my replies? I got more for your cravings.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't care

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Right, right

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago

So petty.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

nope, no fascism here, nuh uh

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

No class

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Honestly it's a hell of a photo.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It's bullshit, just like everything about him.

People that were there and saw the whole thing saw him cower and be confused like a senile imbecile.

This photo is taken well after all the bullshit passed.

But people assume he just jumped up immediately and was posing, when in reality he first shat his diper.

Propaganda is a hell of a drug.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I watched it too, I'm not saying it covers all of the context just that as a piece of political media it's very effective. The blood, the fist, and the flag in the background are the sort of thing you'd see in an arranged photo.

I can hate him and still recognize that.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I hate it, but sometimes the planets really do align and shit just happens. It doesn't have to be this grand conspiracy, there's photographers everywhere all the time, and sometimes they happen to catch a once in a generation picture. I can't blame the dude for keeping it, but I think I would've thought long and hard and deleted it. "Oops, sorry, guess I forgot to take the pictures when all the shit went down".

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

Almost like an “arranged photo”, you don’t say? 😝

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

Wild. I honestly didn’t know that was the case. Because it was unsuccessful, I kinda just quit caring and didn’t bother to look into it more. I saw his stupid pose, and thought “better luck next time”.

Figures though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Most people don't know, they think he just stood there taking the bullet like Rambo. The truth is that he acted like a 90 year with dementia, then later was posing....

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Ignore everyone else. It's a an iconic photo and will be remembered in American history forever no matter how much people in this thread cry about it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So we should take down other president’s photos throughout and replace them with this shit? No thanks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Why shouldn't he? What is the moral prerogative for which pictures are shown in the White House?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah it's possible to recognize a good photo and still hate the guy lol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Accidental renaissance.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's a painting?!

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

A painting of the photo, like you'd order on etsy for a portrait of your dog.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_raised-fist_photographs

[–] Deathray5 6 points 1 month ago

Oh this isn't an onion article

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

It was staged. Would have ripped his ear off, not healed a week later.

Con man.

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

He likes it when people go after him? Personally I would not, but I guess he has his likes. Odd.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

If nothing else, I suspect he liked the attention he got.