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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Tue Aug 27, 2019, 07:12 PM Aug 2019

I'd like to see an end to the expression "That's just Trump being Trump"...

...Chuck Todd said it earlier today, when he showed an old clip of Trump pimping Trump steaks, water, wine, vodka, and saying "We're going to bring back Trump University after we settle the lawsuit."

On one hand, yes...it IS "Trump being Trump."

On the other hand, I feel a sort of "normalization," intended or not, the way you scruff up Dennis the Menace's hair after he's been a rascal. Or maybe the way Jimmy Fallon scruffed up Trump's hair on The Tonight Show.

It's a nuance thing, I'm probably reading more into it than necessary, but when I hear it, it's like "We expect it, that's just the way he is, so what are ya gonna do?"

Hopefully, what we're gonna do is vote him out of office in 2020.

Until then, I'd love it if I never hear those words again.

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I'd like to see an end to the expression "That's just Trump being Trump"... (Original Post) Miles Archer Aug 2019 OP
Me too! Raven Aug 2019 #1
I want him gone 'now' handmade34 Aug 2019 #2
I'm going to shorten it up for you. 3catwoman3 Aug 2019 #3
Beat me to it. TreasonousBastard Aug 2019 #4
You're right, that works better. Miles Archer Aug 2019 #5
AMEN!!! Karadeniz Aug 2019 #6
"That's just Hitler being Hitler." smirkymonkey Aug 2019 #7
Like he's some sweet ol' grampa thegoose Aug 2019 #8
Just an asshole being an asshole Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2019 #9
That's just Manson being Manson. world wide wally Aug 2019 #10
Ted Bundy was just being Ted Bundy. lpbk2713 Aug 2019 #11
 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
7. "That's just Hitler being Hitler."
Tue Aug 27, 2019, 07:29 PM
Aug 2019

FFS, he's not a child, so why do so many people give him a pass? He is a 73 year old adult and the President of the US. He should be held to much higher standards than most people, not the lowest standards possible.

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