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cali

(114,904 posts)
Sun Jun 12, 2016, 04:01 PM Jun 2016

Out of all of tRump's hideous tweets, the one about the Pulse mass murder was the worst.

It's not like his being a textbook narcissist is exactly news, but that tweet actually shocked me as well as disgusted me. Just when you think nothing he could do would be shocking, he tweets that shit. Not one mention of the scores dead and injured, not a microscopic speck of empathy. Just me, me, me.



https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/742034549232766976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Donald Trump Faces Backlash For Tweets About Orlando Shooting

http://time.com/4365411/orlando-shooting-donald-trump-tweet-congrats/

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Out of all of tRump's hideous tweets, the one about the Pulse mass murder was the worst. (Original Post) cali Jun 2016 OP
"Appreciate the congrats" Prism Jun 2016 #1
I knew eventually he would say something MFM008 Jun 2016 #16
Whose congrats, Donald Pants-On-Fire? July Jun 2016 #17
+100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Initech Jun 2016 #24
This is his Reichstag fire moment. geomon666 Jun 2016 #2
42,000 likes and 18,000 retweets Different Drummer Jun 2016 #3
I don't like to think what Trump being the nominee says about this country cali Jun 2016 #5
+1 n/t Different Drummer Jun 2016 #14
Well... at least we'll have an ally with North Korea. Initech Jun 2016 #25
You're going to be really upset when you see that he has about 13 mil votes... SaschaHM Jun 2016 #11
Millions of Users erpowers Jun 2016 #13
In his universe *everything* has to be about him. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2016 #4
Why post a link to his Twitter account? n/t intrepidity Jun 2016 #6
becuse there were some devastating take down responses. cali Jun 2016 #7
Would never click on anything that would feed his ego n/t intrepidity Jun 2016 #8
and no one is forcing you to do so. cali Jun 2016 #9
True intrepidity Jun 2016 #10
WaPo headline: Orlando shooting exposes Trump’s biggest weakness: A total lack of empathy spanone Jun 2016 #12
That headline says it all. Frightening. cali Jun 2016 #15
I can't say I was surprised... tallahasseedem Jun 2016 #18
best reply: "Turning worst mass shooting in US history into a Trump humble brag..." Bucky Jun 2016 #19
I think he is also a sociopath leftyladyfrommo Jun 2016 #20
Agree - it's sick LeftishBrit Jun 2016 #21
In actual fact, his tweet before that was, indeed, about the victims and their families. Stinky The Clown Jun 2016 #22
He is dangerously insane rbrnmw Jun 2016 #23
Sub-human piece of manure. IggleDoer Jun 2016 #26
 

Prism

(5,815 posts)
1. "Appreciate the congrats"
Sun Jun 12, 2016, 04:03 PM
Jun 2016

I was very on the fence about Hillary for a hundred reasons. But I am now firmly in the camp of:

Fuck. This. Guy.

Fuck him. Fuck everything about him.

Trump just motivated a lot of Bernie supporters who were feeling a bit unmotivated.

Nice job, dickhead.

MFM008

(19,803 posts)
16. I knew eventually he would say something
Sun Jun 12, 2016, 05:24 PM
Jun 2016

to outrage everyone regardless of who you supported,
if it hasn't happened for anyone else, don't worry, he will get to you.
I can only imagine what he will say in a speech he should have the sensitivity to postpone tomorrow.
oh wait, did I say he SHOULD have?
The guy is just the worst person in the world.
Lets fight him together.

July

(4,750 posts)
17. Whose congrats, Donald Pants-On-Fire?
Sun Jun 12, 2016, 06:17 PM
Jun 2016

Given his abysmal track record when it comes to telling the truth, I'd take a bet that he made that up.

geomon666

(7,512 posts)
2. This is his Reichstag fire moment.
Sun Jun 12, 2016, 04:03 PM
Jun 2016

An islamic terrorist attack in the US is all he needs to bolster the insane/racist/xenophobic/homophobic voting bloc to his cause and drown out any rational thought left.

SaschaHM

(2,897 posts)
11. You're going to be really upset when you see that he has about 13 mil votes...
Sun Jun 12, 2016, 04:36 PM
Jun 2016

and will probably get double that plus more in November because the Republicans have no standards when it comes to how you treat anyone who is not a heterosexual white christian male.

erpowers

(9,350 posts)
13. Millions of Users
Sun Jun 12, 2016, 04:41 PM
Jun 2016

America has a population of 300+ million people. Twitter has millions, if not billions, of users. His likes and retweets are only a small fraction of the people who use Twitter. Some of the retweets might be coming from people who are upset about the tweet.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,661 posts)
4. In his universe *everything* has to be about him.
Sun Jun 12, 2016, 04:06 PM
Jun 2016

I've met a few narcissists in my day but Trump has to be the most narcissistic narcissist ever. For years I've thought that prize should be awarded to my SIL but Trump is exponentially worse - makes SIL look like the Dalai Lama. Years from now psychologists will be writing treatises about him.

spanone

(135,816 posts)
12. WaPo headline: Orlando shooting exposes Trump’s biggest weakness: A total lack of empathy
Sun Jun 12, 2016, 04:39 PM
Jun 2016

i don't subscribe so i can't read it, but the headline says a lot.

tallahasseedem

(6,716 posts)
18. I can't say I was surprised...
Sun Jun 12, 2016, 06:24 PM
Jun 2016

with the way he was throwing that term around the other day, I knew he wouldn't be able to help himself.

Once again, he has to stroke his own ego as opposed to expressing sympathy.

The fact is that leadership already knows this is a problem, they just don't use it to fan flames at a political rally like the repugs do.

Bucky

(53,986 posts)
19. best reply: "Turning worst mass shooting in US history into a Trump humble brag..."
Sun Jun 12, 2016, 06:31 PM
Jun 2016
"FYI: turning worst mass shooting in US history into a Trump humble brag isn't smart. It's childish, arrogant, thoughtless."

leftyladyfrommo

(18,868 posts)
20. I think he is also a sociopath
Sun Jun 12, 2016, 06:35 PM
Jun 2016

As well as narcisstic.

He is incapable of feeling any empathy. And everything is always about him.

Only a sociopath could rip off hundreds of people and not care one iota
about what he is doing to all those lives. People lost their businesses because they were never paid for the work they did for him. He could have cared less. No empathy and no conscience.

And notice how he never apologises for anything? That's a big clue. And how he just changes his stories if one doesn't fly? He just spins another story and thinks people will believe the new one. That's a sociopath.

Stinky The Clown

(67,786 posts)
22. In actual fact, his tweet before that was, indeed, about the victims and their families.
Sun Jun 12, 2016, 06:46 PM
Jun 2016

From your initial link you can read this immediately before the tweet you cite.

"Horrific incident in FL. Praying for all the victims & their families. When will this stop? When will we get tough, smart & vigilant?"

Yes, he is disgusting and his whole view on all of this, judging by his tweets, is about him. But he did mention the victims and their families.

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