4853 upvotes, 76 direct replies (showing 25)
It is kind of amazing how blatant the corruption is
1. Rich guy pays for politicians campaign
2. Rich guy gets influential job once politician is elected
3. Politician literally starts to advertise rich guys products
Trump using his presidency to make car commercials for his major donor is extremely blatant corruption and honestly it makes the US look like a joke around the world.
Comment by crochetquilt at 12/03/2025 at 09:35 UTC
826 upvotes, 23 direct replies
Imagine if Biden had done an ad for laptops during his presidency. In fact fuck it I want Hunter to become the new US face of Lenovo.
No wait, Lenovo owns IBM and IBM have form with Nazi's so they'd probably want one of the other guys to do it.
Comment by NehEma at 12/03/2025 at 10:02 UTC
101 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I really hate making random Idiocracy references but
Sponsored by Carl's Junior
Comment by DennenTH at 12/03/2025 at 16:07 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Don't forget the people who literally raided a government building Aren't domestic terrorists but people who raid a dealership Are.
The corruption couldn't be any clearer unless Trump put a Goya filter over the sun.
Comment by Kracus at 12/03/2025 at 11:59 UTC
79 upvotes, 4 direct replies
lol what do you mean look like a joke? the US IS a joke at the moment. Who in their right mind has any respect for them? Americans let this happen and they keep letting it happen, fuck them.
Comment by Shurdus at 12/03/2025 at 12:34 UTC
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To be fair, the US hasn't looked good for quite a while.
Comment by GeongSi at 12/03/2025 at 12:55 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I remember when I was young and didn't realize about politician contributions and their benefits
Comment by Diddly_eyed_Dipshite at 12/03/2025 at 13:00 UTC
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it makes the US look like a joke around the world.
Look like? ...
Comment by mollila at 12/03/2025 at 13:01 UTC
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honestly it makes the US look like a joke around the world
Yes, it does. Source: foreigner
Comment by JerryHutch at 12/03/2025 at 13:03 UTC
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"More of a joke"
Comment by Haiku-On-My-Tatas at 12/03/2025 at 13:06 UTC
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Trump needs to be president to stay out of prison (and to feed his ego).
Trump can't be president without Elon's money (because he doesn't actually have any of his own).
Elon wants to be president, but can't because he isn't a US-born citizen.
Elon *can*, however, own the president, since he's the one with the money.
Elon can effectively take the presidency away from Trump on a whim if and when he chooses.
Comment by oxhasbeengreat at 12/03/2025 at 13:10 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
As far as things Tangerine Palpatine does to make the US look like a joke just add it to the list. Cause as stupid as the Tesla thing is it's not even top 5.
Comment by subbie2002 at 12/03/2025 at 13:10 UTC
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Hey hey now, we prefer the culturally sensitive term *lobbying*
Comment by Buddhabellymama at 12/03/2025 at 13:12 UTC
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That’s just one of the things making us look like morons right now.
Comment by major_cigar123 at 12/03/2025 at 13:49 UTC
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In front of the white house no less. I bet they go to Arlington Cemetery next
Comment by apb2718 at 12/03/2025 at 14:55 UTC
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Imagine a president attacking a political opponent’s inalienable right to free speech while defending a fucking car brand tooth and nail against “domestic terrorism”
Comment by StoneWall_MWO at 12/03/2025 at 12:05 UTC
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US has been a joke since the 70s. All the wars since then was to keep the zombie economy going and to flex. Now they are insanely broke with zero respect around the world.
Comment by HempKnight1234 at 12/03/2025 at 12:53 UTC
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Yep
Comment by Tavrabbit at 12/03/2025 at 13:02 UTC
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Too late - US already has been made to look like a joke around the world.
Comment by Specialist_Square896 at 12/03/2025 at 13:11 UTC
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Nahh man, George W. Bush did that after 9/11. America has been a joke around the world for over 20 years now.
Comment by mtgspender at 12/03/2025 at 13:14 UTC
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4. Politician threatens anyone damaging those vehicles specifically with domestic terrorism charges
Comment by Neloz at 12/03/2025 at 13:15 UTC
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At least now it's out in the open and blatent, instead of back handers and denial like pretty much the rest of the worlds politicians.
Comment by thereisonlyoneme at 12/03/2025 at 13:16 UTC
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"Come on down to Crazy Don's Tesla! We're slashing prices like we slashed your government benefits! Test drive the new empathy exploit mode, which ignores pedestrians! Every new SS model comes with a 12 month/12,000 mile domestic terrorism protection plan! Crazy Don is INsaaaaaane!!"
Comment by Busterlimes at 12/03/2025 at 13:23 UTC
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Oh, we looked like a joke the first time around, now he is a threat to the world and they are responding accordingly.
Comment by laughingheart66 at 12/03/2025 at 13:28 UTC
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As Folding Ideas once said in his flat earth video, “too bad it’s not enough” (or something like that)
Comment by Tuscanlord at 12/03/2025 at 13:32 UTC
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The president of the United States spending time doing an official White House infomercial for the richest man on planet earth. While said richest man is dressed like a nerd in super villain cosplay.
Crazy maga would have been completely ok with Biden doing this in a Tuesday while the market dropped another 500 pts to add to the 900 it lost the day before.