• doingthestuff@lemy.lolEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Im not saying Trump is 6’3*, he’s clearly not. I myself have shrunk over an inch and I’m younger than him by a generation. But people don’t always measure the same, or try to. I have a friend who is 6’1" who swears he’s 5’11". He never stands up straight. At my tallest I was 5’11 3/4" and you better believe I was giving my measurements all I could hoping I’d get to 6’. My guess is Trump once was 6’3", has shrunk to just a little over 6’, and Newsom is probably closer to 6’4". But without putting a measuring tape to them, what the hell do any of us know?

    • entwine413@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

      My money would be on Trump only ever being 5’11. Obama was 6’1 and Trump was still several inches shorter.

    • parody@lemmings.world
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      2 months ago

      Rewarding sanity in these not sane times with this small vote up

      This is important if we’re gonna poke fun, so we know whether to defend the “fact” sarcastically or not

    • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Yeah I don’t really give a fuck about Trump’s height tbh, but you can see by their shadows that Newsom is walking slightly in front and the lens could be affecting our perspectives. Makes the difference seem larger than it is.

    • TheOakTree@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

      Hello fellow 5’11 3/4-er. I gave up on it a while ago. At least even the thinnest shoes put me over 6’0.

  • cyphear@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Trump reminds me of Charlie Sheen. Trump is always"winning", hangs out with pornstars, and his ego is so inflated that Freud would quit doing cocaine. Trump needs to be treated like Reagan was. Like, when the secret service would place leaves in the pool. But, in this case, give him a room with a camera and tell him that he matters. But it broadcasts to nobody.

  • thermal_shock@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    How fucking terrible of a person do you have to be to continuously lie about something so trivial and easily proven.

  • notarobot@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    You are missing the point. AFAIK, a foot and an inch are supposed to be based off of the kings measurements. He might be 6 of his own feet (not sure how the plural works here) because he sees himself as the king

  • Vespair@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    We have to stop reporting on Trump lies like they’re shocking.

    Yeah dude, the lying liar lied.

    Literally every time this dude opens his mouth he is either lying or spewing hate. Sure as the sun will rise tomorrow, so will Trump lie.

    • Auzy@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      We shouldn’t even call him Trump anymore. Gives him too much attention

      Call him only by his number: 45 or 47

      • ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        I can’t even bring myself to capitalize the t in trump. Or the m in musk, for that matter (or the n in nazi). It just implies a modicum of respect.

    • MrVilliam@lemm.eeEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I disagree. When we stop pointing out the lies that the lying liar tells, we are complicit in him getting away with the lies. A shitload of people aren’t really paying much attention. Those people might believe his lies if they’re not seeing anybody pointing out that what he’s saying is a lie.

      Honestly, I’d rather see it pointed out even more what a fucking liar he is. I want the media to stop saying “falsely states” and other bullshit soft language, and then let it go to fucking trial and beat him if he tries to sue for slander/libel. It’s a fucking disgrace that they’re not only choosing to not do this, but they’re settling when he claims that they’re factual reporting on him is defamation or election interference. But honestly, at this point, I won’t be satisfied until he’s in a stockade and getting pelted by overpriced eggs.

      Eggs.

      Eggs.

      Eggs.

      • Vespair@lemm.ee
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        2 months ago

        I never said stop reporting, I said stop acting surprised. I don’t want them to stop talking about it, I just want them to be honest about it and say “Trump lied about this today” instead of “the Trump white house thinks…”

        I just want them to call a spade a spade instead of acting like it’s not

        • MrVilliam@lemm.eeEnglish
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          2 months ago

          Ah, I misinterpreted your phrasing. “We have to stop reporting on Trump lies like they’re shocking” sounded like “nobody is shocked by his lies, so there’s no point in bothering to report on it.” You meant “stop feigning surprise in your reporting of his lies.” I fully agree with you.