☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 days agoChina rejects Trump’s claim that Xi has called him by phonewww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down10cross-posted to: worldnews@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up164arrow-down1external-linkChina rejects Trump’s claim that Xi has called him by phonewww.cnn.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareAlsephina@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·11 days agoWhat’s even the point of this? Blatantly lying about stuff like that is just going to destroy any credibility he could have left
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up27arrow-down1·11 days agoMarket manipulation is the point. Every time he makes a statement the market reacts which allows people who are in on it to make money hand over fist.
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·11 days agoAlso Trump’s voterbase will believe anything he says over anything Xi says
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·11 days agoAlthough, I doubt he even cares what they think. His constituents are the financial capitalists whose interests he represents.
minus-squarebalsoft@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up13·11 days agoThere’s no credibility to lose at this point. He has been lying for his entire life, no way he’s stopping now.
minus-squareIldsaye [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·10 days agoGoing along with Trump’s most recent lies is how you show you are loyal/part of the cult. The lies also flush out people who are impelled to correct the historical record, marking them as enemies.
minus-squareUltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 days ago credibility he could have left LoL
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 days agoTrump blatantly lied all the time as part of his career in real estate. Why would we expect anything different now?
What’s even the point of this? Blatantly lying about stuff like that is just going to destroy any credibility he could have left
Market manipulation is the point. Every time he makes a statement the market reacts which allows people who are in on it to make money hand over fist.
Also Trump’s voterbase will believe anything he says over anything Xi says
Although, I doubt he even cares what they think. His constituents are the financial capitalists whose interests he represents.
There’s no credibility to lose at this point. He has been lying for his entire life, no way he’s stopping now.
Going along with Trump’s most recent lies is how you show you are loyal/part of the cult. The lies also flush out people who are impelled to correct the historical record, marking them as enemies.
LoL
Trump blatantly lied all the time as part of his career in real estate. Why would we expect anything different now?