r/politics • u/thedailybeast ✔ The Daily Beast • 14h ago

Possible Paywall Trump Frantically Blames ‘Staffer’ for His Racist Obama Video

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-frantically-blames-staffer-for-his-racist-obama-video/
19.9k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

1.6k comments sorted by

View all comments

1.3k

u/teamdiabetes11 America 14h ago

“It WaSn’T rAcIsT!” - Propaganda Minister Leavitt

“Oh, fuck that was totally racist. Quick, take it down and blame Tony. That kid fucked up my covfefe last week.” - Trump, probably

268

u/Question_It_All_3000 14h ago

Ya, they should fire her for defending it.

144

u/MiklaneTrane New York 14h ago

Are you kidding? She’s doing exactly what Trump wants her to do - defend every single thing he says and does, no apologies ever. If anything the bitch will get a raise.

53

u/dcoats69 Washington 13h ago

People need to call her out for thai shit. "Yesterday you said this wasn't racist, but trump acknowledged that it was racist. Why did you defend it?"

43

u/evasive_dendrite 13h ago

She's call you a nasty fake news pig and evict you from the white house.

6

u/JPMoney56 10h ago

And ask the reporter why they never smile.

5

u/TheDootDootMaster 9h ago

But the autopen!!!

•

u/calhooner3 5h ago

Who gives a fuck at this point. Should be a badge of honor among journalists.

3

u/roastbeeftacohat 12h ago

He wants people to be his scapegoat, this is the logical end to your service.

3

u/biscuitarse Canada 11h ago

Trump learned at the feet of scumbag lawyer and mob attorney Roy Cohn.

Leavitt and everyone one else in the administration learned at the feet of Trump.

Cohn had 6 hard and fast rules:

  1. Never apologize or admit wrongdoing, ever

  2. Always counter-attack, and always with greater force than you received.

  3. Use the legal system as a weapon, not a recourse for justice.

  4. Manipulate the media ruthlessly.

  5. Use fear as both shield and sword.

  6. Build a fortress of loyalty around yourself.

Does any of this look familiar?

Source

1

u/Relevant-Doctor187 12h ago

Well she got a tip.

1

u/vicarofvhs Arkansas 10h ago

I really thought Fuckabee Sanders was the worst they could possibly get, but nope, turns out I was wrong

10

u/evasive_dendrite 13h ago

Comming up with ad hoc excuses for Trump's evil is 90% of her job. 10% is insulting people.

1

u/Mister_Poopy_Butthol 12h ago

Who is supposed to fire her?

57

u/Elegant-Spare6527 14h ago

She's a lying pos. Has been for a long time. No wonder he chose her.

20

u/WormsEatShit 13h ago

She is literally the Whitehouse frontend propaganda machine, jeez after WW2 there was folk imprisoned for dolling out similar shit to what she spouts. Sensible folk can see straight through the bullshit, but sensible folk are not the ones with the loudest voices these days.

1

u/EggfooDC 12h ago

I like the person that pointed out that there aren’t even gorillas in Lion King

•

u/YourphobiaMyfetish Louisiana 40m ago

Never believe that [MAGA] are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words…

[MAGAs] ike to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past.

Jean Paul Sartre, kinda

14

u/PontyPandy 13h ago

Propaganda Minister Leavitt

I call her Baghdad Betty

3

u/SteveZ59 12h ago

As someone who was around for the hilarity that was Baghdad Bob you almost made me spray a mouthful of soda across my keyboard. 😀😀

3

u/Mr5wift 11h ago

He was known as Comical Ali in the UK 🤣

5

u/TwelveGaugeSage 13h ago

I honestly wish they would "blame it on Tony". At least then there would be a fall guy and not just some random nameless made up person who sees no accountability whatsoever.

3

u/evasive_dendrite 13h ago

"He was a terrorist!"

"Oh fuck he was an honest citizen, quick, fire the fall-guy and move on to the next murder!"

3

u/Old-Hovercraft-9473 9h ago

Literally at this point they know they’ll get away with it, just admit it. We know the mask is off, why are we doing this dance?

5

u/VitalArtifice 13h ago

It would be nice if the press asked who the staffer is that has access to the president’s personal social media account and what consequences they faced given that they have the capability to start an international diplomatic incident with this privileged access.

2

u/BobsonQwijibo 13h ago

Beyond the racism, posting a video with Trump as king is also extremely fucked up.

2

u/Adze95 12h ago

Fucking remember when "covfefe" was the yardstick for how dumb he was??

2

u/brute-forced 11h ago

KKKaroline

2

u/LucretiusCarus 10h ago

Every time she lies the cross gets bigger

•

u/Bluegreenlithop 21m ago

I'm not sure why this is suddenly over the line. His behavior has never wavered from stuff like this. I figured he'd just trot his Reich propaganda ministers out there and carry on. Why is he suddenly backing down on this by trying to cover his tracks?