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Trump claims audience ‘went crazy’ at debate with Harris – but there was no audience (www.independent.co.uk)

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[-] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 80 points 2 months ago

His followers don't care. They probably didn't even watch the debate anyway, and even if they did it's been abundantly clear for years now that millions of Americans - for some inexplicable reason - will choose to believe Trump's words over the evidence of facts, their own memories and even their own direct sensory input.

[-] Tobberone@lemm.ee 19 points 2 months ago

Exactly. His followers expect there to have been an audience and those fictional people should have been crazy about it...

And to make it worse, they are none too concerned with facts to begin with.

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 months ago

It's weird. Like, this is the kind of lie that is so easily disprovable. Like ask anyone who was there.

But his followers won't. And even if they did, they'll just accuse them of being trans and dismiss it.

These people could have been at the debate, knowing full well that there wasn't an audience, and they'll convince themselves that they were wrong and Trump is right.

[-] negativenull@lemmy.world 39 points 2 months ago

the voices in his head went crazy

[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 10 points 2 months ago

"This is it Donny, use your laser eyebeams to cut her in half! DIDN'T YOU HEAR HER INSULT YOU? CUT HER IN HALF!!!!"

"Hey, it's okay buddy, you're just trying your best..."

"Wtf?! I'll pay bail for whoever kills that voice"

"See Donny? We used our laser eyebeams just fine. You're a real disappointment."

"Loser"

"SAD"

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"

... so bad, it's so ridiculous....

"You did it Donny, YOU WON THE DEBATE!!!"

"Is someone toasting something?"

[-] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago

How delightfully redundant.

[-] ThePantser@lemmy.world 35 points 2 months ago

Trump is an audience of one. In his head.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

[-] Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee 33 points 2 months ago

I don’t think he’s as far off as they suggest. I remember the whole world laughing every time he spoke.

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago

My hot take is that these lies are for the undecideds that hate politics, didn’t watch the debate, and only catch a few snippets a week about what is going on.

He hopes that these people catch his bullshit Cliffs notes before heading into the ballot box.

They didn’t see the debate, so try to get snippets out on social media that tells them about the debate you wished happened.

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago

i don’t think it’s “for” anyone in particular. this is just who he is.

[-] AtomicHotSauce@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Bingo. If he repeats the same bullshit enough publicly, more and more dumb people will catch it and just go with it.

These dumb fucks aren’t known for their research skills.

[-] bobslaede@feddit.dk 4 points 2 months ago

I think you're giving Trump way too much credit. I honestly don't think that there is any reason to what he does or says.

[-] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Exactly. He lies so much to inflate his "greatness" that it's just a habit at this point. It's never mattered to his base whether the things he said are true or not, never any consequences to him lying, so he just does it at every opportunity. If he was telling you that he took a dump, he'd add something like "...and all the people in the bathroom were very impressed - they'd never seen such a great dump before. They were cheering."

[-] Whopraysforthedevil@midwest.social 20 points 2 months ago

Narcissists gonna narcissist, I guess 🤷

[-] xc2215x@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Now. That is funny.

[-] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

As a guy who likes movies by Baskova unironically, I want to post that quote from the most famous russian trash movie incl. necrophilia and coprophagia called The Green Elephant. It sounds just like him. It's said by a prison guard who lost his marbles after observing a total moral degradation of arrested soviet soldiers in caprivity circa 1980s:

I am on a horse. You are on a white horse, and I am on a white horse. And then we come to the ball. And then a salute... in our honor. A salute in our honor. First at the parade, and then we will go to the officers' club. There will be a ball. Beer. Salute. A salute in honor of us. I am a colonel and you are on a white horse. Can you hear me? Look at my uniform! Look at the stars it has! I have never showed it for anyone else. I'll just show you. Look! This is my dress uniform. I had it made especially for me! Look, don't be afraid! Shoulder straps? I'll change them! Here they are, the shoulder straps. Here! The real ones! Do you see? Colonel. I am a colonel. I will wear them to the parade. This is my uniform. The cleanest. Why are you coughing? We'll go to the officers' club, drink some beer - and don't be afraid. I am with a sabre, on a white horse, commanding the parade! I am a colonel! I command the parade! I am with the stars! On the white horse! I am a colonel! I command the parade!

More (in russian) from wikiquotes

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 2 months ago

In his defense if there had been one they would have been going crazy with oh snap, burn, he took the bait and such.

[-] MediaBiasFactChecker@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

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[-] abff08f4813c@j4vcdedmiokf56h3ho4t62mlku.srv.us 1 points 2 months ago

We should call out on each and every lie from this guy, but ... he never said "live audience" and it's quite plausible that he just meant the TV viewers and other folks watching live (and reacting in realtime on social media and the like). So maybe the rare case where he actually meant to say something almost reasonable.

Even from the article itself,

It is unclear if Trump was referring to the TV ratings when he spoke about the “crazy” audience.

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