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"While Trump cuts programs you need to live, he's turning the White House into a car dealership to advertise his unelected shadow president's failing company," said one critic.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago

Why does this photo make me laugh so hard? Oh yeah, it’s pathetic.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

I see he still has his tactical toddler deployed

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

Sleazy Car Salesmen

[–] [email protected] 160 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Going to be a problem if they tell bears...

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 week ago

You say problem, I say solution.

Or at least entertainment.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago

Quote by a forest ranger at Yosemite National Park on why it is hard to design the perfect garbage bin to keep bears from breaking into it:

"There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists."

And the smartest cybertruck owners are way worse then the tourists.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Orcas against yachts, raccoons against cybertrucks!

[–] [email protected] 110 points 1 week ago (5 children)

It's worth watching the video...

After he gets in you can still kind of hear what they're saying.

trump has to ask what the two pedals do...

Elmo asked him if he wanted to drive, and Trump had to ask a handler if they wanted him to drive and they said he could. Elmo tried to reassure him that it was "just like a golf cart" but trump panicked and got out pretty quickly.

He was desperate for someone to tell him not to, but everyone was fine with it.

Then he made some quip about Biden not even being able to get in it, and us much as I dislike Biden, at least a couple of years ago he was still capable of driving:

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-floors-electric-ford-truck-test-drive-pushes/story?id=77764009

It's probably been 50 years since trump drove anything besides a golf cart.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

The fucking ad was longer than the video...

[–] [email protected] 64 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Biden famously still has his 1967 Corvette which he received from his father as a wedding gift. It is immaculate.

Biden may not be a gearhead but he is a proud owner/driver of one hell of a car. He kept it perfect.

edit: looking at the picture again, is that paint damage on the running board? I wonder if it had sidepipes at one point. I'm sure if it is damage and not a reflection it's been repaired by now, he loves that car.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Holy fucking shit that Corvette is beautiful.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

In two years time from then, the Corvette Stingray comes out and further enhances the absolute gorgeousness that is that car.

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Part of the agreement presidents sign when they consent to USSS protection is that they are no longer allowed to drive themselves except in pre-approved, controlled situations. Thus, it's even more concerning he had to ask for permission, since this should have been cleared in the planning stages, long before he got to touch the car, and he should have known that already. Just more evidence that the trump team don't really know what they're doing.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago

In all likelihood it was cleared for him to drive and he knew he was supposed to drive.

He just chickened out when it came time to do it.

Seriously, watch the video if you haven't, it's easy to tell.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Please God, let the secret service just let him run to the store himself when he needs milk and cookies...

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[–] [email protected] 100 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Blatant conflict of interest and corruption. Such a disgrace.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago

It's not though.

Elon even said if there was a conflict of interest, he'd decide whether to step back or not. Since he's there and involved, it's pretty obvious there's no conflict! Logic.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Those rules apply to everyone else, EXCEPT the president and congressmen

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[–] [email protected] 86 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is sooooo good. This is how you know it's working. This is how you vote with your dollar. Keep up the anti-consumption. Boycott the fuck out of these assholes. Life is more interesting not giving them a single cent.

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[–] [email protected] 76 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

If a bunch of conservatives buy Teslas to own the libs and end up accelerating the decline of ICE vehicles that would be pretty funny.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It would definitely make this liberal cry from laughter.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

If it stops them from coal rolling...

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

They do absolutely love an opportunity to be scammed of they think it's part of a culture war stand.

Maybe all the money they'll make on their Trump coin can pay for....oh, wait...

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

Taking a loan to buy a tesla to then hide in the garage to own the libs.

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 week ago

Corruption on full display. Aren't you tired, too?

[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Isn't this illegal, Impeach him again.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Oh this time they get him /s

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I am even more inspired to boycott!

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Would be a shame if stuff like this happened in front of the h0use in mlnecraft.

That would be very iIIegal and wrong. Don't do stuff like that!

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Damn US is an actual embarrassment right now, whichever way you lean around the world, conservative or liberal.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Right now"..? Haven't been paying attention since 2015? Or 2001? Or 1980..?!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Fair but those years wasn’t anymore than other countries…. Now it’s a standout.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago

Best politics money can buy.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago

How far the WH has fallen. Oval Office as a prop for fucking GoYa beans before.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Musk is very good at making things fucking worse through the power of extremely self-confident ignorance and stupidity

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago

"I think this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part."

😂 🤣

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Lmfaooooo, this fucking dolt has Biden living rent free in his head. Holy shit, we are fucked.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)

In his wilted psyche, he thinks he's still campaigning against Biden. Hasn't realized yet that Biden is no longer a threat to him. Eventually he'll be back to full-on Obamabashing.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago

Not the first time tin cans are being promoted by the white house. Looks like it's getting to be a regular event.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago

"Drill, baby, drill . . ." and screw windmills--but buy a Tesla?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Trump will do absolutely anything to stay in the news. We are his narcissistic supply. The solution is to ignore him completely.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

Using the son as a meat shield. What a terrible human being.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

How much did he charge us for this?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

Starting to thing Tesla is this governments Brawndo, as we are watching the plot from Idiocracy play out.

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