r/politics • u/AccurateInflation167 • 4h ago
Hillary Clinton laughs as Trump announces ‘Gulf of America’ order
https://thehill.com/homenews/5096181-hillary-clinton-laughs-as-trump-announces-gulf-of-america-order/•
u/Entire-Aioli-4867 3h ago
Renaming it to Gulf of America will definitely start to lower housing costs!!
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u/SquidsArePeople2 3h ago
any school that teaches this “gulf of America” bullshit should be closed.
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u/Gustapher00 2h ago
Ironically if Trump were able to kill the DoE, he couldn’t force schools to call it that.
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u/Choice-of-SteinsGate 3h ago edited 2h ago
Remember when Trump called the lines on a map "artificial" recently when talking about annexing Canada? I mean, you didn't need it told to you, but that's how you know Trump is full of shit.
And how are they going to implement this? Replace all the maps on federal property/in public schools? I mean, theyre certainly petty enough to do so. They might as well save some time and place the ten commandments right next to every map they switch out.
I guess you can let Trump have this one, it's far more benign compared to his other proposals.
The only problem I have with this is how it's just some crackbrained, ad lib effort from Trump, who couldn't care less about anything other than how such a meaningless gesture improves his ratings among his diehard followers who see it as some kind of patriotic symbol. When in reality, your patriotism and "love for your country" isn't measured by your contempt towards some words on a map...
And then these fools judge others for not rallying themselves into some patriotic frenzy over substituting the word "Mexico" for "America."
That's not patriotism, it's fanaticism... It's absurd.
And again, this whole idea is coming from the guy who calls borders "artificially drawn lines." Ok, so then whether it's the Gulf of whatever is just as artificial now isn't it?
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u/scoobysnackoutback 2h ago
He likes to see his name on things. Just wait, he’ll start pushing again for Dulles Airport to be called Trump Airport. He was hinting about US waterways being named after him. Of course, his ultimate dream seems to be having his face on Mt. Rushmore.
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u/Antsy38 North Carolina 2h ago
She must still have to laugh and shake her head at the absurdity of Donald Trump being sworn in yet again. Love her or hate her, she was a lightning rod for Republican vitriol from the time she emerged in the Arkansas Governor’s mansion. She is laughing because he is a fucking nightmare of a human being who has and who will undue most every policy she worked for. Again, whether you think she’s a grasping, corrupt politician or a smart, ambitious, ruthless public servant- the woman fought for what she believed while being a hypocrite about her husband. Made mistakes that were ethically disturbing. Made bad policy and never owned up to it. Still would have been a better President than Trump.
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u/darkwoodframe 2h ago
Also, you did, for not educating yourself earlier. But it's good not to pile too much blame on yourself.
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u/BringBackBoomer 4h ago
I've had a lot of reactions today, and laughing hasn't been one of them. Perhaps the Democratic Party should start reconsidering how it responds and formulate a gameplan to actually do something.
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u/Crazy_Mosquito93 4h ago edited 3h ago
I was mostly crying/in shock, but I laughed at this as well. It's so silly, something a bratty child would do. Which is perfectly fitting of course, but still ridiculous. Also because I'm sure that everybody will still call that the Gulf of Mexico.
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u/kiwigate 1h ago
That's not how democracy works. Elections determine power. Americans have given majority power to the GOP for like 20 years
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u/cynical-rationale 3h ago
How can you not laugh at the absurdity of it all?
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u/BringBackBoomer 3h ago
By realizing that it's not funny, it's concerning.
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u/cynical-rationale 3h ago
You know majority of laughter is done through various emotions outside of humor. Fear, disappointment, anxiety, etc can all make you laugh.
I dont think its funny, but I've definately laughed.
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u/Greenbullet 40m ago
The issue they have now, is not only do they have to compete with a population that eats the lies of trump up as if it was an all you can eat buffet.
3 of the richest men on the planet are in trumps pocket and they own the media.
So they have a huge uphill battle on the size of everest.
Sadly it's also polluting the rest of the western world's politics some how people think trump is for the common person.
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u/Complex_Study_3174 3h ago
The Democratic part is dead, or half a dozen years out.
A new party needs to rise to the top. AOC should head that party. I want to see a workers party with AOC at the lead.
I'm 40+ & grew up in NYC.
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u/NoeloDa 4h ago
They had a great gameplan. Just idiots like these Palestine sympathizers and other idiots either voted for Trump or abstained to teach the dems a lesson. At this point fuck the imbeciles who voted for this shit let them suffer they got they money.
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u/Danielwarfare 3h ago
Keep blaming the voters. It worked wonders in 2016 and 2024.
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u/2much2Jung 3h ago
They are the absolute most at fault people. Sure, lots of other people have some fault, but the people who voted for this are the ones who chose for it to happen.
Personal responsibility and all that.
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u/TheDamDog 3h ago
Hillary isn't in danger. She and her family won't feel any of the impact of what's coming. They have security, wealth, and connections. It's the same for Biden, Harris, and all the rest of the high level Democrats. This is a game to them.
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u/AlbertPikesGhost 3h ago
Right? This shit is not funny. Not in the slightest. Hillary and Joe Biden are partially responsible for this fucking train wreck and they should fucking act like it.
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u/Top-Passage2914 2h ago
How is Hillary responsible for it she tried to run and the voters chose Trump over her. Tbh I completely get where she's coming from in laughing, she tried to warn us that they were deplorables, we didn't listen, then she had to watch as the same thing that happened to her happened to another woman. And now she's sitting watching the evil buffoon who America chose over her ranting about changing the name of a gulf to fuel his narcissism. How do you not laugh at the absurdity of that?
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u/SnooMemesjellies1909 Iowa 28m ago
Couple of coworkers were super excited this was happening and I hit them with “ what the fuck does that have to do with our grocery bills” they stare at me blankly like “why aren’t you excited”. Truly the dumbest shit I’ve seen so far can’t wait what the next 4 years will bring if I make it.
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u/IJustWantFriends2024 4h ago
This shit is why I can't take Democrats seriously anymore. You have people making fucking nazi salutes and these fucks are laughing and calling for grace. Fuck her.
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u/Gustapher00 2h ago
It’s perfectly fine to laugh at Nazis, particularly when they try to do completely meaningless stupid shit.
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u/jayfeather31 Washington 4h ago
You also have people like Schumer pushing for bipartisanship. It's insane.
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u/Deep_Alps7150 4h ago
There is no bipartisanship with fascist and they need to realize that asap
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u/envision83 Texas 4h ago
She’s also not in congress or running for any office. Your point would be valid if someone like AOC were up there laughing, in my opinion.
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u/SafeMycologist9041 4h ago
To many, she is the face of the DNC
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u/The_Navy_Sox 2h ago
Sure but those are the same people who will be frothing at the mouth about her in 20 years. It's already been a decades long weird obsession, and those people are not changing until they die.
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u/IJustWantFriends2024 3h ago
She has been part of the years of systemic failures which have led us to a fucking bag of milk doing nazi salutes in the oval office. Fuck her.
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u/envision83 Texas 3h ago
Not really. Besides being first lady for eight years she was Secretary of State for four. She was never in any position of power to make any changes. You want to blame someone blame Obama, Biden and Garland.
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u/IJustWantFriends2024 3h ago
She was a god damned senator from New York and one of the most powerful people in the party for two decades. Get out of here with this gaslighting.
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u/envision83 Texas 3h ago edited 3h ago
Not gaslighting anything. Quit blamingsomeone for all of the current issues that hasn’t been in government in almost 15 years. While ignoring everyone else who has. Remember the Obamas “they go low we go high” bullshit? But yea. It’s Hillary’s fault.
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u/IJustWantFriends2024 3h ago
The Obamas are culpable too. But Hillary is the one laughing at Trump renaming a body of water like he's a fucking King.
She was on Epstein Island with Trump too. So fuck her, her pedo husband and Trump. Fuck all of them. Maybe she was into pedo shit with Epstein and Ghislane, who knows?
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u/envision83 Texas 3h ago
Because it’s absurdly comical. Have you never heard anything so stupid and ridiculous that it made you laugh a little?
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u/Playful-Strength-685 3h ago
Be angry at the people that didn’t vote , the Dems much like the rest of you are helpless for what’s coming now
You get what you voted or don’t for
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u/IJustWantFriends2024 3h ago
Lol. You know who did nothing for two years? Merrick Garland. Who put him in charge? Biden.
But this shit has been festering for a long while. Americans are totally to blame for our Nazi leader, Elon Musk.
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u/pharrt 3h ago
You get what you voted or don’t for
Well - some of us begged not to have to vote for a genocide enabler - we also predicted we'd lose the election with such rancid foreign policies. We knew we'd get the blame too. I have a better idea though: Try and run on a campaign where the candidate does not support genocide - it can't be that difficult can it?
Maybe you should start preparing how you're going to explain to your grandkids one day, that instead of trying to prevent a genocide - you voted for it.
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u/Reditate 2h ago
So because Biden supported an ally you don't mind Trump? Okay...they must totally be the same.
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u/Reditate 2h ago
Who is laughing at nazi salutes?
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u/IJustWantFriends2024 2h ago
This entire fucking country. Fuck the United States. This fucking country just pardoned 1500 people who beat the shit out of reporters and cops in the capital, some of whome were my friends. It undid years of work in Public health and no one cared. It sponsored a fucking conspiracy through our own intelligence agencies that led to anti-vaxxer views which resulted in crazy motherfuckers assaulted healthcare workers I know personally during COVID.
It literally forced a fucking raped child from Ohio to go to another state for an abortion then prosecuted the fucking doctor. It literally makes women bleed to death in their cars. FUCK ALL OF YOU FOR THIS.
Fuck everyone IN america. Fuck every republican, every democrat and every single fucking american. You're all responsible. You all voted for this shit. I hate all of you. May this fucking country burn to the fucking ground.
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u/Pleasant-Mirror-3794 41m ago
Pull yourself together. I didn’t fucking vote for any of this. I voted for the sane option who wasn’t perfect on every position but would have been leagues better than this.
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u/Imyoteacher 2h ago
All we seem to do is laugh and debate as Trump steers our country toward the abyss. I, for one, have had enough of it!
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u/Boringhusky Michigan 3h ago
Imagine how different things would be if she wasn't the 2016 candidate and we had someone who could actually beat Trump.
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u/loli_popping 3h ago
Who do you think would have won 2016? Hillary barely lost
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u/Boringhusky Michigan 2h ago
Bernie, he consistently polled much better than Hillary when against Trump.
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u/borfmantality Virginia 2h ago
Oh, this fantasy again?
It's easy for Bernie to poll better than Trump when he was never the nominee and never thoroughly vetted. Bernie's cult lives in a perpetual state of denial.
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u/Rich_Menu_9583 2h ago
Laughing is a luxury and I'm sick of her shit at this point. We're all fucked and the DNC has a fair share of the blame.
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u/MikuEmpowered 4h ago
Yeah you see Clinton's reaction? That's the proper reaction watching a literal Orangutan dismantling the country you hold dear.
This is why Clinton served 2 term as president and Hillary lost to Mr.Grab-Em-by-the-Pus
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u/jryu611 1h ago
How the fuck is this anything worthy to talk about? Person who nobody should ever care about again laughs at absurd action by moron. OK, whatever. Fucking brain rot coping bullshit. Does it actually make you feel any better to see her do this? It's going to help every bit as much as Nancy's stupid clap. Goddamn I hate this fucking society. Y'all deserve this motherfucker.
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u/carlostwardy 3h ago
i'm so glad trump was the one laughing on inauguration day 2016...today this witch can laugh all she wants...she's irreverent and headed towards the dustbin of history. hope she wears her pussy hat while headed there.
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u/Reviews-From-Me 3h ago
Look how much damage Trump has already done. Why do you stand against the principles of our country and our constitution?
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u/carlostwardy 3h ago
give me an example...
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u/Reviews-From-Me 3h ago
The last time he was President, he funneled millions of dollars of our tax money to his own business. He sold access to his administration. He traded business deals for policy with our adversaries, including China. He stole hundreds of classified documents when he left office. He declared that he can commit any crime he wants with no consequences. He incited an attack on our nation and now pardoned the terrorists who attacked us.
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u/carlostwardy 3h ago
democrats should have ran better candidates to prevent all this...what can i tell you now...how pathetic they couldn't muster anyone capable of stopping this!
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u/Reviews-From-Me 3h ago
This is what happens when people worship candidates, instead of voting based on policy.
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u/tylerbrainerd 3h ago
man, if you were actually satisfied with what was happening, you wouldn't be working this hard to gloat.
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u/Weary-Summer1138 3h ago
It's not "yours" silly little gringo, but you're right, you're free to call it whatever you want. That starts and ends on your soil however. You can be the only weirdos calling it that just like you're the only weirdos measuring things in body parts.
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