“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.

  • @givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    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.

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      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.

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      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.

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

      • @givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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        111 month 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.

  • BetterNotBigger
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    521 month ago

    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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    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.

  • LupusBlackfur
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    “I think this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody’s part.”

    😂 🤣

  • sepi
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    151 month ago

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

  • MichaelHawkinSnider
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    121 month ago

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

    • Gordon Calhoun
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      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.

  • @Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    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!