"Friend" called me last night to wish me Merry Xmas. Then he told me that Trump will reduce the deficit, and create

[CatWoman]

a surplus just like Bill Clinton did.

I was stunned.

I made an excuse to end the call.

Later I texted him asking for a link to back up his claim.

He tried to change the subject to George Soros.

I told him I can't talk sense to anyone who does nothing but parrot the right wing echo chamber.

This asshole is dead to me now.

[yellow dahlia]

1. A collective aaargh!

[Bleacher Creature]

2. You should ask him to text his predictions to you in writing.

There's absolutely zero chance any of that will happen (and a very good chance of the complete opposite) so you'll certainly be able to get the last laugh if you're patient.

[BOSSHOG]

3. Good for you CatWoman

Proof? We don’t need no stinkin proof.

[CatWoman]

4. I told him 1. Bill Clinton knew what he was fucking doing, opposed to Trump

and 2. Trump tried to strong arm the GOP into eliminating the debt ceiling into the CR that he and Musk derailed. And 38 republicans not only said "NO" but "HELL NO".

He accused me of lying.

I suggested he rewatch "I'm just a bill".

[LymphocyteLover]

6. So exhausted by Rethugs who deny simple facts

[aggiesal]

16. Here you go, feel free to pass it to him. n/t

?si=5joCQZioJHxGElzi

[CatWoman]

21. The Simpson's version still makes me laugh like a fool

?si=-1sWT1mFWFMxsT6t

[aggiesal]

26. What the hell is this? ...

I've never seen this.
Very funny.

[MadameButterfly]

52. At least he knew that the roll model for creating a surplus

is a Democrat. I wonder if he voted for Bill Clinton.
No, I don't wonder. I think we know.

[Freethinker65]

5. I would have told the friend to call me back to talk when it actually happens. I am too busy living in the real world.

[mitch96]

7. Right, when you start talking about proof the RWNJ's start mumbling off into the distance or talk about

how they read it on the internets "somewhere "
m

[AllaN01Bear]

9. i love to shut them down. always have .

[AllaN01Bear]

8. some reason i get videos on my recs at youtube and thats all they do. i hit the do not recomend channel button

a lot. one or two i have reported .

[SunSeeker]

10. It's like that scene in Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

They look like your old friend, until they open their mouth. Then you realize they are gone.

[subterranean]

25. I watched that movie just yesterday! (It's currently free on YT)

Of course, when I was watching it, I couldn't help thinking of all the formerly sane, reasonable people who turned into mindless Trump worshipers. Almost like pod people.

[Beck23]

11. This is the sort of thing Hitler did

A lot of other nations fully expect Trump to invade Panama, Mexico. Canada, and Greenland. Denmark is beefing up defenses in Greenland. Denmark belongs to NATO so attacking Greenland would bring in the NATO countries against the US.

[Skittles]

13. Trump, AKA "Cadet Bonespurs"

he is SUCH a fucking coward

[Dem4life1234]

49. And that

And that is another reason I despise his ass.

Acting like some tough guy when he has never served and chicken shit his way out from serving.

[Dem4life1234]

47. Yes

Thankfully he's not as smart as that former German dictator.

[Skittles]

12. whatever will they DO when Soros passes

[Pompoy]

32. That was the more messed up thing in my opinion

He wanted to talk about Soros. Lol.

[travelingthrulife]

43. Our rich guy.

[durablend]

66. What will they do when *HE* passes?

Latch onto Leon? Not sure about couch boy.

[Skittles]

67. it would seem that in the world of rightwing wacko cult figures

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Elon is well on his way........

[multigraincracker]

14. I'll bet your friend has a degree from Trump University.

[CatWoman]

17. actually he's a black male who lives in Long Beach, CA

I don't know what's happened to him, but it ain't pretty.

He used to be cool. AND reasonable.

[multigraincracker]

27. So sorry to hear stories like that.

MSNM is having an effect on folks. I think it won’t take long for them to Find Out.
Already word about farmers getting mad because Elon wants to end subsidies to them.
I’m lucky to have few friends and family and none have flipped out/over yet.
How are you handling it. Ignore or question him?

[CatWoman]

54. he texted me this morning and i deleted it without reading

i need to calm down as this is quite a shock.

he had the nerve to defend Elon Musk interfering with our political process "because he's rich", but "GEORGE SOROS"!!!!!!

i'm like, make it make sense.

[SunSeeker]

30. Wow. I bet you're not the only friend he lost. nt

[Dem4life1234]

50. I never understood the few black men who support that conman

I can bet he probably has some misogynistic energy running through him.

Thankfully most despise his ass.

[Dan]

15. There's a lot to be said, but this sadly says it all....

I am so sorry that you lost a friend last night.

[CatWoman]

19. fuck him

i only deal with facts and reality

[ananda]

18. I kill them with politeness and laughter.

I have to talk with Trumpers sometimes, but
I always keep it very shallow and very short

I never make friends with them, only because
they really aren't worth knowing on any level.

I don't even like what they watch on TV.

[Figarosmom]

20. Wel gee

Is that why tsf asked Congress to eliminate the debt ceiling?

[lonely bird]

22. Soros?

That’s all he had?

Geez, that one has been beaten to death.

[yardwork]

39. The weird thing is that Musk is doing what they've always accused Soros of doing.

[lonely bird]

44. Precisely

Of course, IOKIYAR.

[Sneederbunk]

23. Call him next year.

[John1956PA]

24. Facebook click-bait lures Fb users to Russian-fueled propaganda.

On Facebook just today, I saw Russian troll propaganda. The troll's video extolled the "important" life of Trump.

[FakeNoose]

29. It's one of the big reasons I quit Facebook

Another was that I hated knowing how many of my former high school classmates had morphed into ChumpHumpers.
We went to school in the late 60's, back when it was cool to protest the Vietnam War.
So many of them are zombies now, it makes me sick. I'd rather not know.

[usonian]

28. Best to avoid cult members.

They live in a fantasy world where "Fearless Leader" and propaganda ministers are the only source, and contradiction is just fine.

All that matters to the cult members is not being "one of the others"



All that matters to the leaders is greed, power, control of others, sexual domination and abuse. Not bad, eh?



And they call it divine.

[boonecreek]

31. I hope "friend" isn't allowed access to sharp objects. nt.

[airplaneman]

33. My prediction is:

First term add 7 trillion to the deficit.
Second term add 14 trillion to the deficit. He might even add 7 trillion in the first 100 days.
-Airplane

[DFW]

34. The only thing Trump will do "just like Bill Clinton did" is:

Get older.

The similarities end there.

[C0RI0LANUS]

35. The other term the cult members use a lot now is "migrant."

A Republican waited to escort the bartender to her car after the saloon closed because of what he called "migrants." This happened in a 95% upscale white neighborhood before my very eyes and ears.

Without boogeymen like Soros or migrants to hate or fear, Republicans have absolutely nothing.

[yardwork]

40. The migrants line is a new one to me.

Drunk guys will say anything to leave with the pretty bartender.

[C0RI0LANUS]

55. True about this tactic and he's been doing this for years. But this is the first time he used the word "migrant."

Recently a journalist asked the Chicago PD Commissioner if the shooting victims were "migrants" and out west a RW pamphlet asked volunteers to ID "migrants" in their neighborhood.

[Evolve Dammit]

36. Aaarrgghhh 😣

[Festivito]

37. Text him a reminder to give you the source for his story.

Then, you'll have a record of what he had said and when.

They will then claim that they did not say something. It's fun to then copy and paste their earlier remark.
Please do not fall into hatred and death. It is love that conquers all.

[mdbl]

38. I didn'tt even give them the chance

All were cut off after they elected biff again.

[hadEnuf]

41. Another mind destroyed by Fox news and right wing media.

So sad.

[Martin68]

42. So often MAGAts have just gone silent when asked a relevant question or requested for a link.

You can't reason with mindless zombies.

[homegirl]

53. The MAGA RATS

Disappear 90% of the time when challenged to providea verifiable source!

[sarisataka]

45. I texted a greeting to one of the few I know who voted for Trump:

He called back laughing nis ass off. We talked about our families, how everyone was doing (both our wives have serious health issues), hopes we can get together in the coming year, etc. Not a word about politics. I have a better friend.

[Dem4life1234]

46. Why do they think he's some kind of miracle worker?

Are they not bright enough to see a snake oil salesman?

Just because he talks all loud?

What is wrong with people?

[IbogaProject]

48. Why did T & the First Baby try and eliminate the debt limit?

If they just needed room to get things in order before getting it reduced he would only need an increase not eliminating it entirely.

[CatWoman]

58. when i told him Trump tried to bully the GOP into eliminating the debt limit

he called me a liar.

that's the problem with all these idiots -- that take disinformation and misinformation and run with it. and they never, ever bother to try to learn the truth.

[sellitman]

51. I have a sneaking suspicion

I have a sneaking suspicion by the time our incoming Dictator is finished trashing America I won't have a Republican friend left.

Just saying.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

56. Denial is not just a river in Africa

[Buckeyeblue]

57. You should have offered to bet him.

Trump will increase the deficit. The only hope he would have at erasing the deficit would be to set tax rates back to what they were under Clinton and massively reduce military spending. All other spending pales in comparison to military spending. So he would have to massively cut military spending, which will go over like a lead Chinese balloon.

[OverBurn]

59. Sure. Trump, the guy whom had the biggest 4 year deficit in history, he'll fix it.

[Arazi]

61. Been reliably informed here that these type of convos don't happen

“Nobody” has MAGAts in their life that launch into provocative talking points and shunning these folks is awful

[ReRe]

62. You're GD right!

You're bloody well right! I would have hung up straight away on that SOB. Merry Christmas, my arse! Block them out!
Get 'em right out of your life. Right now, everyone needs to stop and go through their contact list. One after the other, if he/she is a magat, block 'em!!! The nerve, to call you and pick a fight.

[CatWoman]

63. he loudly proclaimed that "Trump is your president"

i said, No -- he's not.

I have standards.

[Dave Id]

64. Disappointing

I was waiting for the punchline. It never came. Sorry for your lose.

[wolfie001]

65. I feel when she said: This asshole is dead to me now.....

....that summed it up completely. No humor in this situation at all. We're in a Cold War with rePUKES.

[Callie1979]

68. You should let him know the pick for Treasury used to be Soro's PARTNER

Thats sure to blow up his skirt.

[HereForTheParty]

69. I have not and will not lose family or friends over this

Not letting the asshole do that to me or mine.

[DENVERPOPS]

70. I did away with

most RepubliCONs during the CHENEY/RUMSFELD era. Lifetime Friends, acquaintances, family, and even neighbors.
I then eradicated the few remaining the first year of Trump's "Occupation/Installation in the White House........

[andym]

71. Clinton had a deficit surplus partially by RAISING taxes on the wealthy

Remind your friend of that and contrast with the idea of cutting taxes-- there's not enough to cut to make up the needed amount.

[CatWoman]

72. he gave me some nonsense about how currency will be reevaluated

hence the deficit will go away. which sounded completely looney tunes to me.

got to be straight out of the MAGA playbook.

this is why i wanted a link to look at the info for myself.

[andym]

73. Maybe Trump is going to put the US dollar on the bitcoin standard-LOL

Just like when Fort Knox held the US gold reserve to back the dollar. When Bitcoin goes to hypers' dreams of 100 trillion dollars, the US could pay off it's debt with plenty to spare. I'm afraid that is what some MAGAs and Trump really think. Trump is a master of half-baked ideas. What could go wrong?