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Published: July 14, 2025
WASHINGTONFacing mounting backlash from his MAGA base over his perceived ties to the Jeffrey Epstein case, President Donald Trump reportedly encouraged his supporters Monday to simply move on from societys widespread disdain for pedophilia. Its time to just accept that some people like having sex with kids and focus on the fantastic things were doing to win back the respect of the world, said Trump, who expressed frustration that instead of celebrating the passage of his domestic spending bill or his historic deportation numbers, many of his supporters were getting distracted by something that people have done since ancient Greece.
Are people really still talking about the sexual abuse of children? Let it go! Our administration is making America great again. Thats the story, not whether I or anyone else diddled an underage girl! The case is closed. Sometimes kids get molested. Maybe they shouldnt dress like such sluts! Trump went on to state that he has had many pedophile friends and associates over the years who have been fine, hardworking Americans.
https://theonion.com/trump-urges-supporters-to-move-on-from-societal-disdain-for-pedophilia/
Satire, kinda.
Permanut
(8,747 posts)niyad
(135,603 posts)That's how bad things have gotten.
slightlv
(8,238 posts)trump would do, the onion didn't do it enough justice!!!!
MustLoveBeagles
(18,507 posts)soldierant
(9,372 posts)electric_blue68
(28,058 posts)harumph
(3,578 posts)The Onion is getting it done.
usonian
(27,318 posts)🧅🧅🧅🧅🧅🧅🧅🧅🧅🧅🧅🧅
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Oooooh, that's satire with a cattle prod.
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They be frying his Cipollini. (Italian for tiny onions) 😅
I_UndergroundPanther
(13,421 posts)Trump posted on truth social because its plausable. I couldnt tell it was satire. It was realistic because trump settled out of court a lot of young girls cases.
Prairie Gates
(8,716 posts)Perfection.
OverBurn
(1,292 posts)chouchou
(3,457 posts)niyad
(135,603 posts)chouchou
(3,457 posts)Thank you so much.
niyad
(135,603 posts)out loud. We know he BELIEVES it.
dalton99a
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niyad
(135,603 posts)Jack Valentino
(5,384 posts)orleans
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MorbidButterflyTat
(4,992 posts)literally has the complexion of an overripe orange. He makes me sick.
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ancianita
(43,451 posts)They're not, for all the reasons Lawrence just laid out about why the felon's DOJ won't have Maxwell be allowed anywhere in the world to speak about the reasons and content of her meetings with the felon, who is on tape saying he met her "a lot of times."
Chilopsis
(10 posts)Before we get too carried away with praise for the Onion's satirical take down, please consider how this piece would impact a parent who lost a child to suicide as a direct consequence of sexual molestation. (pedophilia)
harumph
(3,578 posts)Depending on one's particular sensitivities this strain of satire is bound to offend. What is so grotesque about this situation is Trump is such
a degenerate human being that we have to do a double take. I think the term(s) that might be applied to this Onion piece is something
somewhere between satire and sardonicism.
niyad
(135,603 posts)We find nothing "amusing" about a piece describing the vocal vomit of a sick, twisted individual that sounds so exactly like something it is plausible for him to spew that we have to check.
Aussie105
(8,378 posts)They have moved away from pure satire because these days the distinction between reality and satire is kind of vague.
The 'in your face' satire of yesteryear no longer has an impact.
B.See
(9,080 posts)Mossfern
(4,929 posts)had to check to see if it was satire is truly disturbing.
Aristus
(72,797 posts)n/t
greatauntoftriplets
(179,663 posts)Initech
(109,748 posts)Jack Valentino
(5,384 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
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