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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
(8,572 posts)niyad
(134,034 posts)That's how bad things have gotten.
slightlv
(7,946 posts)trump would do, the onion didn't do it enough justice!!!!
MustLoveBeagles
(17,265 posts)soldierant
(9,372 posts)electric_blue68
(27,322 posts)harumph
(3,418 posts)The Onion is getting it done.
usonian
(26,593 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
(13,386 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
(8,479 posts)Perfection.
OverBurn
(1,292 posts)chouchou
(3,307 posts)niyad
(134,034 posts)chouchou
(3,307 posts)Thank you so much.
niyad
(134,034 posts)out loud. We know he BELIEVES it.
dalton99a
(95,269 posts)
niyad
(134,034 posts)Jack Valentino
(5,252 posts)orleans
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MorbidButterflyTat
(4,744 posts)literally has the complexion of an overripe orange. He makes me sick.
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ancianita
(43,358 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
(3,418 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
(134,034 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
(8,180 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
(8,863 posts)Mossfern
(4,780 posts)had to check to see if it was satire is truly disturbing.
Aristus
(72,523 posts)n/t
greatauntoftriplets
(179,347 posts)Initech
(109,266 posts)Jack Valentino
(5,252 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
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