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applegrove

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Mon Jun 3, 2024, 12:59 AM Jun 2024

Trump Embarrasses Himself By Claiming Rising Seas Create Beachfront Property [View all]

https://www.politicususa.com/2024/06/02/trump-embarrasses-himself-by-claiming-rising-seas-create-beachfront-property.html/amp

Trump Embarrasses Himself By Claiming Rising Seas Create Beachfront Property


"SNIP..............

Trump said:

The single biggest threat, not global warming, when they say that the seas will rise over the next 400 years, one eighth of an inch, you know, which means basically have a little more beachfront property. Okay. Think of it. The seas are going to rise. Who knows? But this is the big threat. I watched Biden the other night.

It’s the greatest existential. He loves that word because it’s a big word. And he thinks, you know, he thinks he knows he doesn’t even know what the hell the word means. He goes, it’s the greatest existential threat to our country. Global warming.


According to a 2022 NASA study, sea levels are projected to rise at least a foot over the next 20-30 years in the US. The rise will be even higher in Southeast and along the Gulf Coast. The country is not going to have more beachfront property. The country will have what is described as catastrophic flooding.

Rising sea levels don’t create beachfront property, and the levels are going to rise much faster than Trump suggested.

..............SNIP"
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video Celerity Jun 2024 #1
he looks like dogshit btw, really worn out, like old hotel furniture from a flophouse Celerity Jun 2024 #3
Bwaaaaaah😂 malaise Jun 2024 #15
Damn, that's really stupid even for Trump PatSeg Jun 2024 #23
Well, he's completely wrong, but "embarrassed"? 0rganism Jun 2024 #2
I agree that embarrassment is not in his emotional catalogue. Straw Man Jun 2024 #9
Tangier Island (Chesapeake Bay) must be delighted to hear that keithbvadu2 Jun 2024 #4
I'll bet that Biden does not even know what covfefe means. keithbvadu2 Jun 2024 #5
As it turns out, they'll be getting what they voted for . . . hatrack Jun 2024 #11
Yeah! Those who insist that it's just erosion cannot explain why the water also rises in the middle of the island. keithbvadu2 Jun 2024 #43
They have lost population as people moved away IronLionZion Jun 2024 #38
The prison library will give him oasis Jun 2024 #6
Never happen. Won't wear glasses and deal with learnig disability. Traurigkeit Jun 2024 #24
Maybe audiobooks, I don't believe he can read IronLionZion Jun 2024 #39
I bet all those duncang Jun 2024 #7
And the water table will rise and mess with septic systems. applegrove Jun 2024 #8
It's just another series for HGTV... Layzeebeaver Jun 2024 #10
DeSantis has a 'plan'.... Don't say 'climate change'. keithbvadu2 Jun 2024 #42
Well, I guess--if you have gills, that is. n/t DFW Jun 2024 #12
He is right, in a way.... Old Crank Jun 2024 #13
no he is not right in any way jcgoldie Jun 2024 #18
The new beach will be... NameAlreadyTaken Jun 2024 #54
Yes. Old Crank Jun 2024 #55
The Convicted Felon, Smelvis the SF Slobfather malaise Jun 2024 #14
He's too stupid to know when he's embarrassed himself. Goodheart Jun 2024 #16
He's really, really stupid. GoodRaisin Jun 2024 #17
You got everything at Merde a Lago built to withstand a Cat 5 hurricane, Donny? tanyev Jun 2024 #19
I hope we can convince more voters that climate change is our number 1 challenge and hopefully Passages Jun 2024 #20
He doesn't have the self-awareness JustAnotherGen Jun 2024 #21
Well, technically it does create new beachfront Diraven Jun 2024 #22
I thought that too, but I wonder... Shipwack Jun 2024 #26
I never could understand how climate change denial became.... 70sEraVet Jun 2024 #25
They'll stop denying when extractive energy interests run out of energy to extract from the ground. sop Jun 2024 #28
Everytime I read something like this, I... LAS14 Jun 2024 #27
I long for a reporter that isnt afraid Johonny Jun 2024 #29
I Would Love For A Reporter To Stop TCF In His Tracks And Say "Sir - That's A Lie"..... global1 Jun 2024 #35
It doesn't matter how stupid the things that Trump says are, his cult will agree with him. Doodley Jun 2024 #30
No no trDUMPie is correct. magicarpet Jun 2024 #31
Now, now - it's not just TSF embarassing himself on this topic! hatrack Jun 2024 #32
He is channeling Stormy Daniels .. Bo Zarts Jun 2024 #33
The country guy who sang about oceanfront property in Arizona was joking. Aristus Jun 2024 #34
Now If We Can Only Get TCF To Put His Money Where His Mouth Is And....... global1 Jun 2024 #36
Inland areas would become beachfront properties IronLionZion Jun 2024 #37
I doubt he has ever been embarrassed. That takes humility. He has none. spanone Jun 2024 #40
Convicted felon trump is and embarrassment. republianmushroom Jun 2024 #41
"Trump Embarrasses Himself..." LudwigPastorius Jun 2024 #44
Well, Trump is actually correct. The problem is, it creates beachfront property downtown. Martin68 Jun 2024 #45
This was kind of the plot of the classic 1978 Supeman movie thesquanderer Jun 2024 #46
So basically this tells me his plan is to invest in Nevada real estate Don1 Jun 2024 #47
The Thwaites Glacier holds back 10 FEET of sea level rise alone NickB79 Jun 2024 #48
damn strait poozwah Jun 2024 #49
Hmm. He was concerned enough about sea level rise at his Irish golf course at Doonbeg Emrys Jun 2024 #50
He doesn't have to make sense to his rube fan base. They are afraid of losing their gas guzzling, Silent Type Jun 2024 #51
So, yeah, why would he even try to be credible at this point? nt TeamProg Jun 2024 #52
As the ocean rises, old ocean front goes under, new is created. GreenWave Jun 2024 #53
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