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[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 541 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (9 children)

This is not someone killed in battle:

Donald Trump raged when he learned the funeral bill for Vanessa Guillén—the U.S. soldier who was sexually harassed and horrifically murdered by a male soldier at Fort Hood in 2020—cost $60,000, a bombshell report revealed Tuesday.

Somehow knowing the circumstances of her death makes Trump's awful remark even nastier. Especially since he is a rapist.

Guillén, a 20-year-old American of Mexican ancestry from Houston, was buried in her hometown on Aug. 15, 2020. Months later, in December, Trump reportedly asked his advisers in a meeting, “Did they bill us for the funeral? What did it cost?"

When an aide responded “yes” with the bill’s total, Trump allegedly unraveled. “It doesn’t cost 60,000 bucks to bury a f---ing Mexican,” he said, according to people in the meeting who spoke to the Atlantic.

Trump says vile things every day but this has to be one of the vilest.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 168 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I hate this man more than words can express

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 99 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And yet somehow, not as much as I hate the people who will vote for him.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 70 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Trump would be nothing without his enablers. They definitely deserve your loathing first.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

I have enough loathing to go around

[–] doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 155 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Damn, he was almost close to making a valid comment about how wildly overpriced funerals are today, then instead went full bore into super racism

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 70 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Because he starts with super racism and goes from there.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Super racism. Almost makes ya reminisce over just plain ol' regular racism, right?

[–] minibyte@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

. . . but not Gary, he’s one of the good ones!

[–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

How expensive do you think he'd want his own funeral to be?

[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Can’t wait to be able to pee on that grave. It’ll be like a pilgrimage.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Gotta make sure to take the trip to Rush's and Kissinger's, too.

[–] Kalysta@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

His casket is gonna have more gold in it than king tut’s. It’ll be expensive as shit.

[–] doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

I'm not sure he fully grasps the concept of his own mortality

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 95 points 1 month ago (3 children)

He followed through with the sentiment too.

The magazine reported that Trump then turned to his chief of staff, Mark Meadows, and ordered him, “Don’t pay it!” That order was apparently heeded by Meadows, as the Atlantic reported that Trump never sent a dime to help cover funeral costs for the slain woman.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 67 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)
[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 39 points 1 month ago (1 children)

so they don't leave bad reviews.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago

Back in the '80s Trump publicly offered to pay the funeral expenses of a child killed by a bear ... and then reneged, naturally.

[–] fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.federate.cc 29 points 1 month ago (13 children)

It's absolutely vile to invite the mother to the white house, offer to pay, and then later rescind that offer.

If he'd never offered it wouldn't matter.

This is just so so abhorrent, even for trump.

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[–] nifty@lemmy.world 76 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

But he definitely doesn’t think the same way about the people voting for him…

[–] RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 50 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That's the main point I never understood about his voters. His political agenda and your political affiliation don't even matter. All you have to understand is that everything he does is for his own benefit. Nobody wants an egoist in charge in a smaller setting - why the fuck elect one as president?

[–] BeautifulMind@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's as if they all think that they'll be rewarded for their loyalty to him.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He talks in very “us vs them” styles and it seems like a lot of people respond to that thinking the in group is his supporters. It isn’t, but they’re so sure. And it makes sense, he clearly adores his fans. But the in group is him. Everyone else is at risk of joining the out group on his whim

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[–] caffinatedone@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

Because they think that he will hurt people that they've been led to hate.

[–] Kalysta@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago

It will 100% stop her from immigrating.

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

and voted for you

I never thought the leopards would eat MY face!

[–] criss_cross@lemmy.world 56 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The fact that this election is close makes this all even worse.

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Backlog3231@reddthat.com 23 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Bad news: if America goes under everyone goes under. You can't rip out a backbone of the global markets and expect no fallout.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago

Oh we do expect fallout, I've even been collecting bottle caps.

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago

I almost wrote "and mine's not far behind"

[–] problematicPanther@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

we're all fucked, horray!

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Behold, first past the post in its natural state!

[–] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 49 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And this is an american. Republicans should be afraid he can change whatever "american" is whenever he wants.

What's funny is his dumb brain immediately went with "What are the costs? I can blame the dems for cost" without even considering the circumstances

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 month ago

This is an American actively serving the country.

[–] FunderPants@lemmy.ca 39 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

It's perfectly emblematic of how Trump doesn't just 'other' people for political gain, it's built in.

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[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

At least he said Mexican.

And not....you know....something more racist.

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