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[–] Davel23@fedia.io 82 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The buck stops anywhere but here.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

The buck stops with the president- if the president is Biden or Obama.

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 67 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's great he blames Obama because he had 4 years to fix whatever problems he alleges but didn't.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

It was because Obama was born in Kenya that this plane crashed, wasn't it?

[–] vegeta@lemmy.world 51 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

Obama could have stopped this all from happening from his Georges Soros - secretly funded, evil lair. The one that's 5 miles underground in Kenya and churns out adrenochrome from all of the 'pizza' they make. After all, he has steered hurricanes and burned cities to ashes with space lasers.

[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 17 points 3 weeks ago

yup. that just about covers it.

[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Jewish space lasers

forgot that bit

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Marjorie hasn't.

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

So thats why Trump couldn't move that hurricane with the sharpie. You have to use lasers. Why didn't I think of that?

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 40 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The incredible thing is that if he hadn't gone on a binge the past week cutting everything including the FAA, he could maybe sell that there were recent problems in the FAA and he'd try to fix them. Once again he misses the mark in being a leader and goes the exact opposite direction. Not even saying this was directly connected to his actions, but what he's done so far sure hasn't helped, nor has his blame shifting.

[–] nandeEbisu@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

He doesn't need plausible cover because his loyalists don't care if he's at fault or not just that he's "hurting the right people"

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 35 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Executive Order here:

01/30/2025 - Immediate Assessment of Aviation Safety – The White House

https://web.archive.org/web/20250130223803/https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/immediate-assessment-of-aviation-safety/

Officially blaming the aircraft incident in D.C., without founding, on DEI:

"This shocking event follows problematic and likely illegal decisions during the Obama and Biden Administrations that minimized merit and competence in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The Obama Administration implemented a biographical questionnaire at the FAA to shift the hiring focus away from objective aptitude. During my first term, my Administration raised standards to achieve the highest standards of safety and excellence. But the Biden Administration egregiously rejected merit-based hiring, requiring all executive departments and agencies to implement dangerous “diversity equity and inclusion” tactics, and specifically recruiting individuals with “severe intellectual” disabilities in the FAA."

[–] nieminen@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Thanks! I added this to my site: https://2025realitycheck.com/.

Please let me know you've got any additional items to add or suggestions. I haven't been able to read through all the executive actions yet.

Are you just using a web archive link so that it'll still work if they remove it from the site?

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Correct, you can see the full list of everything, including the official White House links, over at !keeptrack@lemmy.world

[–] nieminen@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Thanks for this

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

That is a beautiful site you have there my friend

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 30 points 3 weeks ago

Completely deranged.

[–] Subdivide6857@midwest.social 23 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What about Hunter’s laptop?!

[–] altec@midwest.social 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Don't forget Hillary's emails!!!

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

And Obama's tan suit. Oh, and the latte salutes!

NEVER FORGET those dark times.

[–] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Bro literally just spammed all the scapegoats at one.

[–] Eggyhead@lemmings.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

This probably means it was legitimately him. I would have just assumed it was an accident, but he’s desperately pointing fingers, which is sus af.

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Everything is always {insert buzzword here}'s fault.

[–] chaosCruiser@futurology.today 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

So, cloud computing, block lchain, AI, quantum computing etc. You know, all the usual suspects.

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I really think we're gonna need a LOT of "I Did That!" stickers featuring Trump.

[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 weeks ago

We won’t be able to afford the stickers after he tanks the economy and puts wood as tariffs on China goods….

[–] skeezix@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What about Hilary? Some of it must be her fault?

[–] minkymunkey_7_7@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

I, for one, am looking forward to congress reviving the twice monthly Benghazi hearings.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Donald blames the squirrels on the White House lawn for the global economy crashing. He will pull anything out of his ass, sorry, meant diaper.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

Well those are cia agents. So that tracks.

[–] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Why stop there? Clearly Hillary Clinton, Antifa, Taylor Swift, and Mexico are at fault, too.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

I'm guessing the Anti-Taylor Swift legislation is coming any time now. She dared to tell people to vote.

[–] Th3D3k0y@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Got Damn Lincoln had to go and fuck Up a good thing with DEI freedoms

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

If he had only released the long form birth certificate that wasn't a forgery we wouldn't be in this mess!

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 14 points 3 weeks ago

Class act. Tell that to the families, asshole.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

He's trying to throw up a smokescreen for his role in this.

The sad thing is that a whole lot of his douchebro base will buy into it.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago

Imagine this being said in a nasal, whiny voice: "If only it had been a White Hawk helicopter, this wouldn't have happened."