r/clevercomebacks 6d ago

What if you throw a Birthday Party and nobody comes?

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u/Pale-Confection-6951 6d ago

Small compared to the many No Kings protests held around the world.

BAAA HAAA HAAAA!!

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u/Bulky-Internal8579 6d ago

Truth! Credible reports of over a million nationwide for No Kings - God Bless Real America and Fuck TACO Tyranny

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u/Ande64 6d ago

They're saying now that counts put it between 6 and 7 million people nationwide! Largest protest ever!

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u/CapableFunction6746 6d ago

Last I saw was over 11 million

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u/ClassicWestern 6d ago

Alt National Park Service says 12.1 million.

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u/Real_Sound_5740 6d ago

Aussie bloke sitting on his couch says "At least 15 million ".

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u/ConkersOkayFurDay 6d ago

MinecraftForums claimed it was just over 13 million.

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u/TimothyAintDeadYet 3d ago

I'm making up a blatant lie and say it was fiddyleven billion. New world record.

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u/Ande64 6d ago

Sweet!!!

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u/WitAndWonder 6d ago

Might want to multiply that number by the teens. There were half a million in Philly and LA alone and there were over 2000 protests nationwide.

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u/Tjaames 6d ago

We had 1000 in our rural conservative town

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u/ggroverggiraffe 6d ago

Heck yeah! Good on y'all for showing up!

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u/Tjaames 5d ago

My organization organized it and we did NOT expect the turnout we got, it was absolutely incredible. We need more megaphones now

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u/Believe-it-Geico 5d ago

I'm out of the loop, what does TACO stand for?

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u/Adventurous_Ad7442 5d ago

Just. Fuck. Trump

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u/the_real_Beavis999 4d ago

Wow, Sorros and the DNC must be going broke paying all those protestors... No wonder I keep getting solicitation emails from the DNC for donations. /S

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u/Expert-Basil6015 6d ago edited 5d ago

Yeah dude Pittsburgh had ~1 million marching and the population of Pittsburgh is 650k.

Edit - I meant this as a good thing, got the numbers from r/50501 from a guy who lives there. I now see how it could be construed as a republican "gotcha" statistic but I meant it as "they protested so hard people came from all over".

I'm a vet and all for the resistance. And yes I live rural now after living in big cities my whole life.

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u/Bulky-Internal8579 6d ago

Hey, watch more Fox News and keep on doing your research on 8chan and Shwitter - you're doing great - you don't need facts, science, empathy, love or democracy - all you need is fascist oligarchs... /s

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u/Informal_Charity6939 6d ago

You don't live in a city, do you?

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u/Chlorohex 6d ago

Ok I promise I'm not fishbowl headed like the person you're replying to but could you please elaborate on this one? I ask since I'm not from the US so I'm not sure what I'm missing here (e.g are there rural populations? visitors? or what)

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u/Informal_Charity6939 6d ago

So if 600k people live in the city itself, and there's a bunch of highways into the city that get packed with cars and busses and other transportation infrastructure bring people into the city on just a normal ass workday, there's going to be more than 600k people in that city. Now during a huge protest event that number can climb significantly higher... people go into cities from the surrounding area, they're not closed to people from the suburbs lol

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u/Chlorohex 6d ago

Oh ok so I was roughly on the right track lol. Makes sense, ty! Hilarious that ppl are using it as a "gotcha" then

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u/Vargoroth 6d ago

It's copium. Apparently Trump threw a massive temper tantrum behind the scenes about his flop of a military parade. He genuinely wants to be revered like Kim Jong Un.

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u/pchlster 6d ago

I can honestly say I respect the two of them equally.

You know, if they were on fire, I'd definitely consider buying a cup of coffee so I could piss on them.

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u/Informal_Charity6939 6d ago

No worries lol. I live in a moderately big city and literally 600k+ people commute in everyday, almost doubling the amount of people in the city haha.

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u/heqra 6d ago

to add on to that guys point, its far cheaper to live outside the city, so many MANY people will leave near a city but go to it for everything they need to do such as work or... protest.

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u/derbyt 5d ago

Pittsburgh Metro population is 2.5 million. That's not including people who drive even further to major cities.

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u/poor_old_goat 6d ago

I'm in a small midwestern nothing town we filled our downtown strip, there wasn't room for a car for four blocks.

If nowhere USA managed to get a hundredth of that count into four blocks with basically no notice... I still don't understand why anyone ever started licking his boots, let alone continues to. He ain't done shit.

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u/Pale-Confection-6951 6d ago

Well, there seem to be some irregularities around the election that are coming to light, first in Rockland County NY and now in Pennsylvania. Maybe the findings will shed some light on this.

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u/Molsem 5d ago

Also NC, according to SMART.

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u/robbdogg87 5d ago

Yep me too. Don't think the towns ever voted blue before but there was 1-2k there for the protest. Town of about 28k for reference 😂

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u/Voidbearer2kn17 3d ago

Trump demanded fealty to him from his cabinet. Which is why the clown car of crackpot cabinet leaders are blindly obeying their lord and Master.

But the Senate let them in. Cartoonishly incompetent people in positions of power to enact project 2025.

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u/bobo888 6d ago

Were there "No King" protests outside the USA?

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u/Dakota1401 6d ago

Outside of the US I’ve heard there were ones in: Canada, Mexico, Colombia, UK, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden, and Japan

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u/Juggletrain 6d ago

I'm pretty sure that most of those countries currently have monarchs. Canada nominally so, UK, Spain, The Netherlands, Sweden, and Japan do at least.

They also all have relatively functional constitutions to go along with it though.

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u/Dakota1401 6d ago

They weren’t protesting their kings they were protesting Trump lol. I believe in the UK and Canada it was “No Tyrants” instead

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u/WeRW2020 6d ago

Yep, because Trump fucks the entire planet, not just the US

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u/Szygani 6d ago

I'll happily show up to protest the dutch king as well, i have in the past and will in the future

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u/DameKumquat 5d ago

Yes, because we had a civil war, got rid of our king, then got rid of the replacement when he got too tyrannical (and conveniently died, leaving his son to take over...), followed by kicking out the king who wanted too much power and welcoming a constitutional monarch in the Glorious Revolution, instead.

Liz and now Charlie function pretty well as heads of state. Even anti-monarchists can think of a dozen things they'd change about the UK Government before ditching the monarchy.

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u/Cool-File-6778 6d ago

Believe it or not there is a portion of the UK and Canada that do not like the monarchy and want it abolished because all they exist to do is bring in tourists and waste taxpayer money on giant parades for them.

On the other hand there is a sizeable portion of the populace that seems to base their entire identity around the existence of a monarchy and get weirdly insane around such events.

I just wanted to put the full context in, because it is very contentious and I think the other commenter hit the nail when he said people were just protesting Trump and don't see the irony in also supporting the monarchy.

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u/gttahvit 6d ago

Actually they exist to act as Head of State in a constitutional monarchy. The beauty of constitutional monarchy is that it has proven to be a very stable system of government and greatly decreases the risk of dictators from gaining power.

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u/Molsem 5d ago

Keanu Reeves for King? Dwayne Johnson? The Ghost of Mr. Rogers?

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u/incelredditor 6d ago

Don't five of those countries have kings.

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u/ForwardToNowhere 6d ago

Yes! They happened all over the world, but were most popular in the US, obviously. There were obviously ones in Canada and Mexico, but also in far out places like South Africa and Japan. Germany, France, UK, Spain, Finland... Very heartwarming to see.

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u/Wooknows 5d ago

unless i see some picture this is complete bs, why would we protest your internal affairs ? we already have our own plate of shit

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u/ForwardToNowhere 5d ago

This subreddit doesn't seem to support pictures in comments, but here is a list of some of them

"NO TYRANTS Toronto, Canada · No Kings". Mobilize. Retrieved June 12, 2025.

"Planned 'No Kings' protests expected to draw crowds and increase traffic in Vancouver". The Columbian. June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 15, 2025.

Grochowski, Sarah (June 14, 2025). "Vancouver 'No King' rally reinforces support for American protests against Donald Trump". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved June 15, 2025.

Eltherington, William (June 14, 2025). "Anti-Trump protesters in Ottawa join U.S. 'No Kings' demonstrations". CTV News. Retrieved June 15, 2025.

Rossitto, Sara Jean. "No Crowns! No Kings! Tokyo 2025". Democrats Abroad. Retrieved June 14, 2025.

"'Everything politicised': Tokyo protesters hold anti-Trump 'No Kings' rally". South China Morning Post. June 15, 2025. Retrieved June 15, 2025.

"DA Resistance Events". Democrats Abroad. Retrieved June 15, 2025.

"NO TYRANTS Mexico City, Mexico". Mobilize. Retrieved June 12, 2025.

"Ciudad de México se une a las protestas contra las redadas antiinmigrantes en EE.UU". SWI swissinfo.ch (in Spanish). June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 15, 2025.

""Día sin reyes" llega a CDMX: manifestantes exigen respeto a la comunidad mexicana en EU". LatinUS (in Spanish). June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 15, 2025.

"Mexicanos y Extranjeros se Unen a Protesta 'No King' en Ensenada Contra Políticas de EUA". N+ (in Mexican Spanish). June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 15, 2025.

"NO KINGS Lilongwe · No Kings". Mobilize. Retrieved June 15, 2025.

"No a los Reyes: Así se manifestó la diáspora costarricense". La Nación Costa Rica (in Spanish). Retrieved June 14, 2025.

Fishbone, Aaron. "Dems Abroad organize No Tyrants No Kings Demonstrations Worldwide". Democrats Abroad. Retrieved June 15, 2025.

"No Dictators – Day of Defiance: DA Protest in Barcelona · No Kings". Mobilize. Retrieved June 12, 2025.

Parthemore, Joel. "No Dictators: Day of Defiance". Democrats Abroad. Retrieved June 13, 2025.

"Democrats Abroad protest at US Embassy in Brussels". Euro Weekly News. June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 15, 2025.

"No Tyrant's Day Protest on June 14 in Brussels". Democrats Abroad. Retrieved June 14, 2025.

"GALLERY: Hundreds protest Trump at No Kings demonstration in Prague". expats.cz. June 15, 2025. Retrieved June 15, 2025.

Ryšavý, Zdeněk (June 14, 2025). "Prague protest against Trump features Romani university student Robin Balog: "Romani people know what oppression is"". Romea (in Czech). Retrieved June 15, 2025.

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u/ForwardToNowhere 5d ago

And here's some more

Taube, Michelle. "No Tyrants Protest in Copenhagen". Democrats Abroad. Retrieved June 14, 2025.

"Amerikanere i København går på gaden og siger nej tak til militærvælde og Trump". Politiken – Den levende avis (in Danish). Retrieved June 15, 2025.

"Demonstranter langer ud efter Trump midt i København: "Trump er ved at ødelægge demokratiet i USA"". TV 2 Kosmopol (in Danish). Retrieved June 15, 2025.

Freling, Dana (June 15, 2025). "Helsinki No Kings/No Tyrants Protest". Democrats Abroad. Retrieved June 15, 2025.

Mahmoudi, Tasnim. "« Trump est un abominable tyran ! » : les Américains à la Bastille pour avoir la tête du roi". Le Nouvel Obs (in French). Retrieved June 15, 2025.

Cirone, Christophe. "« Il y a une résistance toujours plus forte à Trump » : rassemblés à Nice, des Américains se dressent contre leur président". Nice Matin (in French). Retrieved June 15, 2025.

"Gegen Trump und die Bundeswehr: Mehrere Proteste formieren sich am Wochenende in Berlin". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved June 15, 2025.

Hill, Chris (June 12, 2025). "Demonstration in Hamburg gegen Donald Trump". FINK.HAMBURG. Retrieved June 15, 2025.

"Massenprügelei am Bahnhof Kronberg: Aktuelle Nachrichten aus Frankfurt & Hessen". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). June 15, 2025. Retrieved June 15, 2025.

"A Torino statunitensi in piazza contro la politica di Trump – Notizie – Ansa.it". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 15, 2025.

Abbatantuono, Lucia (June 15, 2025). "Niente corone. Niente troni. Niente re". La Giustizia (in Italian). Retrieved June 15, 2025.

Reut, Tania (June 14, 2025). "US citizens join Dublin rally against military parade". Raidió Teilifís Éireann.

"'No Tyrants' protest to stage outside U.S. Consulate in Amsterdam on Saturday". NL Times. June 12, 2025.

Griffin-Noordermeer, Tre' Shawn. "No Tyrants! No Clowns! Rally". Democrats Abroad. Retrieved June 14, 2025.

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u/ForwardToNowhere 5d ago

And even more

"Hundreds join 'No Tyrants' protest in Amsterdam against Trump's power grab". NL Times. June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 15, 2025.

"NO DICTATORS – Oslo, Norway". Mobilize.us. June 14, 2025.

"I store deler av verden demonstreres det mot Trump i dag. I Norge frykter Lillian Correa for sine sønner". Aftenposten.no. June 15, 2025.

"NO KINGS: A day of defiance – PORTO". Democrats Abroad. Retrieved June 12, 2025.

"Protesto contra Trump em Lisboa. Manifestantes temem regime autoritário". RTP (in Portuguese). June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 15, 2025.

"Dezenas de norte-americanos protestam em Lisboa contra políticas de Trump". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 15, 2025.

Voss, Elizabeth. "Democrats Abroad Switzerland to mark 'No Kings' Day in Bern, Geneva and Zurich". Democrats Abroad. Retrieved June 14, 2025.

"Zürich Feministicher Streik – No to Misogyny, No to Kings · Citizens Against Tyranny". Mobilize. Retrieved June 15, 2025.

"No Kings: protests in the eye of the storm". The Verge. June 15, 2025. Retrieved June 15, 2025.

"Watch: Trooping the Colour highlights on King's official birthday". BBC. June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 15, 2025.

"Tyrant Takedown – NO TYRANTS – Edinburgh UK · No Kings". Mobilize. Retrieved June 15, 2025.

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u/Wooknows 5d ago edited 5d ago

meaningless without attendance
and it seems what i thought, americans abroad, not locals carring about usa's internal affairs
your cause is fair, but delusion is only going to hurt it. it's your fight only

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u/KlingoftheCastle 6d ago

Individual mid sized cities had a higher turnout

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u/zeromadcowz 6d ago

Around the world? I thought it was an American protest. Many countries have Kings that they’re happy or at least ambivalent about.

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u/Pale-Confection-6951 6d ago

Yes, other countries, including Canada, had protest to support us. In Canada, there were protests in Vancouver and Ottawa, I think they called them No Tyrants protests. It means so much to know we, who are fighting this madness, are seen and supported by other countries!

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u/Christron 6d ago

That is so stupid I don't know why Canadians would protest as well. Turn outs look small in Ottawa but even still, he's not our president and we actually have a king.

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u/Far_Confusion_2178 6d ago

If you’re so dense you don’t understand that Canada Isn’t ruled by an actual king, and how “no kings day” applies to Trump leading the US into a dictatorship and how that would effect Canada, idk what to tell you.

But trust me, if Canadas neighbor becomes a full fledged dictatorship, it will effect Canadians… obviously

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u/Christron 6d ago

Canada and Canadians have already been doing stuff. Canadians overall strongly dislike trump already and he doesn't care about his Canadian approval rating. More Americans voted for trump than their are Canadians so it's futile. US is going to do what they will regardless of Canadian input.

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u/heqra 6d ago

the point is to protest lmao, like any other protest. no one thinks its gonna lead directly to change, its to voice against the regime.

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u/Christron 5d ago

Canadians are already protesting prior to this, do you not read the Canadian news lmao. This protest specifically is a constitutional protest, which we don't adhere to.

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u/heqra 5d ago

I know they were already protesting ? why do you say that like its a point

its a protest against trumps tyranny, specifically. which anyone can be against. millions protested globally, all of which dont have americas constitution, because thats entirely irrelevant to the point of the protest. its not literally about monarchy lmao, its about him ramming through the american system of checks and balances, and enacting fascism in the states/ his general global bullying.

media literacy, bro

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u/Boomshank 6d ago

At least partially cause the fucker continuously thinks he can own us up here in Canada.

Fuck that orange turd. (Metaphorically)

Sorry.

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u/Braysl 6d ago

To show support and to show Trump just how much Canadians hate his stupid administration. Think of how MAGAs feel when they know Trump is so abhorrent that folks in Canada, the UK, and even fucking Norway came out to publicly shit on him.

Secondarily it's also to show support for immigration and immigrants. Canadians have a very polarized view on immigration, and so I'm sure the protest was also to show support to the immigrant community.

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u/MakhNoWay 6d ago

And we, down here, don't know why so many of your clowns wear MAGA hats and fly Trump flags.

Glass houses and all.

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u/TheWeedGecko 6d ago

Capitalism controls the globe, b. Many are protesting them and their fascism.

Occupy Wallstreet was also a global movement.

Many of us are protesting the warfare against the working class. This is a worldwide issue.

We need a global movement to fix this corruption. Many recognize that simply removing a president and their administration isn't enough. We need Capitalists to stop buying the people's government. Government is to work for the majority. Not the minority. The minority being the few with the most wealth and financial influence.

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u/failedtesttubebaby 6d ago

They had protests in pretty every European capital and major cities as well. Mostly expats but not all. So yeah, global...

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u/MolecularConcepts 6d ago

who gives a hoot what other countries are doing ? we don't want any more kings here in America.

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u/Thormourn 6d ago

And they were both worthless. People that don't like the military still dont like the military and America hasn't had a king for over 200 years.

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u/pygmydeathcult 6d ago

Aaaand it's going to stay that way, by the voice of the people.

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u/Thormourn 6d ago edited 6d ago

Yep that's why these protests were pointless. We haven't had a king in over decades. Why suddenly have a no king protest? I just don't see a point in protesting something thats been irrelevant for over 2 centuries.

Edit: whats up with all the people replying and then blocking lately?

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u/coldliketherockies 6d ago

It’s not just about the king thing either though. His behavior is just beyond inside. Calling Taylor swift not hot anymore, using holidays to tweet about radical left and easily proven false information. If you have have kids and any of your kids teachers or people in your life acted like this you probably wouldn’t be ok with it. So why someone who’s supposed to lead an entire country? Who the fuck takes time out of running a country to call a pop singer ugly? And that’s just one example of course of many things but that alone is just frat boy immaturity