Donald Trump made a claim at his rally on Saturday that had people worrying about what he meant. Trump, who spoke in Mosinee, Wisconsin, was called out by CNN for a "lie" about transgender kids. But he also made another statement that caught the attention of political observers on social media, ...
      • Tolookah
        37·
        2 months ago

        It’s not The Former Guy? Which soon won’t work, but still

        • pyre@lemmy.world
          8·
          2 months ago

          it is. caught on after Biden called him that. as jabba the cunt is someone who loves seeing and hearing his own name everywhere, some people use ways other than his name to refer to him. TFG is one of them.

          of course there’s no reason why it shouldn’t be interpreted as this fucking guy/goon/git etc

        • ...m...@ttrpg.network
          2·
          2 months ago

          …i’ve always read it as the former guy but presumed that folks embrace the ambiguity of that f*cking guy…

          • Tolookah
            2·
            2 months ago

            I could have worded it a little better, some may have read it as he’ll be in office soon (no longer former) where I meant it as he’s more former than former, the former guy once removed, or something.