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The 79-year-old US President made the unusual admission during an appearance on Fox and Friends, just a day after hosting European leaders, including Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at the White House. Linking his legacy to global diplomacy, Trump remarked that if he succeeds in brokering peace between Ukraine and Russia, it might help secure him a place in the afterlife.

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 17 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

We require the headline match the article, looks like they might have changed it up on you.

Current headline reads:

"Pictures of Trump's Swollen Ankles and Hands Boost Health Rumours After He Admits He's 'Not Doing Well'"

Please make it match up or we'll have to remove it.

[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 14 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

They've changed it. Will do the same.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago
[–] MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Is there a time limit if they change the headline after it's posted? It's also not uncommon to have an A and B headline that different people see, when they're both correct.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago

It varies, if a headline is obviously manipulated by the user, I remove it with the note and when they fix it, I'll restore it.

In cases like this where the mismatch is substantially the same, I'll post up the warning and give them 8 hours or so to fix it, then remove it.

I figure people have to, you know, work and sleep and stuff.

OTOH, after a few hours, if they're making other posts and comments, it's clear they aren't reaponding to the warning and I'll remove it.

[–] JHRD1880@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Don't give me hope.

[–] ToadOfHypnosis@lemmy.world 1 points 56 minutes ago

🤞🤞🤞

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Die soon! You rotten, child rapist!

Release the Trump/Epstein files

[–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 17 points 5 hours ago

May his suffering be immense

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 10 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

May he stand bared before the gods, with nothing but his soul and his actions to bear testament to his worth.

[–] MourningDove@lemmy.zip 6 points 5 hours ago

May he rot in hell, flayed and fearful.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 27 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Hurry up and die, you piece of shit. May your suffering be proportional to that which you've caused.

[–] Drewmeister@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago

He's the type of person to make me wish for the existence of hell

[–] KingOfSleep@lemmy.ca 14 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Don't forget to buy your champagne in advance. The stores will be out on the day.

And fireworks

[–] Jolly_Platypus@lemmy.world 15 points 8 hours ago

Rest in piss, traitor.

[–] PacketPilot@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

The MOST swollen hands and ankles. Many people are saying they have never seen such TREMENDOUSLY swollen hands and ankles before!! Believe me.

[–] the_q@lemmy.zip 34 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Oh if only there was cosmic justice waiting for people like him. Unfortunately he gets to live the life he wants and never has to answer for anything. Double unfortunately he's little more than a cancer cell of a much larger disease that won't die with him.

[–] ProIsh@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago

Damn well put. No notes

[–] Veedem@lemmy.world 108 points 13 hours ago (4 children)

The headline is entirely inaccurate.

From the article:

Donald Trump has sparked fresh health concerns after confessing he is 'not doing well' when it comes to his chances of getting into heaven.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 10 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

People are so desperate to hear that either Trump or Putin is about to die, these stories have been popping up every few months for a decade or more.

[–] MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

At this point, they have like a 5-7% chance of dying every year based on actuary tables. So dying at any point at that age isn't remarkable or unlikely. But there's like a 0-8 year range where it's likely to occur based on that.

[–] node2527@lemy.lol 3 points 1 hour ago

I like how you think. Thanks for sharing.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 8 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

In a way it's more interesting that Trump has some awareness that he's not a good guy.

[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

He still thinks of himself as the hero in his own story for sure, but he does know he is a motherfucker.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

I think he thinks himself Solomon or even Byron, rather than a pedophilic Crassus

[–] IHeartBadCode@fedia.io 19 points 12 hours ago

Satan: Holy shit, we're going to need to make some renovations to match this guy's punishment. Tell the daemons in Cocytus we need something between Antenora and Ptolomaea.

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[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 13 points 9 hours ago

I wish I believed in heaven and hell so I could be certain this fucker is going to get raped by a thousand Hitlers and Stalins every night for eternity.

[–] peaceful_world_view@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago

I will revel in his decline until he is rotting in the dirt.

[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 39 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

I'd rather him experience some level of fucking consequences for once in his life. But for the sake of humanity I will also accept his health failing.

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[–] you_are_dust@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I guess he's partially correct in that if we are to believe in a heaven, you don't get there by raping women and fucking little girls. It raises the question of whether you can be lifelong rapist and pedophile and then do a good deed to erase the bad. As if it's based on some kind of morality point system.

[–] MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

In Christian theology, it's mostly explicitly not based on works but solely on baptism and 100% forgiveness of sin. Depending on how you interpret the theology repentance can be required though, not just asking for forgiveness.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Straight from the Bible: "Faith without works is death."

[–] MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago

That is intended for believers to do good things. That doesn't change that forgiveness from sins can be requested at any time.

[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 42 points 13 hours ago (8 children)
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[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 hours ago

This calls for celebration 🍾

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 14 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

He’s looks especially awful these last few weeks.

As for a place in the afterlife, you don’t get to sell your soul then try to get into heaven.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

you don’t get to sell your soul then try to get into heaven.

That's pretty much exclusively what American Christianity is today.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

Yeah and if I was a Christian I'd be calling most American Christians antichristians.

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 18 points 13 hours ago

cmon.. just a little more im almost there.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

South Park already showed us Trump and Satan's relationship.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1xR3Xidq84

[–] MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 6 points 8 hours ago

South Park Trump was kinder and more loving with hot gay sex than the real trump ever was. The boredom and stupidity of real life is too much to artificially recreate.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago

They've got to be worried about him waking up in the morning if they're admitting to this.

[–] Linktank@lemmy.today 12 points 13 hours ago

Die in pain you sack of inadequacy.

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