Trump's Go-To Response for Ukraine and Beyond: 'I Don't Know'
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Donald Trump has responded by shrugging his shoulders to questions about everything from posting AI-generated images to military aid to Ukraine.

Good thing he doesn’t go on You Can’t do That on Television.

Donald Trump hasn’t been happy with Vladimir Putin lately, and he took out his frustrations with Russia’s president this week by announcing that the United States would resume sending military aid to Ukraine. When he was asked on Tuesday who ordered the aid to be paused in the first place, Trump delivered what has become one of his go-to responses whenever he’s pressed about the chaos his administration is unleashing on the nation and the world.

“I don’t know,” he said.

The pause on aid to Ukraine was apparently ordered last week by beleaguered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who reportedly neglected to tell the White House about the move, leading to internal scrambling. Trump was asked whether he approved the pause while sitting next to Hegseth during a Cabinet meeting. The president only offered that the U.S. needs to keep sending “defensive weapons” to Ukraine because “Putin is not treating human beings right.” When asked who ordered the pause, Trump said he didn’t know. “Why don’t you tell me?” he added.

This would be far more amusing if he got slimed every time he said that.

Also, what kind of strongman doesn’t know what’s going on in his loyal junta?

  • Midnitte@beehaw.orgEnglish
    22·
    2 个月前

    Ah but see, if he doesn’t know, that means he isn’t responsible. 🙈🙉🙊

  • Almacca@aussie.zoneEnglish
    15·
    2 个月前

    He knows. ‘I don’t know’ is the excuse used by a child who breaks a vase when they’re asked who broke the vase.

    • Powderhorn@beehaw.orgOPEnglish
      6·
      2 个月前

      “I don’t recall, Senator” goes back to Watergate. Fuck, that seems close to Reagan at this point. I’m old.

  • ramble81@lemmy.zip
    13·
    2 个月前

    Just start telling him “wow, you really don’t know much, do you?” And watch the verbal machinations spew forth.

    • Almacca@aussie.zoneEnglish
      10·
      2 个月前

      That’s when he usually just turns nasty, like any narcissist does when anyone calls them on their bullshit. I wish people would keep egging him on into a full public meltdown. It probably wouldn’t help anything, but it’d be pretty funny.

      • Zier@fedia.io
        1·
        2 个月前

        I had no idea there was a Regan as well as my fictional Reagan. I’m going to start a Psychic Hotline, only $2.99 a minute. :)

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          1·
          2 个月前

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            1·
            2 个月前

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              • Zier@fedia.io
                1·
                2 个月前

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    • P03 Locke@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      3·
      2 个月前

      Could Rolling Stone have pulled out an older reference?

      “Hey, let’s start adding in Sock It To Me references, because I’m sure an even smaller portion of our audience will get it.”

      • Powderhorn@beehaw.orgOPEnglish
        3·
        2 个月前

        That was my reference. Rolling Stone didn’t touch on an '80s Canadian sketch comedy for kids that somehow turned into Nickelodeon’s brand.

    • Powderhorn@beehaw.orgOPEnglish
      2·
      2 个月前

      This guy watched TV in North America in the '80s.

      (and likely was as surprised as I that Alanis Morissette was part of the cast)

      Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to head to my rocking chair.

      • cheeseburger@lemmy.ca
        2·
        2 个月前

        😆 brother! I loved Moose, whew… anyway, Alanis being on the show was a fun discovery years later when the internet became a thing and showed me!

        • Powderhorn@beehaw.orgOPEnglish
          3·
          2 个月前

          You’d think there would be all sorts of memories from that show, but I’ve really only retained one. Standard kitchen-table sketch, and the kids get handed boxes of cereal. One advertises a bigger box, and the kid is disappointed that the bag inside is still the same size.

          To which the dad says “well, it is a bigger box. They didn’t claim ‘more cereal.’”

  • megopie@beehaw.orgEnglish
    3·
    2 个月前

    I wonder how much longer hegseth will last. He seems to be causing more problems for trump than he’s solving.

    • Gamma@beehaw.orgEnglish
      3·
      2 个月前

      Yeah, I saw an interview with someone that used to work at the Pentagon and knows some folk still there and (allegedly) people are picking up that hegseth isn’t the brightest and they can kind of do what they want without having to get approval or even communicate with the wh. Apparently this was one of his under secretaries doing just that.

      I don’t think hegseth and bondi are sticking around much longer, but we’ll see! 🍿

  • JillyB@beehaw.org
    2·
    2 个月前

    Honestly, I’d rather him say that than just lie. The problem is that it still is a lie if he does know but is deflecting blame.