Former US president Donald Trump said in an interview released Sunday that he will not run again in four years if he is not successful in his current bid for the White House.  “I think that will be —…
    • CaptDust@sh.itjust.works
      81·
      27 days ago

      I can 100% imagine him running for as long as he has a pulse. And even then, it wouldn’t entirely surprise me if he didn’t have a pulse and republicans used a deep fake to keep him campaigning. He’s basically all they have at this point.

        • CaptDust@sh.itjust.works
          17·
          27 days ago

          I was thinking like Herman Cain, when they used his likeness and account to promote party messaging after his death, but this works too.

          • Catoblepas
            14·
            27 days ago

            God, I hadn’t even thought about how many Trump deepfakes are going to be swindling conspiracy theorists out of their money for years after he dies.

            • mPony@lemmy.world
              4·
              27 days ago

              During the Iraq War, there was a brief moment where a camera crew just happened to be in the right place at the right time to show the world a live broadcast of a perfectly healthy Saddam Hussein out in the wild, being greeted by his troops as a hero. Except the guy really didn’t look much like Saddam Hussein at all. It was the kind of cheap fake that you would think people could never fall for.

              Since then, we’ve seen time and time again what people will fall for.

              So, yes. Not only are you correct, you are probably more correct than people would want to admit.

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      27 days ago

      he probably won’t, like, survive for 4 more years. Or at least, he wouldn’t if it weren’t for the amazing healthcare package he gets for having shat all over democracy for four years.

    • acosmichippo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      27 days ago

      he’s 78 now, will be 82 next election.

      but if he loses a 2nd time i feel like there will be more pressure to push him out. but maybe that’s wishful thinking.