Former President Donald Trump attacked Judge Arthur Engoron and New York State Attorney General Letitia James in an unhinged 2:28 Truth Social post.

First time he’s ever cared about his children.

  • Goku@lemmy.world
    38·
    8 months ago

    Dude you appointed your kids to public servant roles… It’s you that subjected them to this.

  • tacosanonymous@lemm.ee
    34·
    8 months ago

    It’s just content tailored to his base to make him look oppressed. That’s why he keeps disregarding the gag order too.

    I bet his kids say, “I don’t recall” a thousand times anyway.

    • Telorand@reddthat.com
      18·
      8 months ago

      Prosecution: “Is this your signature on the bottom of this document that I am now showing to the court?”

      Don Jr.: “I don’t recall.”

      Defense: “Objection, your honor. My client is blind and can’t reasonably testify.”

      Judge: "Overruled. Mr. Trump Jr. is clearly not blind. Also, he’s not your client.

      Trump, on the steps: “The judge is biased against me! He won’t even let my son testify to excommunicate me!”

      *How I expect it to go*

  • RubberStuntBaby@kbin.social
    24·
    8 months ago

    He’s not worried about them. He’s worried that his idiot kids won’t be able to lie convincingly and it will ruin his defense.

  • lobut@lemmy.ca
    23·
    8 months ago

    As he calls for the prosecution of Hunter Biden for the umpteenth time.

  • Steve@lemmy.worldEnglish
    213·
    8 months ago

    It always strikes me as strange when anyone refers to their 30 or 40+ year old offspring, as children. They aren’t remotely children in any way.

    • Broma@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      171·
      8 months ago

      To me, i feel there’s a difference between calling someone a child (indicating a youthful connotation) and being someone’s child (a familial connotation).

      My children will always be my children, but sometimes my oldest acts like a child.

      If that makes any sense.

      • Steve@lemmy.worldEnglish
        13·
        8 months ago

        I get that. But being their parent, and having the impulse to protect or defend them, doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to do.

        • Nightwingdragon@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          8 months ago

          Im not defending Trump’s actions. They’re plenty old enough to speak up for themselves. I’m merely saying it’s not uncommon for a parent to refer to their offspring as “children” even after they’re well into adulthood.

      • Steve@lemmy.worldEnglish
        14·
        8 months ago

        I don’t fly helicopters either. But when I see one stuck in a tree, I know that’s not right.

        • kleenbhole@lemy.lol
          41·
          8 months ago

          Can you just educate yourself to the fact that words have multiple usages, and children both means youth as well as offspring so we don’t keep having this retarded conversation?

          • Steve@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            8 months ago

            Do you really believe I don’t know individual words are used in different ways?

            I thought it would be obvious, that I just believe useing words with the least ambiguous and narrowest meaning available, is a more clear way to communicate.

            In this case offspring would undeniably be the term to fit the meaning parents want to convey. Continuing to use child is a sign their concept of their offspring hasn’t kept up with the current reality. The fact that this behavior is common dosen’t mean it’s correct and immune from criticism.

            Both it, and your attitude of infallibility, are just two of the many windmills I fight against.

            • kleenbhole@lemy.lol
              11·
              8 months ago

              Bro do you understand tilting windmills is foolish, and that’s the point of the expression?

              You being butthurt about common linguistic usages isn’t your valiant struggle, it’s your autism acting up

              • Steve@lemmy.worldEnglish
                1·
                8 months ago

                I certainly do. You got the point perfectly.

                It’s my pointless, useless, impossible, imaginary battle against the world itself. But hey. You don’t fight the fight because you can win. You fight the fight that needs fighting.

    • beebarfbadger@lemmy.world
      51·
      8 months ago

      Won’t somebody think of his poor tykes who never did anything wrong in their life and are being maliciously attacked for no reason at all!

    • Zippy@lemmy.world
      1·
      8 months ago

      You can call them family but that does not specify exactly who they are. Family can refer to brother and sisters or parents as well as your children. It would be pretty common to ask an 80 year old of they have any children. Don’t think it really refers to a certain age of the child.