Donald Trump launched Truth Social in 2022 to have a megaphone that lets him speak directly with his cult of deluded followers after getting kicked off all the major platforms for his attempted coup against the U.S. government.
And Trump’s social media platform is looking more and more bizarre by the day as he comes completely unhinged with the realization that Kamala Harris could win the election this November. Harris formally accepted her party’s nomination for president at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Thursday, leading Trump to live-tweet during her speech. It’s a fascinating peek into just how weird things are getting for Trump, who’s clearly frustrated that Harris has energized a wide swath of the American public in an election where energy will drive the turnout needed to win.
“There will be no future under Comrade Kamala Harris, because she will take us into a Nuclear World War III! She will never be respected by the Tyrants of the World!” Trump exclaimed in a post that was typical of the evening. There’s obviously a lot going on in that post, from the absurdity of saying Harris will cause World War III to suggesting a mainstream Democrat is a Communist. But that last line may be the most unintentionally hilarious.
Trump seems to believe that U.S. presidents need to be “respected by the tyrants of the world,” something that’s not really a qualification for the job.
In fact, if a tyrant respects you, you’re probably doing some t.