Trump: "They gave me $600 billion. And that’s a gift... That’s not a loan... There’s nothing to pay back. They gave us $600 billion that we can invest in anything we want.” European Union: Me: “He didn’t get a penny” White House spox: ”Pointless nitpicking” www.cnn.com/2025/08/22/p...
Such a "small" difference of opinion 🙃
Emperor has no billions.
He's so bad at lying.
Trump makes up ridiculously stupid numbers..like a 10 year old
He announces trade deals where people on the other side are like "uhhh...no. it's a goal"
Why bother soliciting quotes from WH.
So was this “600B” really just the EU saying “global investors gonna invest and some of that will be in the US, sure!”
Trump’s delusions are getting worse which is terrifying. I feel as though we’re living in Trump’s chaotic brain!
pseudologia fantastica
Like a hot air balloon
what trump claimed: “They gave me $600 billion. And that’s a gift,” what the EU said : “E.U. companies have expressed interest in investing at least $600 billion” in “various sectors in the U.S.,”
I keep coming back to how almost everything this administration does is performative. From performative cruelty to patriotism and piety.
Well they couldn’t actually say that trump is suffering from dementia and can’t really grasp nuance.
“Trump’s historic win for the American people”..is a phrase that is rooted in fantasy and disinformation.. ..never happens.. ..the American people are constantly losing because of this asshole…everything is a lose.. ..no wins anywhere…
They are such deeply unserious people with very serious jobs. What could possibly go wrong? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
If the EU authorities gave $600bn to the US government, every single one of them would be hanging from petrol stations by sundown.
Let’s not bicker and argue about who didn’t give $600B
“They gave ME $600 billion”?????even when lying the malignant narcissist must win out! 🤬🤬🤬
In Trump's August 21, 2025 speech he said “We went to Saudi Arabia came back with $17 trillion” This seems a bit high. I wonder where such “commitments” go? Do they get funneled into some government department?
😂
Why not make it a gazillion dollars and then you'd both be right.
At least Dr Evil had a heart of gold by comparison with the orange narcissist.
Yes, at least Dr Evil like cats.
$600B is nitpicking territory now? Sheesh. 🙄
I’m going to try that “nitpicking” method with my bookie and I’ll report back how it went. If you don’t hear back from me it’ll be due to his lack of appreciation for “nitpicking” $ sums and my lack of thumbs
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To be fair, it is pointless to show that he’s lying.
It’s all about optics, he needs to be looking ‘good’ in front of his cultists
Despite the kafka-esque nature of all this, it must be a trip for you, who actually deals in numbers and facts, to have to deal with these clowns...
Perhaps he got another tasteless gold bauble to put into the Oval Office.
Nitpick away, my friend.
This actually makes a lot of Trump's international politics clear😬: Putin (in Alaska): I expect there will be peace in the future. Trump: Russia committed to peace.
Trump is a liar
To some folks, any fact-checking is "pointless nitpicking".
It’s disgraceful that this isn’t being shouted from the rooftops! He personally went on CNBC to say this was the case, but now holding him to his lies is nitpicking? What has happened to the office of government? They are acting like Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses!
Remind me how much DOGE saved so that I can properly calibrate the word “nitpicking.”
How is it pointless nitpicking if they didn't get a penny and djt said they gave him $600 billion? That djt plain out lying...again.
@alt-text.bsky.social
Maybe HE got the $600B?
Lmao not putting trust that money being sent out. Just another lie from the corrupt failure of a president
His Lies get bigger with age.
Over many years, I have learned that everything Mr Trump says is factually untrue.
Salesman BS…claim you’ve got the deal when all you did was the sales presentation and dropped a contract on the desk of the prospect…”Yeah, deal’s in the bag. They have the contract.” But the reality is, they were only being polite and haven’t decided to buy.
pretty huge nit you picking there mate
👍 …. Well said! It did make me gag… ( nits and all…)
I suggest 'Wolfers law' = 'No expectation of competence from Trumps administration will be too low, even if you allow for Wolfers law.'
How does Desai keep a straight face with this one? I'd be howling uncontrollably.
I hear “pointless nitpicking” in a John Cleese voice b/c this is a silly as a Monty Python sketch
CRAQUANT! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣❤️
I think this Wolfers fella is wrong, because of reasons. New jesus trump will share his $600 billion gift with us angry white people in the form of golden wigs to be exact replicas of donald jesus trump's hair which will be ours free of charge, only paying $149.95 shipping and $725 handling fee.
Translated loosely as “ What ever “
The head of this administration, the orange convicted felon, lies repeatedly. Everyday all the time, lies.
If it’s a gift did he pay gift tax on it?
Donald Trump, big shot, world leader got the EU to give the USA $600 billion dollars. Hey Trump, "Show me the Money" and receipt so all Americans can see the deposit of $600 billion into the US Treasury? What a fricken LIAR!
Or, and hear me out, Trump's smooth brain is saying the quiet part out loud and the EU promised Trump monetary value PERSONALLY for things like prime real estate land and hotel deals and purchases of some crypto owned by the family.
It’s gobsmacking how unprofessional the entire Government is operating under this Clown. I can tell you that in Europe, there laughing because Ursala has NO SWAY to get companies to invest in the USA and they won’t put a dime in until and unless there’s clarity.
Pesky economics. Who are you gonna believe, factual data or our president? I mean we all know numbers lie🤦♀️
Now Trump is bragging about bribes even when it isn’t a bribe
And he would turn that $600 billion into $6 in no time
If anyone hasn’t figured it out by now, 🤡 is a senile, conman, egotistical, lying old man, …. Gift vs Loan😳 All show and no game. He’s been gifting us his BS since ….Trump University, Trump Airlines, ….
