Donald Trump has said that he does not “need international law” and that his power is limited only by his “own morality”.

In a new interview with the New York Times, Trump said the only constraint to his power as president of the US is “my own morality, my own mind”.

“It’s the only thing that can stop me,” Trump said, adding: “I’m not looking to hurt people.” He went on to concede “I do” in regards to whether his administration needed to adhere to international law, but said: “It depends on what your definition of international law is.”

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[–] 37 points 10 months ago (6 children)

Why... why did you give the keys to this motherfucker AGAIN, America? Just wanted to watch the world burn, eh?

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  • [–] 32 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Truthfully, it's because we have a critical mass of people who fall into at least one of three categories. They are either bigots, stupid, and/or utterly selfish. We've been on this path for a while. There's a sickness in American culture, and Trump is just a symptom of it.

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  • [–] 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    No, you don't understand, the only other choice was a lady....

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  • [–] 34 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Like a big neon sign that says "I am a psychopath."

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  • [–] 24 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

    alarm bells blaring and basically every republican on earth and most of democratic leadership sitting there saying, this is fine.

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  • [–] 15 points 10 months ago

    He is a narcicist with launch codes.

    I'm sure he would rather destroy the world than look bad and lose power.

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  • [–] 10 points 10 months ago

    He meant "mortality".

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  • [–] 8 points 10 months ago

    and that his power is limited only by his “own morality".

    Of which he has none.

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  • [–] 8 points 10 months ago

    So other countries are free to just take the foreign assets of US companies for themselves? Nice. EU was looking for some data centers.

    Yeah, I know it will never happen. Everyone will just keep respecting the rights of US while letting them ignore the rights of everyone else.

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago

    What an immoral king would say.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago

    So, his own morality can stop him, but he lives on the morals of corruption and "gains" over another... Here's an idea, let's poke that morality of his by making him lose personal assets, see if that shifts his opinion.

    Also, "I am not looking to hurt people" sounds like a bully grabbing your hand and slapping your face with it, proclaiming "Why are you hurting yourself?" But him saying this clearly points towards having thoughts of wanting to hurt people...

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago*

    Absolutely horrible. I hope USA democratic values would withstand this shitstorm. Right now I see Trump using Putin's methods like a true fan.

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago

    So remember kids, when someone says white privilege doesn't exist, just link them to this article.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    Well, it's not the only thing.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Trump has said out loud he believes he's going to hell. Why would anyone allow him to make this claim? I don't understand my reality, it's fucking insane.

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