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"I said, 'Sundar, I'm thinking of the Atlantic Ocean. Can you handle it?'

"'No, no, no, this time I'm not doing it,' he said, 'Oceans are different, sir. They cover a lot of - really a lot of countries. Please don't ask us to do that.'"

The US president later said he would "probably pass" and keep the name Atlantic, before saying, "We're going to call it the American Ocean".

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[–] arctanthrope@lemmy.world 50 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

let's make a deal, any body of water he drowns in, we'll name it after him

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 36 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

The Donald J. Trump Reflecting Pool.

[–] Cellery@quokk.au 21 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

The Donald J. Trump White House hallway toilet.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago

The Donald J. Trump hole 7 water hazard at Mar a Lago

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I don't suppose the WH runs on a septic system? failing that the nastiest pit of water is probably the sump.

[–] Kraiden@piefed.social 1 points 40 seconds ago

omg! Donald J. Sump!

[–] Illogicalbit@lemmy.world 1 points 54 minutes ago

I mean it fits, since an actual toddler can also drown in water that shallow.

[–] mr_rusty_shackleford@lemmy.world 9 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

What an idiot, the Pacific is obviosly the superior ocean.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 1 points 54 minutes ago

Well, he didn’t rename Lake Superior; he’ll probably call the Pacific “Superior Ocean” and miss the fact that this means the one bit will be America and the other bit Superior.

[–] maxthemummer@lemmus.org 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

So true, and it's name should be the Super American Ocean!

[–] p12s@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 35 minutes ago

American Ocean (Left)

[–] CountVlad47@feddit.org 24 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

He's like a young child who's just discovered a new word and is using it everywhere. (apologies to any children; no offense intended)

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 15 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

As a parent of a 3yo in his "no" phase, this is accurate

Also... send help, im exhausted

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago (2 children)
[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

This is my second time around but his sister is much older and was muuuuuch easier lol

We'll get through this 🤝

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Just wait until they're teenagers. You're all fucked, HAH!

Oldest is almost done with high school and has been a saint, zero trouble at all

Im so fucked when this toddler hits puberty

[–] jpicture@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 hours ago
[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 13 points 2 hours ago

Why do I have to be trapped in this dimension? This one is just so damn stupid...

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 hours ago (4 children)

All americans, listen. I can not stress this enough but your presidunce is one of the dumbest pieces of meat based scum that's ever lived AND you are all being judged by what that wobbling orange obese child rapist's actions.
And will be for at least a generation.

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST! The only way you will ever, ever claw back any respect is if you kill or forcibly remove that fucking disgusting shitgoblin. FUCK!

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 hours ago (16 children)

Dude, this isn't the movies. Going against the strongest military in the world isn't an option.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 8 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

It's yet to be seen which side the military will fall on. That's what's going to matter.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago

It's hard to say. I never thought in a million years so many republicans of all levels, would bend the knee so fast.

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[–] DigDoug@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

It's got to the point that I'm just hoping the rest of the world loses enough respect to finally tell America to get fucked. Letting them do pretty much whatever they want since the end of WWII has been a disaster.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Letting them do pretty much whatever they want since the end of WWII has been a disaster.

You might have heard of "the Marshall plan". It was not too bad

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Don't get the server subpoenaed.

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[–] Cellery@quokk.au 2 points 2 hours ago

Americans don’t do conflict anymore. I mean, themselves… they are fine with ICE and bombing Iran.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

I'm renaming The United States of America to Idiot America.

[–] fargeol@lemmy.world 10 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Can we rename Trump "Shame of America"?

[–] Steve@communick.news 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I've just been calling him Rump.

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 1 points 14 minutes ago

I'm not happy until I can call him 'former president'.

[–] Yew@lemmy.world 10 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

They appeased him before, so he keeps asking for more.

[–] Cheebus@lemmy.world 1 points 3 minutes ago

at this rate the dicks gunna wanna rename the fucking moon

[–] warm@kbin.earth 4 points 2 hours ago

At least he gets the naming right. The South Park writers would have named it Atlantic America

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 hours ago

The century of humiliation has commenced and it was self inflicted.

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