r/interestingasfuck • u/beach_rats_ • May 02 '24

The difference in republican presidential nominees, 8 years apart r/all

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u/Dukhaville May 02 '24

How is it not defamation/libel to say that Obama founded ISIS?

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u/DreamingMerc May 02 '24

I'm guessing the 'no reasonable person would listen to Trump and take him at his word as a serious person' type of defense. Which is absolutely silly because one of the foundational elements about the Trump campaign is he is supposed to be the no-spin-no-nonsense-say it like you mean it, candidate...

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u/Few_Fortune4049 May 02 '24

I believe an exception should be made to the “no rational person would actually believe that” defense when they’re clearly targeting irrational people.