• leftzero@lemmynsfw.com
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    15 hours ago

    I think Trump genuinely wants to be peacemaker

    Trump’s never given a flying fuck about anything other than Trump, and never will.

    He is enough of a narcissistic idiot to believe he could achieve peace in the middle east by bombing Iran, though, not because he cares about peace but because he genuinely believed it would get him the Nobel peace price, which he needs because Obama of all people got one, and extremely narcissistic Trump’s never gotten over Obama making fun of him at the 2011 White House Correspondents’ dinner.

    When both Israel and Iran immediately violated his unilateral ceasefire (to the surprise of no one but Trump) he saw his prospects for said Nobel price, which he already considered in his pocket, evaporate, which explains his tantrum.

    • theneverfox@pawb.social
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      14 hours ago

      I think it’s more than just the peace prize

      Think of how long making peace in the middle east has been this near impossible goal. It’s even a trope in media to display super intelligence

      He wanted his wall, not because he gave a shit, but he wanted a landmark. He wants the model Nobel peace prize, but he really wants to be remembered as this mythical deal maker, the peace president

      And honestly? Aside from Gaza, for a little while it seemed like he was about to do it, through the power of open bribery and having a melty soup brain