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[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 56 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Does he just randomly say this out of the blue? Or what kind of contrived prompt is used to steer down this path of dialogue?

[–] scops@reddthat.com 57 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Was there a Kalshi bet on him saying it or some shit like that?

[–] ContriteErudite@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

This is probably the right answer, and I can't fully describe the ennui it provokes. It's like the neighbor's kid you watched build a treehouse with his dad grow up to be repeatedly arrested for drunk and disorderly.

[–] wasabi_noir@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago

Fuck kalshi. I hope that shit burns to the fucking sub basement. Their shitty adds alone are enough for every cunt involved to deserve a curb stomping.

[–] Eddbopkins@lemmy.world 54 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

Id bet the trump administration/trump himself told him to say that, and he'd get something for it. Be it money or something else.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 31 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

This is what happened: 100%.

Donald wanted another distraction from the Epstein files and he got one. Another little bit of script for his reality show presidency.

[–] adarza@piefed.ca 7 points 1 week ago

that's what those worthless crypto "bonus" payouts are for.

[–] Pissman2020@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Big "I'm going to disneyland" vibes here

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago

Sure. But still, was it out of the blue, or did they come up with some kind of script to force it into context?

[–] badgermurphy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Probably wasn't money. They're not even getting any of that for the fight.

[–] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 31 points 1 week ago

I watched it. This was the post-fight, in-the-octagon interview. He just said it to capture headlines. The cameras then panned out to the huge crowd full of shirtless morons whooping it up.

This is worse than Idiocracy.

[–] remon@ani.social 17 points 1 week ago

Probably promoted by repeatedly getting hit on the head.