The president was given the medal to look at by Gianni Infantino while handing others out to the winning squad, though Trump later tucked it into his suit blazer
      • neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        421·
        2 days ago

        It was a “gift” because he demanded it and the FIFA head allowed it after the fact.

        The players did not consent and was not aware he was going to steal it.

        This is retconning/gaslighting the situation, something he’s known the world over for doing.

        He’s fucking embarrassing. Stop simping for him. He doesn’t give two shits about you or anyone you care about.

        • otp@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          26·
          1 day ago

          This is retconning/gaslighting the situation, something he’s known the world over for doing.

          I like how you didn’t know the word, so you used two wrong words that have the same sort of gist! Haha

          Retconning is only for fiction. As for gaslighting, that would be pretty hard to prove…

          “Misrepresenting” might be a better word there

          • neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            11·
            17 hours ago

            We’re under siege by an actual fascist takeover, millions of people are being hurt, detained, starved, bombed, and killed; and you’re on here arguing about the colloquial use of retconning and claiming gaslighting is “hard to prove”? That’s the line in the sand you’re gonna draw?

            Jesus Christ, we’re fucking doomed.

        • kuhli@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
          93·
          2 days ago

          Nah, lead stories is legit. They’re just fact checking a different claim than what’s made in the independent’s article

          • ryannathans@aussie.zoneEnglish
            16·
            2 days ago

            Would you like to enlighten us as to what this different claim is? For all us non-american and non-fifa fans this just looks like an argument between football hooligans and Americans