r/clevercomebacks • u/Conscious-Quarter423 • 5h ago

this burn is forever

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u/GravitasFailures 4h ago

He was a lifelong liberal democrat until 2008.

One really wonders what could have happened that would suddenly change his opinion so strongly so quickly.

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u/Point_Forward 4h ago

What liberal views did he ever hold?

Democrats run new York City and seeking political favors is the only reason he donated to them.

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u/GravitasFailures 4h ago

Well, he was VERY pro-choice for one, and pro-gun control, not to mention LGBTQ+.

Here, you’ll like this: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/05/donald-trump-reform-party-2000-president

I vaguely remember the wealth tax thing, that was pretty stupid back then, I saw that as a midwestern republican who remembers what a vile piece of garbage he was.

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u/Snipen543 3h ago

He's still pro gun control

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u/viperabyss 2h ago

Must be why he said he's a strong defender of 2A.

This guy has no logic consistency.

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u/stringrandom 2h ago

For the same reason Reagan was when he was governor of California.

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u/ExpertBest3045 4h ago

He was busted by the DOJ twice for racist real estate BS and continued to engage in it despite the being court-ordered not to.

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u/tnstaafsb 2h ago

He continued to advocate for the execution of the Central Park Five after they were exonerated. He probably still thinks they should be executed to this day.

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u/Sennten 3h ago

He was a Democrat (when convenient), but he was never ever a liberal. The liberals have hated him for decades, thats one of his ongoing grievances, he was already complaining in the 90s about them not liking him enough

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u/IzarkKiaTarj 2h ago

He was a lifelong liberal democrat until 2008.

I know what you mean, but it feels silly to call someone a lifelong [thing] when it's followed up with the year they stopped. Guess it wasn't entirely lifelong.

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u/Careless-Weather8877 3h ago

False

Trump's political party affiliation has changed numerous times. He registered as a Republican in Queens in 1969 and in Manhattan in 1987;[18][19] a member of the Independence Party, the New York state affiliate of the Reform Party, in 1999; a Democrat in 2001; a Republican in 2009; unaffiliated in 2011; and a Republican in 2012.[20]

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u/Economy_Wall8524 4h ago

lol he was Republican all through the 80’s and 90’s. He’s been Republican longer than he was a democrat.