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Thursday, March 19, 2026

"About 6 and a half years ago, on August 21st of 2019, Donald Trump made a short remark that people still talk about to this day. While discussing trade actions against China, he said "I am the chosen one" while looking up to heaven.

Almost immediately there were two reactions.

The first being that he was simply making a point about how the difficult task of dealing with China landed on his lap.

The other reaction, of course, was from those who thought Trump really WAS claiming to be the chosen one.

Personally, I always thought his comment sounded more like mockery " almost as if he was being sarcastic about the idea of there even being any "chosen one", but that's just me."

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However, the reason I mention that remark of his from 6 and a half years ago is that it could accurately be described as the start of Trump thinking that he might save the world. Here's what I mean.

To anyone who has paid attention to Trump over the years, and especially since the beginning of his second term, it is truly remarkable how many things he has claimed to have saved.

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"He has said he saved the auto industry, Los Angeles, TikTok, NATO, America, millions of lives in his peace deals, 837 people from being executed in Iran.

He has said he has saved little things, like Kobe Bryant from an elevator fight, and he has said he saved big things, like 35 million lives in the India-Pakistan war.

He has claimed to have saved the U.S. economy, and billions of dollars in spending. He claimed to have saved 2 million lives and 51 million jobs during the pandemic, plus he saved one billion dollars on the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem.

He's also saved, according to him, the political careers of numerous politicians and even the entire world from a depression.

And I really could go on and on naming the things he has claimed to have saved, but here's the point."

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THIS just in!

"New Coin Suggests Trump Is God'

But if Trump's viewing himself as a deity wasn't obvious enough, I've got some news for you. An article this morning in the Washington Post detailed how a federal arts commission will weigh whether to approve a commemorative GOLD coin featuring Donald Trump.

If approved, the 24-karat gold coin will depict Trump leaning on a desk with clenched fists, based on a photograph taken by his chief White House photographer. This is the photograph at the National Portrait Gallery.

But here's the disturbing part. Check out the proposed gold coin. The coin has an image of Trump and immediately below are the words "In God We Trust." This is not by accident. They are conflating an image of Donald J. Trump with the words "In God We Trust." They are deliberately suggesting that Trump IS God."

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#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-19 03:32 PM | Reply

Fucking Demented Old Pedophile

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-03-19 04:35 PM | Reply

On Tuesday 5 Nov 2024, another day that will live in infamy, 76,535,898 imbeciles voted for a draft-dodging silver-spooned ignorant blaspheming oligarchic goniff who cheated on his wife, cheats at golf, preyed on underaged girls, and who has ransacked America's wealth while destroying the environment in the US and the Middle East.

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#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-19 04:51 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

25th Amendment just waiting around, looking for that call.

#4 | Posted by morris at 2026-03-19 05:29 PM | Reply

The image on the coin, made at his direction, along with the placing of the text... is extraordinarily egotistical; is extreme narcissism, at least.

He's what psychology calls the Dark Triad (or Tetrad) Personality:

"People with Dark Triad traits tend to be callous and manipulative, willing to do or say practically anything to get their way. They have an inflated view of themselves and are often shameless about self-promotion.

These individuals are likely to be impulsive and may engage in dangerous behavior"in some cases, even committing crimes"without regard for how their actions could affect others.

While many researchers consider psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism three distinct traits with overlapping characteristics, others believe the commonalities suggest an underlying personality construct that has yet to be fully understood.

Also, some psychological researchers have recently expanded on the Dark Triad concept, including sadism " the tendency to derive pleasure from the pain or humiliation of others " as the fourth trait in what they refer to as the Dark Tetrad."

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www.psychologytoday.com

there's even a Test:

openpsychometrics.org

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-19 05:52 PM | Reply

Last week you called the antichrist, bitch make up your mind.

#6 | Posted by fortfisher at 2026-03-19 06:46 PM | Reply

#6

jajaja! Say you are completely oblivious without using those words.

The AC claims to be like God; saving the world.

But hey, you are at least consistent in both politics and religion; completely and thoroughly and embarrassingly clueless.

#7 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-19 07:16 PM | Reply

#6

Fuck off idiot

#8 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-03-19 07:51 PM | Reply

Trumpf is Messiah for who?

Thanks for throwing the US Democratic Party under the bus in 2024, Bibi!

#9 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-19 07:52 PM | Reply

... The first being that he was simply making a point about how the difficult task of dealing with China landed on his lap. ...

Pres Trump's main problem in dealing with China is simple ...

China views the trade discussions in the time frame of strategist decades and centuries.

Pres Trump, on the other hand, does not even appear to know the meaning of the word "strategy." Instead, he seems to be focused on the deal, i.e., what can I get now?


#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-19 07:59 PM | Reply

So, Pres Trump wants the inscription on the entrance to his mausoleum to read something like...

...
Donald John Trump

A Savior of Mankind

I Won the 2020 Election!
...



/s

#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-19 09:17 PM | Reply

Delusional

#12 | Posted by fresno500 at 2026-03-19 09:27 PM | Reply

UPDATE:

The Bigly Gold Trump God Coin is Approved!

(AP) - A federal arts commission on Thursday approved the final design for a 24-karat gold commemorative coin bearing President Donald Trump's image to help celebrate America's 250th birthday on July 4.

The vote by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, whose members are supporters of the Republican president and were appointed by him earlier this year, was without objection.

It clears the way for the U.S. Mint to begin production on the coin, whose size and denomination are still under discussion.

Federal law says no living president can appear on U.S. currency. But Megan Sullivan, the acting chief of the Office of Design Management at the Mint, said the Treasury secretary has the authority to authorize the minting and issuance of certain coins.

She presented the coin's final design at the commission's March meeting on Thursday and said Trump had approved it.

"It is my understanding that the Secretary of the Treasury presented this design, as well as others, to the president and these were his selection," Sullivan said."

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Trump has instructed that the Gold Coin be made, "as large as possible."

#13 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-19 10:24 PM | Reply

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