The Daily Populous Friday February 28th, 2025 morning edition
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pavelos030 on February 27th, 2025 at 23:34 UTC »

For contex:

Trump posted on Feb. 19th among other insults:

"A Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left."

On February 24, 2025, during a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House, President Donald Trump declined to label Russian President Vladimir Putin as a "dictator." When asked if he would use the same term for Putin as he did for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump responded, "I don't use those words lightly."

Definition of a Dictator: A dictator is an authoritarian ruler who holds absolute power over a country, often by bypassing democratic institutions, suppressing political opposition, and controlling the judiciary, media, and military to maintain dominance. Typically, dictators rise to power through force, manipulation, or by undemocratic means, and they govern with little to no accountability, frequently using censorship, propaganda, and repression to sustain their rule.

From BBC:

27th February 2025

Trump says he can't believe he would call Zelensky a 'dictator' published at 19:29

The BBC's political editor Chris Mason points out that Trump previously referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a "dictator". Does he still believe that?

"Did I say that, I can't believe I would say that", Trump replies.

For context: Following criticism from Zelensky on the meeting held between the US and Russia last week, Trump described the Ukrainian leader as a "dictator" - echoing Russia's claims - in reference to the fact Kyiv has not held an election since 2019.

An election was scheduled for May 2024, but it was suspended because Ukraine has been under martial law since Russia began its full-scale invasion.

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A_Little_Wookie on February 27th, 2025 at 23:34 UTC »

We could solve the housing crisis in this country if we could just get the permits to develop between his ears.

_Aporia_ on February 27th, 2025 at 23:57 UTC »

Where are the Republicans now? They were calling sleepy Joe out hourly over shit like this, the hypocrisy is fucking palpable.