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[–] Zron@lemmy.world 164 points 1 day ago (2 children)

50 years ago, the president advertising a product probably would have lead to investigations

Now it barely makes the evening news.

[–] MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com 104 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Heck, no need to go back 50 years. If Biden did it there'd be backlash. Trump was right about being able to shoot someone and not losing supporters.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 43 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I remember they were ready to impeach Obama for wearing a tan suit.

These guys and suits… and of course musk can wear his t-shirt and no one says shit.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 25 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Oh, but Vance had a lot to say about Zelenskyy not dressing up in the WH. Buncha dorks. 😂

[–] raynethackery@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago

I read that as Vsauce and wondered what happened to Michael.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkers_speech

It did, but he got the VP nom anyway. And he went on to fundamentally reshape the Republican Party over the next twenty five years.