“Willie is the short Black guy living in San Francisco,” Holden said. “I’m a tall Black guy living in Los Angeles.
“I guess we all look alike,” Holden told POLITICO, letting out a loud laugh.
It happened, but wrong Black dude.
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Maybe Holden and Brown both became black like Kamala and when you're a fresh black person, you tend to look like the industrial negroid mold they use.
Trending on xitter (for real, I just spent 72 hours there, voluntarily, was invited to join in April, '06, made acct, never used it):
"Kamala isn't African-American. She's Jamaican-Indian!"
True story.
Oh, now I can dunk, "I deleted my 18 year old twitter!"
Yeah, there's this new idea they're trying to push that Jamaicans aren't black. Wait until they find out that her father had a white grandparent. I'm guessing they won't agree that a multiracial child of a multiracial man is pretty fucking awesome. But they're still both black.
They're also pointing out she's descended from slave owners (Hamilton?), so they're making her less Black by the minute.
Also:
African
Song by Peter Tosh
Don't care where you come from As long as you're a black man You're an African No mind your nationality You have got the identity of an African
...
Cause if you go to the Catholic And if you go to the Methodist And if you go to the Church of Gods You're an African
...
'Cause if you come from Brixton And if you come from Weesday And if you come from Wingstead And if you come from France ...Brooklyn ...Queens ...Manhattan ...Canada ...Miami ...Switzerland ...Germany ...Russia ...Taiwan
Peter Tosh. From Jamaica. So not black for some reason that the MAGA assholes can't actually explain.
What would he know...?
Just don’t tell them how Jamaicans got there.
It happened, but wrong Black dude.
No, the right dude was also asked and said that while he flew with trump there was never an emergency incident.
The Times reported Thursday that the former president apparently confused Willie Brown with former California Gov. Jerry Brown, with whom he toured wildfire damage by helicopter in November 2018.
A spokesperson for Jerry Brown told the Times that “there was no emergency landing and no discussion of Kamala Harris.”
Still a different dude. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/09/trump-plane-crash-california-00173487
Tl;Dr Trump confused two different black politicians, and the "conversation" about Harris never happened (with either).
Also:
Over the phone Friday, Res said Trump liked to tell a joke about Holden on the helicopter — “you turned white,” he said. But she said it was Trump’s face that was white. “He was white as snow,” Holden added. “And he was scared shitless.”
I see, thanks. I was going with this article.
Ya, my bad, I should have cited the article I pulled the quote from.
cheers,
He misspoke. He meant he went down on Willie Brown in a helicopter.
Do you think that helped Trumps career?
I think it's the only way he can relate to a black man.
I had to reread that line in the summary a couple times to get it right. At first I thought it said he and Brown "went down on a helicopter" which intrigued me on the mechanics of how that'd work.
Here's the latest update, which makes a lot more sense than mistaking Jerry Brown for Willie Brown, is hilarious, and somehow also manages to make Trump look even worse than the previous explanation.
TLDR: Trump is senile and racist
Title should read 'Old convicted felon lies, again'
Confuses dreams with reality. Has new reality every night.
Senility strikes again
Now that he's benchmarked against Harris, his mental health is looking worse and worse every day
Isn't this something that can be easily verified? I thought emergency landings had to be reported to the FAA.
It was verified by another passenger, Trump just got the name wrong. He's probably also exaggerating the situation for dramatic purposes
The helicopter needed to land because of turbulence and instrument malfunctions. They weren't in risk of crashing. Shortly beforehand, there had been a helicopter crash in the area, which influenced the pilot to take "safety first" landing. Trump went right into another helicopter to continue his journey...
Anyway, I fully understand the need to land and why passengers including Trump were scared shitless, but it's really nothing to brag about.
I almost got hit by a car yesterday. It was on the road and I was on the pavement. Close call.
Clearly being shot at didn't give as much as a boost as he'd hope so now he's making shit up to get sympathy?
Maybe it was actually with Brian Williams?
I'm out of the loop, why is trump lying about a helicopter and why is it important?
Turns out he wasn't lying. He just seems to mix up faces and people.
I'd say the only thing preventing him mixing up random blondes in his audience with his daughter is that the secret service will block them from getting close
When I first read the headline my brain saw “went down on” and I thought “wtf!!!!”. Oops.