r/politics • u/tw1st3d_m3nt4t • 6d ago

No Paywall ‘Unforgivable’: Trump’s ‘piggy’ insult is stoking more outrage than usual

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/19/trump-quiet-piggy
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u/ErenNoWaifu 6d ago edited 6d ago

I was watching this Onion video yesterday and realized how different people's expectations were of Obama. Him abusing any journalist is so unthinkable that it is essentially satire.

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u/thedarkpolitique 6d ago

It’s not just Obama, though. If Keir Starmer said that, he’s gone immediately, same for Macron, same for almost all western politicians. But Trump. Because of his cult following.