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Ocelot II

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6. He's more interested in tchotchkes that symbolize some kind of excellence

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Fri Jan 16, 2026, 10:25 PM

Friday

that he doesn't actually have. If Daniel Day-Lewis had given him the Oscar statue that he received on account of his Academy Award for best actor in 2012, Trump would brag about having an Oscar without mentioning that he didn't star in Lincoln. If Cal Ripken gave him his MVP plaque Trump would proudly display it while failing to note that he wasn't actually playing baseball for the Orioles in 1991.