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trump thinks that Mattel is a country (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 OP
I'm sure he has Hegseth drawing up battle plans against the Barbie army. jls4561 May 2025 #1
Wow. EndlessWire May 2025 #2
Is Trump willing to negotiate with Mattel's Queen? sheshe2 May 2025 #3
He must have seen the Barbie movie and figured it's as easy to get to as driving a pink convertible through Baitball Blogger May 2025 #4
I was going to say don't tell him about Marx. boonecreek May 2025 #5
Miight be a Hot Wheels invassion.. rickyhall May 2025 #6
Maddow Blog-'I don't know': The problem with Trump leaning into his new favorite phrase LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #7
yeah, I was over on Twitter laughing at his moronic cult trying to persuade us we didn't hear what we heard CatWoman May 2025 #8
A good story but I doubt even Trump is that far out of it. Disaffected May 2025 #9
"Sanesplaining" - That's exactly what people have been doing with Trump GenThePerservering May 2025 #11
Don't complain about "sanesplaining" when you Disaffected May 2025 #13
That doesn't fit with the rest of his statement - Ms. Toad May 2025 #12
Yes, IMO that is a reasonable interpretation. Disaffected May 2025 #15
There is way too much sanesplaining of his ignorance - BUT Ms. Toad May 2025 #16
Of course Matel employs lots of people in the US Johonny May 2025 #10
Malta? JoseBalow May 2025 #14
He probably thinks Hasbro is a relative of someone. Hugin May 2025 #17
Matel is not a country LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #18
This made me smile LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #19

jls4561

(2,835 posts)
1. I'm sure he has Hegseth drawing up battle plans against the Barbie army.
Thu May 8, 2025, 06:22 PM
May 2025

Mattel isn’t worried though. They’ll just monitor Signal to develop a counter plan.

EndlessWire

(8,103 posts)
2. Wow.
Thu May 8, 2025, 06:24 PM
May 2025

Last edited Fri May 9, 2025, 04:12 AM - Edit history (1)

Mattel is an American toy maker headquartered in El Segundo. They sell products in something like 150 countries. Trump is nuts. Someone should put that on the evidence list for a guy losing it rapidly.

Where is the Gulf of Mattel, anyway?

Baitball Blogger

(51,728 posts)
4. He must have seen the Barbie movie and figured it's as easy to get to as driving a pink convertible through
Thu May 8, 2025, 06:35 PM
May 2025

pink fluffy open fields.

boonecreek

(1,390 posts)
5. I was going to say don't tell him about Marx.
Thu May 8, 2025, 06:36 PM
May 2025

But they went out of business in 1980. I can hear it now, commie toys!

CatWoman

(80,236 posts)
8. yeah, I was over on Twitter laughing at his moronic cult trying to persuade us we didn't hear what we heard
Thu May 8, 2025, 07:21 PM
May 2025

they don't like being laughed at

GenThePerservering

(3,146 posts)
11. "Sanesplaining" - That's exactly what people have been doing with Trump
Thu May 8, 2025, 08:43 PM
May 2025

all along, including the MSM - sanewashing him by saying what they *think* he meant. Let's just go by what he SAYS instead of trying to somehow justify it by cleaning it up.

Disaffected

(6,161 posts)
13. Don't complain about "sanesplaining" when you
Thu May 8, 2025, 09:05 PM
May 2025

are doing the opposite ("insanesplaining"?). And, that's not what I "think" he meant, it's (IMO) what the probably is he meant (there is a difference). And no, I'm not trying to clean up anything that Presidense Trump says or does.

Ms. Toad

(38,301 posts)
12. That doesn't fit with the rest of his statement -
Thu May 8, 2025, 08:51 PM
May 2025

When he suggests Mattel won't sell one toy in the US. Mattel is a US company.

ETA: I found a longer clip - what he seems to be saying is that Mattel was threatening to leave the US - and if they did, he would put a 100% tariff on their toys (since they would all be imported from wherever they go) so they won't sell a single toy on the US.

Ms. Toad

(38,301 posts)
16. There is way too much sanesplaining of his ignorance - BUT
Thu May 8, 2025, 09:20 PM
May 2025

excerpting a statement so that it is devoid of context is just as bad in the opposite direction.

Johonny

(25,460 posts)
10. Of course Matel employs lots of people in the US
Thu May 8, 2025, 08:16 PM
May 2025

But he knows nothing about the company. He doesn't even know the CEOs name. He is fucking stupid. Sad really.

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