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02/11/2020 12:34 am ET
The clip came from Larry Davids MAGA-centric episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
By Ed Mazza
President Donald Trump shared a video clip he seems to think shows that tough guys support him.
Just one problem: The footage of a biker reacting to a Make America Great Again cap was from an episode of Larry Davids HBO show Curb Your Enthusiasm. And the episode not only mocked the caps but called them a great people repellent.
On Monday, Trump tweeted the clip, which contained at least eight profanities:
Link to tweet
In the episode, the notoriously prickly David discovers that people want nothing to do with him when he wears the MAGA cap so he dons it as a people repellent. The cap gets him out of a lunch meeting he had been trying to avoid, and helps him keep the seat next to him at a sushi bar empty.
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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-curb-your-enthusiasm-clip_n_5e42284bc5b6f1f57f175dfa?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cDovL2MubmV3c25vdy5jby51ay9BLzEwMTkzOTcyNDk_LTE1MjU0OjcyNDpsYXRlc3RfbmV3cw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFbLZFWlV16IZiGigNPJ3sh-VYuuPRdOuzxvwwRPW9g64-rZBWSUHaJ3UtGYeU1_MmPfMTkwRcaFJQQM6Ax_FigeLs-1L3U0FSZqBdHf-3fRGuh2_HU-14pWc8U6ESLgpwzGj5-28VZKub7SkFT-rqtQw6RX5oWIVZ3b5ECBMCV-
mucifer
(23,565 posts)They won't get Larry David's humor.
3catwoman3
(24,045 posts)...sarchasm - the gap between biting wit and those stupid to get it.
scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)The perfect word!
Judi Lynn
(160,623 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,494 posts)a butthole or those among us with mostly scar tissue for brains. Post-Great Depression and WW2, the phrase had meaning.
Being determined, focused, intelligent, resilient and stoic but open-minded and compassionate is my kind of tough....
Roland99
(53,342 posts)She had no idea
Lol
Judi Lynn
(160,623 posts)tavernier
(12,401 posts)until the penny dropped.
And the drop occurred at the correspondents dinner when he roasted Dubya.
GoCubsGo
(32,093 posts)She had "The Daily Show" on in the background, and started complaining about one of the cast members. At the time, they had this newish "correspondent." "This guy is an asshole. Why do they have him on here? I can't stand him." I asked her if the guy had dark hair and glasses. "Yes. His name is Cole-bert. He's an asshole." I had to explain to her that it was all a character act, and that he was really the opposite of that. Mom was a really smart lady, but Stephen is so good, he even fooled her. I'm sure she would have figured it out on her own that it was satire, her initial reaction to him was priceless. If she was still here, she'd be a regular viewer of The Late Show these days.
Grokenstein
(5,727 posts)Generalissimo Corpulente's talent lies more in the realm of cosmetology. (You know, applying makeup.)
C_U_L8R
(45,020 posts)He's the most unfunny idiot in America.
11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)blugbox
(951 posts)He was proud enough of this to post it to the world. He openly supported and encouraged the behavior that biker was showing.
He is fucking garbage. There are never the right words to satiate my hate for him.