r/SipsTea • u/ExactlySorta • 14h ago

SMH Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff to Vladimir Putin today: “You talk so much about Trump being a humanitarian, you are a humanitarian also, sir. And I salute that. I commend you.”

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u/ThirstyPrisoner 13h ago

This just makes no sense whatsoever. Of all the things to claim someone to be, why bother claiming this? Do they understand the meaning of the word humanitarian? It’s like they go absolutely out of their way to tell a lie.

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u/inept_machete 7h ago

When the lie is so big that it's obvious then the point of the lie isn't to deceive, it's to emphasize just how powerful the person being lied about or making the lie has. It's not about the lie, it's about making people say it even though they know it's not true. It's the equivalent of someone dumping a soda on your head and calling you a wuss because they know you won't do anything about it.