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Showing Original Post only (View all)Hannibal Lecter is trending on Twitter, thanks to Trump's speech. "The late great Hannibal Lecter is a wonderful man." [View all]
Editing to add that according to what I just found out searching, Trump likes to suggest Democrats would let someone like Hannibal Lecter cross the border. So he's now turned it into what he thinks is a great comedy bit.Link to tweet
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Actual transcript from Trump's speech just now:
"Silence of the Lambs. Has anyone ever seen The Silence of the Lambs? The late, great Hannibal Lecter is a wonderful man. He oftentimes would have a friend for dinner. Remember the last scene? "Excuse me. I'm about to have a friend for dinner," as this poor doctor walked by. "I'm about to have a friend for dinner." But Hannibal Lecter. Congratulations. The late, great Hannibal Lecter..."
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Actual transcript from Trump's speech just now:
"Silence of the Lambs. Has anyone ever seen The Silence of the Lambs? The late, great Hannibal Lecter is a wonderful man. He oftentimes would have a friend for dinner. Remember the last scene? "Excuse me. I'm about to have a friend for dinner," as this poor doctor walked by. "I'm about to have a friend for dinner." But Hannibal Lecter. Congratulations. The late, great Hannibal Lecter..."
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Hannibal Lecter is trending on Twitter, thanks to Trump's speech. "The late great Hannibal Lecter is a wonderful man." [View all]
highplainsdem
May 11
OP
That motherfucking ship has fucking sailed. His addled shit is nuttier that a shithouse rat fuck.
SoFlaBro
May 11
#9
can any of the youth vote saying they want Biden out because of inflation and Gaza explain to me how
Takket
May 11
#5
I just found some and edited the OP to put that explanation at the top. He's telling people Democrats
highplainsdem
May 11
#12
In Trump's mushy brain, Hannibal Lector was a real person and the film was a documenary.
wnylib
May 12
#21
I was wondering - I haven't seen the sequel(s) after Silence of the Lambs
muriel_volestrangler
May 12
#33