Trump praises fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter during rally speech

Ex-president calls Hopkins’ cannibalistic Lecter ‘late, great’ while condemning ‘people who are being released into our country’

Donald Trump on Saturday praised fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter “as a wonderful man” before segueing into comments disparaging people who have immigrated into the US without permission.

The former president’s remarks to political rally-goers in Wildwood, New Jersey, as he challenges Joe Biden’s re-election in November were a not-so-subtle rhetorical bridge exalting Anthony Hopkins’ cannibalistic Lecter in Silence of the Lambs as “late [and] great” while simultaneously condemning “people who are being released into our country that we don’t want”.

Trump delivered his address to an estimated crowd of about 80,000 supporters under the shadow of the Great White roller coaster in a 1950s-kitsch seaside resort 90 miles (144.8km) south of Philadelphia.

The occasion served for Trump to renew his stated admiration for Lecter, as he’s done before, after the actor Mads Mikkleson – who previously portrayed Lecter in a television series – once described Trump as “a fresh wind for some people”.

IggyTheSmidge, (edited )

How much d'you want to bet that Putin was waxing lyrical to him about Hannibal (the Carthaginian General and great military tactician), and the ignorant fuckwit assumed he meant Lecter?

Edit: typo.

JohnOliver,

Its like the emperors new clothes. People are starting to notice!

killjuden,

www.vidlii.com/watch?v=A500uuWTk1S

chemicalprophet,

Hannibal would eat that rude disgusting pig.

Birdie,

Maybe as an appetizer. I’m thinking there’s not enough brain matter in Trump’s skull to make a meal.

CharlesDarwin,
@CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world avatar

When do we find out that Ronald McDonald has a worm in his brain?

Also: was BrainDead cancelled because it was just a little too real?

killjuden,

www.vidlii.com/watch?v=A500uuWTk1S

Jafoo,

Late and great? Lecter hasn’t died in fiction thus far

Stupidmanager,

People are focused on the nonsense he’s spouting and I’m reading the full article and notice the quoted 62 year old Kelly Carter-Currier who proclaims if the right person doesn’t win, then we’re looking at WW3. Why are you waiting for a democratic process to happen when you’re not willing to accept the results unless its what you want? To which, you’re going to have a war to get it? JUST START THE FUCKING WAR. Or you know, shut up and let the rest of us that are actually wanting a better America (world) for everyone and not its current form where corporations and billionaires “win” while a majority of people work 3 jobs so they can afford to eat and sleep.

Cybermonk_Taiji,

The war has already begun, but one side doesn’t want to recognize or believe that while the other readies it’s battle plans.

The Republicans have no interest in the Democratic process anymore, only insurrection and chaos.

SupraMario,

Because they’re not going to start a war. It’s just chest beating from them. Shit has gotta get a lot lot worse for even the thought of a civil war to be seriously thought about. We’re not even close to it, people are still fed, clothed, housed and they still have jobs and their TV’s and entertainment…no one is starting a war.

brygphilomena,

Again? This isn’t the first time he’s brought him up and praised him.

InternetUser2012,

80,000 supporters idiots.

Fixed.

Stupidmanager,

Read on a bit, the crowd thinned considerably as Trump was talking. He appears to be losing ground with people for his verbal diarrhea. We only need to hope its enough people either not voting or voting for biden.

JohnOliver,

At least he’s rallying and putting himself out there on display for people to see

nifty,
@nifty@lemmy.world avatar

He could be signaling to some cult or secret society that he will literally let them eat people if he wins (/s)

Or he’s signaling to his base that they should go all Brevik and kill brown and black people (not /s)

Or he has dementia (also not /s)

ArmoredThirteen,

I know the answer already, but does he not know that Hannibal is canonically a Lithuanian immigrant??

Passerby6497,

Does it matter when the immigrant is white? My money is on those immigrants being the “good ones”

lando55,

I can’t remember, is Lithuania on Trump’s “shithole” list?

Cybermonk_Taiji,

They really hate Putin, so you can probably guess.

AnAnonymous, (edited )

Donnie Diapers needs a diaper change…

cabron_offsets,

You couldn’t make this shit up. Republicans are worthless. Edit: mikkelson is a fucktard.

HWK_290,

Mikkelsen’s full quote, for those who want to continue to enjoy his acting

“He’s obviously not the classic politician, that’s for sure. I can definitely laugh at some of the stuff he says but I can also go, ‘Oh my God, did he say that?’ I think he’s a fresh wind for some people, but that’s what you’re voting for, I guess, right? It’s a big job,” he said.

cabron_offsets,

I suppose he did hedge.

FuglyDuck,
@FuglyDuck@lemmy.world avatar

Since when do greasy sharts count as a “fresh wind”?!

Kiernian,

Edit: mikkelson is a fucktard.

Without any concept of where the dude stands and knowing nothing more about him than the majority of hollywood leans more left than it does right, I took that “fresh wind” thing as comparing Trump to a fart without outright saying it.

Am I wrong?

cabron_offsets,

I think so. Just my opinion.

Kiernian,

Yeah, I just looked up the quote. Why in the actual fuck the journalist asked him this is beyond me, but here we have it:

What do you think of Donald Trump?

I have no idea, I’ve never met him. He’s obviously not the classic politician, that’s for sure. I can definitely laugh at some of the stuff he says but I can also go, “Oh my God, did he say that?” I think he’s a fresh wind for some people, but that’s what you’re voting for, I guess, right? It’s a big job.

As answers go, it’s pretty non-commital I suppose but not encouraging.

MegaUltraChicken,

Oh no, is Joe Biden going to take away my night vision goggles and fill in the well I keep my prisoners in too? WHO’S GOUNG TO FUCK ME??

Oh that’s right. I’d fuck me. I’d fuck me so hard.

MxM111,
MxM111 avatar

But whom Lector is going to eat then, if there are no illegal immigrants? Did you think of that Mr. Trump?

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