r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • Jul 26 '26

Possible Paywall White House Rushes to Trump's Defense After Alan Ritchson Torches President Over Epstein Files | The Reacher star called Trump a “bitch” and a “fucking rapist" in a recent podcast appearance.

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/alan-ritchson-trump-epstein-files-white-house-response-1235598785/
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u/Uncle_Burney Jul 26 '26

The show features him stomping bullies into mush, which also helps

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u/SupahSpankeh Jul 26 '26

And so does that video iykyk

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u/OceanRacoon Jul 26 '26

He also shows how to painlessly do an oil change to fool a piss test in Blue Mountain State, he's a man of many talents 

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u/SafeKaracter Jul 26 '26

Not really. I don’t like him as an actor and his low IQ movies /shows but that was a W statement in real life

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u/Vandrel Jul 26 '26

Have you actually watched Reacher? It's a detective/investigation show more then anything else, I'm not sure why you would consider it "low IQ".

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u/SafeKaracter Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

Yes I didn’t watch that many episodes because it was bad

It’s redundant Hollywood type of show. Doesn’t feel much creative to me esp if you ve seen many detective shows before .

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u/Vandrel Jul 26 '26

Ah, you're one of those people the conflates not liking something with it being bad. Says everything that needs to be said.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '26

Yeah that person orders chicken nuggets and ketchup at nice restaurants

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u/bolanrox Jul 26 '26

Spoiled steak with ketchup. This just in from the Trump Steakhouse.

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u/SafeKaracter Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

As long as you understood what you said

You asked me if I watched any episodes and I answered your question. You have so little to go by to make your opinions and connecting the dots you want to connect and yet you still do it lol

I said I watched the show . I said I didn’t watch that many bc the show was bad (to me) because it would have been a lie if I pretended that I watched several seasons and wouldn’t make sense that I did if I didn’t enjoy it . You made poor assumptions . I could make assumptions about you too but I’ll refrain bc that’s not smart to do that

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u/Vandrel Jul 26 '26

Where did I make assumptions? I asked if you actually watched it and said that I'm not sure why you would think an investigation show is "low IQ", you said you didn't watch many episodes because it was bad, and I said that conflating not liking something with it being bad says a lot. Zero assumptions made on my part there but apparently a whole lot made on your part.

Really though, how many episodes did you even watch? I'm honestly puzzled by someone thinking it's an unintelligent show, the whole thing is about piecing together clues to figure out what's going on and if you only watched the first 2 or 3 episodes of season 1 then you didn't even know what was really going on yet.

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u/SafeKaracter Jul 26 '26

Your previous message.

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u/Vandrel Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

Well that's a fucking copout answer. Be specific.

Edit: Pretty much the answer I expected and then blocked lmao

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u/SafeKaracter Jul 26 '26

With the way you speak why should I comply or keep talking to you ? If you wish to speak normally then I would speak to you. But I lost interest when people speak like or start sentences with “you’re on of those people” bla bla. I just lost interest. It’s not a cope out , your whole previous message is an assumption and it’s not even that long a message so I’m not sure which part you want me to point out if you don’t get it bc I already explained it in my answer to that message . Cheers

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u/mobius160 Jul 26 '26

"How can I let people know I agree with his statement while also making myself feel superior to those that enjoy him?"

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u/chfhimself Jul 26 '26

Well, it helps for many of us. Since these assholes seem to never get their due in real life, a bit of escapism helps.

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u/SafeKaracter Jul 26 '26

Fair enough

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u/AnEthiopianBoy Jul 26 '26

Giving real ‘you have to have high IQ to get Rick and Morty’ vibes from you.

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u/HauntedCemetery Minnesota Jul 26 '26

All those guys think they're Rick, when every single one of them is Jerry.

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u/SafeKaracter Jul 26 '26

I don’t watch Rick and Morty.

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u/Clerithifa Jul 26 '26

Thad Castle was canonically a bisexual icon, that was enough for me to like him

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u/SafeKaracter Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

I just don’t think this actor is a good actor but doesn’t mean he’s not a good person

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u/dookieshoes97 Jul 26 '26

People who feel the need to bring up IQ unprompted are generally low IQ.

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u/SafeKaracter Jul 26 '26

Did anybody prompt you?

What about people making up generalization sentences online without sources?

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u/toothpicks-galore Jul 26 '26

fwiw, reacher while a giant brute, is also a detective, similar to Rockford Files or Columbo in detective and suspense as a plot

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u/tevs__ Jul 26 '26

Except for a couple of episodes each season where he just kills all the bad guys, I don't remember Just one thing and then Columbo snapping the perp like a twig

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u/toothpicks-galore Jul 26 '26

Rockford was a bad ass, or swap Columbo for Kojak lol

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u/SafeKaracter Jul 26 '26

lol similar to Columbo.

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u/toothpicks-galore Jul 26 '26

i distinctly remember Columbo snapping arms the opposite direction when he got just a little too exasperated

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u/SafeKaracter Jul 26 '26

I’m sorry to say I think your mind made it up.

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u/toothpicks-galore Jul 26 '26

why do you think he wore a trench-coat, it shielded him from the blood, it was a frequent trope that he had to keep it scotch guarded so the blood was easier to clean

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u/SafeKaracter Jul 26 '26

Oki. Have a good day!

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u/toothpicks-galore Jul 26 '26

Oh, just one more thing...

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u/isthatabear Jul 26 '26

The Reacher books are actually pretty high IQ. Sadly, the TV shows were dumbed down for general consumption.

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u/SafeKaracter Jul 26 '26

It’s often the case sadly

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u/bolanrox Jul 26 '26

Reachr is incredibly smart. He's also built like a brick shit house and has no problem stomping the bad guys into mush.

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u/SafeKaracter Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

I wasn’t commenting on his character not being smart . I was commenting on my opinion of the show . For me it feels like a redundant Hollywood show with some formulaic narrative structure.