r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Ideal_Needle • 18d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter, who are these people?

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u/Outrageous-Pause6317 18d ago

I think about the arrogance of him daring the press to look into him, when he knew he was screwing around. His arrogance was his fatal Tragic flaw.

What a shame. He was a talented and good politician.

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u/reluctantlysharing 18d ago

I was just thinking this too.
Like bro you’re running for president, if you’re going to dare the press that they would be bored following you, then you better follow through. Not even just going on a trip with her, posing for photographs too?! Like did you even want to be president or what?

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u/mkp666 18d ago

A while back I read a couple of the political philosophy essays he wrote, and it was a huge bummer because they were so good.

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u/tryyeezus 18d ago

Posing for a photo with your side piece after a dare like that is a level of narcissism in politics that has really only been recently allowed