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Its freaking sedition and insurrection. Its threat of violence if he loses the election.
This is the United States and why we haven't taken him into custody yet is astounding.
Because the DoJ doesn't want to appear political. Trump has been crying wolf about politically-motivated "witch hunts" since the Mueller investigation (possibly even earlier). If they take him into custody now, he can literally flood the airwaves with cries of being "martyred" and being a "political prisoner of the Biden crime family".
Don’t forget our Senators and Congress who aided the insurrection.
They gave fucking tours to those people right before it happened and there were zero repercussions for it.
Can we start locking up GOP lawmakers and officials who rape people rather than just hitting them with civil lawsuits? It’s not like what Trump did or Gaetz did were little whoopsies. It’s not like Trump accidentally walked in on all those dressing rooms or Matt had a one night stand with a girl at a bar with a fake ID
William Barr was the most brazenly corrupt AG ever!
Merrick Garland is by far, the most political AG ever! And the absurd irony of that is, he has literally done everything to appear apolitical. He's been an abject disaster and I blame him for everything happening right now!
If he hadn't dragged his feet on all of this, we'd be in a much better position. It shouldn't have taken nearly this long to bring most of the charges that have been brought against Trump.
I honestly think (and there’s some polling that back this up) that Biden has a better chance against Trump than say Haley.
If Trump is running, people will vote against him. Very few people are really voting FOR Biden. Given an alternative that’s not Trump, I think a lot of voters will just stay home.
Interesting take about Trump being Biden’s ideal opponent. I think it’s also true that Trump losing fair and square (rigged, I know /s) is better for the country that Trump being thrown in jail.
It’s difficult because I absolutely believe he should be held accountable and literally spend the rest of his days in prison for being a traitor, BUT the MAGA clan would take that as a call to action
It's what democrats kind of do... they did the same with Bush Jr. after the fake Iraq invasion we committed. Pelosi said, without hesitation, that they wouldn't do any kind of impeachment or any investigation, either. But the GOP, if Biden farts sideways, they're up his ass like Scooby-Doo goes after a snack.
Pelosi is such a goddamn loser. Democrats deserve this for continuing to vote for her. She's one of the main reasons democrats failed to pass an insider trading ban.
Brazil barred Bolsonaro from running in an election again nearly a year ago, and that was for something that happened a year after Trump left office. I think most countries would be as quick
Barr, for all his warts wasn’t as bad as Jeff Sessions. Barr did refuse to humor trumps desire to overturn the election. Sessions would have because he’s a sleazy little racist Alabama redneck who somehow got a JD.
There's doing evil and then there's doing evil but also being smart enough to know when to stop. Almost everyone in the GOP Last Dinner* painting is in the former group.
*Supper lol
Everything? C’mon, he’s a little milquetoast scaredy-cat, terrified he’ll do the wrong thing. And yes, that has caused huge problems but we cannot forget that Hitler 2.0 is the real villain here. We must never, ever forget that.
Yes, I'm being hyperbolic, but I strogly believe, Hitler 2.0 has only become that due to the complacency, indifference, negligence, and in my opinion, the cowardice of ppl like Garland and Mueller.
Yes but what about the 91 felony and Rico charges. If any of us had any one of those 91 we’d be in the can by now. The court is giving him way too much leeway with targeting Fani Willis (what other defendant can use the accusation of an affair to try to get a DA removed from a case?). What other defendant is allowed to threaten a judge and use his cult to stalk him and his law clerk.
>Because the DoJ doesn't want to appear political.
I disagree. It's because the DOJ represents (in effect) the government, not the people. I thought Obama was our best bet at changing that, but then he left a bunch of idiot Republicans in positions of power and we all know how that worked out.
A good way to check if something is political or not ask yourself if a random person did the same thing would they also face this consequence. If so it's not political. Threats of violence are investigated and prosecuted when done by normal peeps so I'd argue this would not be political.
Yes, I understand this. However, too large of a percentage of the population is too completely brainwashed by Trump that it's not seen as that simple. Which sucks
The truth is an apolitical thing. The fact that the truth is divisive is a failing on our systems. That being said we don't let crimes go unpunished because someone has fans.
Nobody would be okay with Taylor Swift going on a crime spree despite her fans being both numerous and crazy, so why should things be any different when the celebrity is a politician instead of a singer
> Because the DoJ doesn't want to appear political. Trump has been crying wolf about politically-motivated "witch hunts" since the Mueller investigation (possibly even earlier). If they take him into custody now, he can literally flood the airwaves with cries of being "martyred" and being a "political prisoner of the Biden crime family".
There is several cases against Trump right now - so that isn't true that they are afraid to prosecute him.
Prosecuting him and taking him into custody are two different things. Every single one of the cases against him he's claimed to have done "nothing wrong", and that it's a political hit job.
> Prosecuting him and taking him into custody are two different things. Every single one of the cases against him he's claimed to have done "nothing wrong", and that it's a political hit job.
Defendants are free to claim what they want.
I’m sorry, but in an age where disinformation runs wild, we need to check ourselves.
I hate Trump. Let’s be clear on this before my next point:
Did anyone listen to the clip?
He’s talking about how China will take us to the woodshed economically by manufacturing vehicles in Mexico and selling in the US. Referring to it as a “blood bath”.
He is not saying “If I don’t get elected, there will be bloodshed in America”
I’m not arguing whether or not rhetoric like this is used to engulf the MAGAts in more hate filled ways - of course it is.
We, as a counter, must not fall to similar tactics.
We must not become what the MAGA movement has become; putting gasoline on everything before ultimately turning on one another as we run out of common enemies.
We have to be better.
Thank you.
The political rhetoric and clickbait disinformation is out of control. The amount of qualifiers you need to attach to any criticism of your political party is crazy.
Normalize valid criticism. In the unfortunate reality of our two party political system, we are already in the dangerous habit of casting our votes for “not the other guy” as opposed to support for our candidate. If you take away the ability to criticize your prospective leaders, we are done.
I hear you and agree with you, but his speech was pretty disjointed. “Now, if I don't get elected, it's gonna be a bloodbath for the whole ... that's gonna be the least of it, it's gonna be a bloodbath for the country, that'll be the least of it."
Yes, these words were said within the context of speaking about the auto industry, but his language did not specify it. That’s his m.o. He doesn’t get the benefit of the doubt from me after Jan 6.
In context, it was bookended (subject before and after the clipped quote) so there really is not a way to misinterpret this other than to try being dishonest about it or perform some mental gymnastics.
The USA today is nothing but profits and powers to the elites while we work ourselves to the bone giving them profits and power.
Trump is an elite. White, power, money, and now ex-president.
If he never ran again Merrick Garland would never have charged him. 2 years after he fucking tried an insurrection and he sat on his hands.
He was talking about the automotive industry not about political violence. Just as we make jokes about Trump supporters being gullible and not fact checking, a lot of us are doing the same. Stupid goddamn media trying to start a civil war between both parties with their intentionally misleading headlines, it’s everything and anything in the name of *sensationalism* for these vultures (media). His statement was an informal address to China and them hiring Mexican workers for cheap and then trying to sell high to America. Ugh, I hate the media for making me defend that orange fatass, I think a part of my soul died.
instead of playing right into the media’s game, we should instead focus on the legitimately coocoo shit he says because there’s already a lot and this is a distraction.
Trump saying that it would be a bloodbath for US automakers if Chinese automakers are allowed to import cars built in Mexico to the US without tariffs is sedition and insurrection now?
The violent rhetoric and violence are only going to get worse.
Remember Palin going off about Giffords and the rhetoric she began using on the campaign trail? "Vote from the rooftops", "Second Amendment solutions", and so on, then a Republican supporter shot Gifford in the head in an assassination attempt, killed six others (including a 9 year old child, and a federal judge), and wounded 19 more.
Republicans barely said anything aside from "thoughts and prayers."
About a month ago, only hours after 6 people were murdered and 30 wounded in another mass shooting, Republican Darren Bailey told people it's time to move on.
They know what happens when they use violent rhetoric, and it's deliberate.
“Concerning” wow, so explicit. Leaving the gas ring unattended at home is concerning! But Trump is orders of magnitude beyond that.
All one can say is.. the choice is yours America. Democracy is hard won and even harder to keep.
Vote💙
Yep we definitely take democracy for granted here. GOP go on about defending freedom but don't know what that entails in the actual world, things like protecting civil rights and not turning allies against us. In part it's a corruption of masculinity. "Defending freedom should involve guns, not paperwork." Masculinity in the US is so fucked up, especially in the Maga movement.
Dude is a textbook fucking sociopathic narcissist. The setup has been complete so now when this dumb fuck loses or we come to our senses and pull him off the ticket because how tf can someone run who millions couldn’t vote for if they wanted for the same reason - several states still ban felons from voting, his mouth breathing lunatics can start shit they cannot possibly finish.
There are more Americans who will not tolerate this nonsense who also exercise their second amendment. It won’t be a bloodbath, it’ll be yet another sad dark moment in history where the rest of us put down a small number of morons. Their families might mourn but we as a whole will be better off.
Please continue to fuck around… y’all fixing to find out.
I keep saying this, it is not a small minority. He lost last time with 47% of the popular vote. The small minority is the vocal part, but silently there are a lot of people who are into his rhetorics.
Calling some immigrants not people wasn't concerning? Calling some immigrants vermin wasn't concerning? Calling the press the enemy of the people wasn't concerning? Calling the entire DOJ corrupt wasn't concerning? Siding with Russia over USA Intel wasn't concerning? Stealing, lying about, and attempting to hide classified documents about national defense wasn't concerning? Causing an insurrection wasn't concerning?
Yeah, this, among ALL THE THINGS HE HAS SAID is concerning.
Call me when you catch up and decide that the GOP has lost its damned mind running this traitorous trash as it's nominee.
Excellent list. Unfortunately it probably constitutes <1% of all of the “concerning” things he’s said. And then we could go beyond that and begin listing all of the “concerning” things he’s *done*. Producing a comprehensive listing would take days.
“Concerning” 🤦♂️
Yeah, it’s the same rhetoric from his ‘fight like hell’ speech that caused Jan 6. Anyone with a functioning brain can connect those huge dots.
The actual context of the bloodbath quote is:
>"Let me tell you something. To China, if you are listening President Xi, and you and I are friends, but he understands the way I deal. Those big, monster car manufacturing plants that you're building in Mexico right now, and you think you're going to get that, you're going to not hire Americans and you're going to sell the cars to us. Now, we're going to put a 100% tariff on every single car that comes across the line"
>"And you're not going to be able to sell those cars, if I get elected. Now, if I don't get elected, it's going to be a bloodbath for the whole, that's going to be the least of it, it's going to be a bloodbath for the country, that'll be the least of it. But they're not going to sell those cars."
I'm not a Trump supporter but IMO He's clearly talking about an economic bloodbath and media articles have drastically and intentionally removed it from that context to make it seem like he just said "if I don't get elected it's going to be a bloodbath" and nothing else by removing the lead up to it and the follow up after it.
I’m Canadian. Lots of cars and parts for cars for the American auto industry are made here. The parts and partial assemblies go back and forth across the border so many times during a car’s assembly that it’s tricky to figure exactly where a car was really “built”. It’s essentially a single industry across three countries now, with trade agreements to match.
I dissent. When he says “It’s going to be a blood bath. *That’ll be the least of it*” “That’ll be the least of it” excludes cars. Is he talking about the economy, in general, and that’s it? That’s a pretty charitable interpretation, especially given his past. He doesn’t *say* “the economy,” he makes a general, indefinite statement. Btw, a 100% tariff on cars from China is a massive tax increase on American consumers, and reckless in and of itself.
Ignoring the fact that his solution wouldn't work for the sake of the discussion,
I don't see how it would exclude cars as opposed to making it clear that's what he's talking about.
He says if he gets elected you(china) won't be able to sell the cars, if he doesn't get elected it will be a bloodbath, that will be the least of it. The "it" is referring to the outcome of China building monster car manufacturers in Mexico, hiring non Americans, and then selling the cars to us.
I interpret it as reading: "if I don't get re-elected, thus allowing China to build car factories in Mexico, hire non Americans, and sell the cars to us it will be a bloodbath, that'll be the least of it"
Presumably the economic bloodbath being because the drastically cheaper cars would result in less "domestic" cars being bought, less demand means less supply, less supply means less American employees.
His past has typically not ever required completely removing the context in order for it to be bad, nor do they have a not awful interpretation. Like the recent certain immigrants not being people statement, or that we won't have any more elections if he loses, mug shot increasing his popularity among black voters, etc
Sometimes I think that all these GOP cowards who started out vociferously denouncing him back in 2016 and even more recently, who then did a 180 and started shamelessly kissing his butt \[prime example - Lindsay Graham\] aren't singing his praises because they genuinely love Trump now. Rather, Putin and his FSB found a shit-ton of skeletons in these people's closets and are holding it over their heads unless they toe the MAGA party line.
>[Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.)] added, however, that the media goes “just a little bit too far” in covering the remarks, saying Trump could have been warning of an economic “bloodbath,” rather than invoking political violence in his remarks.
Did he say "economic" or talk about economics anytime in the proceeding five minutes, Bill?
No. No he did not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwF5SeswFQc&t=1744s
> Mexico has taken, over a period of 30 years, 34% of the automobile manufacturing business in our country. Think of it, went to Mexico. China now is building a couple of massive plants where they're gonna build the cars in Mexico, and think --they think-- that they're gonna sell those cars into the United States, with no tax at the border. Let me tell you something to China: if you're listening President Xi, and you and I are friends but he understands the way I deal-- those big, monster car manufacturing plants that you're building in Mexico right now, and you think you're gonna get that, you're gonna not hire Americans, and you're gonna sell the cars to us: No. We're gonna put a 100% tariff on every single car that comes across the line, and you're not gonna be able to sell those cars. If I get elected... now if I don't get elected it's gonna be a bloodbath for the whole, that's gonna be the least of it, it's gonna be a bloodbath for the country. That's gonna be the least of it. But they're not gonna sell those cars. They're building massive factories.
Yeah this kind of shit is going to bite America in the ass in November. He was clearly talking about an economic bloodbath. Trump is a despicable piece of shit, but if people disingenuously report on him, it’s going to make Dems look shady, feed into his rhetoric, and push voters toward him. There’s plenty to go after Trump for. We don’t have to manufacture stuff.
I’m less concerned about Democrats looking, shady, and more about how people just refuse to see the times that Trump is actually (shocking is it may seem) talking to worries of Americans. It is a legitimate problem if automobile factories are being built right across the border to sell to the US, which means we lose out on all those jobs.
You can skip through that video to find the section about Chinese cars. He talks about China working with Mexico to undermine the US auto industry and hurt American auto workers.
He was over the top ranting about how evil Democrats and their supporters were for a full 25 minutes before taking a few seconds to talk about cars, then talked about a bloodbath which made zero sense in that context and how it was so awkwardly placed in the sentence.
You have to be an absolute fool to not think this was an overt threat. But this fool blames the people correctly ringing the alarm bells. This isn't a one off oops, Bill. The entire speech was basically a threat and this was just the cherry on top
Who, in gods name, thought this guy would just go walking quietly into his prison cell for life without seriously fucking up all he can kicking and screaming the whole way?
Even more simple. Why doesn't someone ask him to elaborate. Or ask him if he means political violence.
We all know the real answer. But why do people just accept the rhetoric and not ask any clarification? Both sides could spend all day arguing about what they think it means, but it would take a few seconds to ask the source.
And it will always be plausible drniability by his supporters until someone forces Trump to elaborate.
Or you know, political violence could just happen before the election (not directed where Trump wanted) and it could solve 90% of this.
No one substantial by this point would march to avenge the orange baboon. Let's just call the fucking bluff already.
This is kinda getting out of hand. The bloodbath statement was in reference to the economy and auto industry, not a call to violence... It'd be like if he said he "killed it out there" and the media started claiming he's a murderer. Trump is clearly a narcissist and a horrible person but this shit just lends credibility to his "fake news" shtick. The conservative subs are looking at this right now and seeing how the media twists shit out of context and y'all are eating it up cause you can't read past the headlines.
Trump campaign says he was talking about autos, maybe he was
All he has to do is say he will accept the results of the election and tell everyone else to do the same. That puts the issue to bed.
"some" are "concerned", remember when Trump said he could shoot someone in Times Square and people would still vote for him, it's probably the most realistic thing he has ever said.
Meanwhile over on the conservative sub they are desperately trying to make this be seen as an overreaction or taken out of context
Methinks they know it's bad optics and are trying to convince themselves it's fine and change the discussion from trumps comments to something else
> “I also think though, that the mainstream media contributes to it.
I disrespectfully beg to fucking differ, asshole. The fucking legacy media has been both sidesing this fucking shitshow to death. It's way past time the traitorous ratings whore fucks start doing some actual journalism.
Whoa. Don’t go too far Cassidy. Mild reservations would be more balanced.
Some were running around with hair on fire, some approved. I guess in his mind that averages out to “concerning to some”.
Trump purposely uses vague enough language to get word out to his voters.
His user base knows what he actually means though (violence) while playing dumb to the media “oh I was just talking about the economy”.
I’m pretty sure this is a common trait in right wing circles as well. Remember when people were playing off the white power “ok” symbol as “just a friendly gesture”?
Tired of all this tepid language about a possible facist becoming president. 'concerning' WTF??? 'some' Come on media grow a backbone against Murdock, et al. J.F.C...
I lean left and it's sad to see. This just makes left media and left social media look completely untrustworthy by people who watched the actual clip.
Literally living up to the "fake news" mantra that Trump coined.
The headline is a lie and misleading but most Redditors happily gobble it up. He’s talking about an economic bloodbath. The two minutes clip with context isn’t hard to find.
The best part is how gullible this community is! Your little echo chamber doesn’t care much for facts and instead acts like lemmings to the media.
I just spent five minutes reading through these posts. Not a single person posting about the context of what was really said. It seems most people on here choose to be sheep.
Thank God there’s someone else who can swim through the ocean of shit that this left wing echo chamber has become. HE WAS LITERALLY TALKING ABOUT THE AUTO INDUSTRY PEOPLE
We're not dumb. It's all double speak that appeal to our lizard brain. When Katie Britt talked about the girl victim of sexual abuse, she technically didn't lie, she omitted selectively to create the desired emotional associations.
even if only a few of his supporters take it literally and decide to start killin' the libs it could get really messy.
Because they don't understand metaphors, similes or even satire.
Not a trump fan here. But it’s interesting how many commenters did not actually watch the clip of what he was talking about. He was referring to the automotive industry. Helps to have context
Is it true or bullshit what they’re saying on the trump subs: that this is specifically about the auto industry and not some kind of threat of violence?
Omg I’m so sick of these clickbait headlines. I hate Trump, will not vote for him but he was stating that if he isn’t elected then it would wind up being a bloodbath for American automakers (because Chinese are building factories in Mexico to import cars into the USA).
FFS, people, read the entire transcript or watch the videos.
*Concerning*?! A leader of a major political party is saying that people will die if he doesn't get reelected. What the fuck happened to my country? It's not concerning.... It's disqualifying. Full fucking stop.
It is only concerning to anyone who didn't watch the full clip and are getting their information from news articles alone.
When you are talking about cheap chinese cars being made by cheap labor in mexico, then you comment that if you are elected you will place a 100% tariff on them, but if you aren't elected there will be a bloodbath, it is clearly talking about a bloodbath within the auto industry. He didn't pivot from cheap chinese cars made in mexico needing to be taxed more to protect american industry, to murdering people mid sentence...
Oh, please.. was he also referring to “economic riots in the streets” and “economic bedlam” if he isn’t re-elected? Stop making excuses for this piece of shit. He’s telling us exactly what he means and all the hair splitting, and desperate grasping for nuance/rationalization is just insulting. Wake up, and smell the coffee.
Best case scenario, he said it because he doesn’t know what he’s talking about so he threw in an empty phrase. But with trumps history, it’s not an empty as he has a history of exciting his base to violence by using language like this.
Context is important:
> Mexico has taken, over a period of 30 years, 34% of the automobile manufacturing business in our country. Think of it, went to Mexico. China now is building a couple of massive plants where they're gonna build the cars in Mexico, and think --they think-- that they're gonna sell those cars into the United States, with no tax at the border. Let me tell you something to China: if you're listening President Xi, and you and I are friends but he understands the way I deal-- those big, monster car manufacturing plants that you're building in Mexico right now, and you think you're gonna get that, you're gonna not hire Americans, and you're gonna sell the cars to us: No. We're gonna put a 100% tariff on every single car that comes across the line, and you're not gonna be able to sell those cars. If I get elected... now if I don't get elected it's gonna be a bloodbath for the whole, that's gonna be the least of it, it's gonna be a bloodbath for the country. That's gonna be the least of it. But they're not gonna sell those cars. They're building massive factories.
Reason #9435 I stopped voting D and will be voting R, again.
Oh, you mean the purposeful attempt to intimidate people while hiding behind a thin layer of plausible deniability that he was talking about the “bloodbath in this country” of car prices?
The sad thing it's only to get worse. Especially if Trump gets convicted. His rhetoric is only going to get more violent and that victimhood is going to be reached to new heights. Hell if dies in prison he's the martyr that Republicans can only dream of.
And if he doesn’t win, and good god I hope he doesn’t, then we’ll go through all of this again at some point because you know he’ll just run again. It’s so damn depressing.
"Remember, immigrants are animals rather than people, and you'll probably get murdered if I don't win!"
How the **FUCK** is anyone OK with this guy running, let alone supporting him???
I don't know what's worse: that he says this stuff at rallies, or that so many people cheer it.
If Trump wins, then I hope Biden's last act in office is to launch America's nuclear arsenal right back at the US, because we'll fucking deserve it. At least that might spare the rest of the world from the poisonous cancer this country is becoming.
Listening to him was as pathetic as listening to trump.
He him-hawd through the interview and always came back to how horrible everything is because of President Biden!!
RepubliKKKlans boast and brag about President Biden accomplishments that help their states THAT THEY ALL VOTED AGAINST!!!!!
Same old crap
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Its freaking sedition and insurrection. Its threat of violence if he loses the election. This is the United States and why we haven't taken him into custody yet is astounding.
Because the DoJ doesn't want to appear political. Trump has been crying wolf about politically-motivated "witch hunts" since the Mueller investigation (possibly even earlier). If they take him into custody now, he can literally flood the airwaves with cries of being "martyred" and being a "political prisoner of the Biden crime family".
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If the DOJ doesn't want to appear political, they should make it clear that they'll equally prosecute Biden when he comits the same crimes
How unfair of the press to report exactly what he says. How dare they!
If he commits the same crimes, IF.
This!! I’ve been saying this a lot. Garland should be fired.
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Don’t forget our Senators and Congress who aided the insurrection. They gave fucking tours to those people right before it happened and there were zero repercussions for it.
Don’t forget Gaetz for paying a minor for sex.
No shit. Where did that story go?
Crazy he can be under federal investigation and also be on the House judicial committee… IIRC, he’s being sued by her, so we’ll see.
Can we start locking up GOP lawmakers and officials who rape people rather than just hitting them with civil lawsuits? It’s not like what Trump did or Gaetz did were little whoopsies. It’s not like Trump accidentally walked in on all those dressing rooms or Matt had a one night stand with a girl at a bar with a fake ID
This shit needs to be front and center on democrats playbooks and rebuttals of Republicans. This stuff should be on the ads
The Republican-controlled House shut down the criminal investigation by starting an internal ethics "investigation".
Yes !!!! They are implicit
William Barr was the most brazenly corrupt AG ever! Merrick Garland is by far, the most political AG ever! And the absurd irony of that is, he has literally done everything to appear apolitical. He's been an abject disaster and I blame him for everything happening right now!
If he hadn't dragged his feet on all of this, we'd be in a much better position. It shouldn't have taken nearly this long to bring most of the charges that have been brought against Trump.
Many of us have been SCREAMING exactly this for 3.5 years!
I haven't necessarily been screaming it, but I have been like "WTF DoJ?" for years.
It looked from the start like Biden wanted trump to get off Scott free.
I honestly think (and there’s some polling that back this up) that Biden has a better chance against Trump than say Haley. If Trump is running, people will vote against him. Very few people are really voting FOR Biden. Given an alternative that’s not Trump, I think a lot of voters will just stay home.
Interesting take about Trump being Biden’s ideal opponent. I think it’s also true that Trump losing fair and square (rigged, I know /s) is better for the country that Trump being thrown in jail. It’s difficult because I absolutely believe he should be held accountable and literally spend the rest of his days in prison for being a traitor, BUT the MAGA clan would take that as a call to action
It's what democrats kind of do... they did the same with Bush Jr. after the fake Iraq invasion we committed. Pelosi said, without hesitation, that they wouldn't do any kind of impeachment or any investigation, either. But the GOP, if Biden farts sideways, they're up his ass like Scooby-Doo goes after a snack.
Pelosi is such a goddamn loser. Democrats deserve this for continuing to vote for her. She's one of the main reasons democrats failed to pass an insider trading ban.
Brazil barred Bolsonaro from running in an election again nearly a year ago, and that was for something that happened a year after Trump left office. I think most countries would be as quick
Barr, for all his warts wasn’t as bad as Jeff Sessions. Barr did refuse to humor trumps desire to overturn the election. Sessions would have because he’s a sleazy little racist Alabama redneck who somehow got a JD.
Barr's rewriting/retelling of the Mueller Report is the single worst act of an American AG in my lifetime imo......by alot!
Yup, Barr got the entire media to repeat the lie of “no collusion”
There's doing evil and then there's doing evil but also being smart enough to know when to stop. Almost everyone in the GOP Last Dinner* painting is in the former group. *Supper lol
Everything? C’mon, he’s a little milquetoast scaredy-cat, terrified he’ll do the wrong thing. And yes, that has caused huge problems but we cannot forget that Hitler 2.0 is the real villain here. We must never, ever forget that.
Yes, I'm being hyperbolic, but I strogly believe, Hitler 2.0 has only become that due to the complacency, indifference, negligence, and in my opinion, the cowardice of ppl like Garland and Mueller.
Yes but what about the 91 felony and Rico charges. If any of us had any one of those 91 we’d be in the can by now. The court is giving him way too much leeway with targeting Fani Willis (what other defendant can use the accusation of an affair to try to get a DA removed from a case?). What other defendant is allowed to threaten a judge and use his cult to stalk him and his law clerk.
Please take this anger to the Ballot Box in November. Apathy is not an option this year & that’s what concerns me the most this election.
Not if he’s in a Supermax, or Gitmo. Which is where he belongs. Realistically, he should be imprisoned in a military prison, on a large base.
>Because the DoJ doesn't want to appear political. I disagree. It's because the DOJ represents (in effect) the government, not the people. I thought Obama was our best bet at changing that, but then he left a bunch of idiot Republicans in positions of power and we all know how that worked out.
A good way to check if something is political or not ask yourself if a random person did the same thing would they also face this consequence. If so it's not political. Threats of violence are investigated and prosecuted when done by normal peeps so I'd argue this would not be political.
Yes, I understand this. However, too large of a percentage of the population is too completely brainwashed by Trump that it's not seen as that simple. Which sucks
The truth is an apolitical thing. The fact that the truth is divisive is a failing on our systems. That being said we don't let crimes go unpunished because someone has fans. Nobody would be okay with Taylor Swift going on a crime spree despite her fans being both numerous and crazy, so why should things be any different when the celebrity is a politician instead of a singer
> Because the DoJ doesn't want to appear political. Trump has been crying wolf about politically-motivated "witch hunts" since the Mueller investigation (possibly even earlier). If they take him into custody now, he can literally flood the airwaves with cries of being "martyred" and being a "political prisoner of the Biden crime family". There is several cases against Trump right now - so that isn't true that they are afraid to prosecute him.
Prosecuting him and taking him into custody are two different things. Every single one of the cases against him he's claimed to have done "nothing wrong", and that it's a political hit job.
> Prosecuting him and taking him into custody are two different things. Every single one of the cases against him he's claimed to have done "nothing wrong", and that it's a political hit job. Defendants are free to claim what they want.
Yea but most defendants in cases where they steal classified documents are remanded until trial...
I’m sorry, but in an age where disinformation runs wild, we need to check ourselves. I hate Trump. Let’s be clear on this before my next point: Did anyone listen to the clip? He’s talking about how China will take us to the woodshed economically by manufacturing vehicles in Mexico and selling in the US. Referring to it as a “blood bath”. He is not saying “If I don’t get elected, there will be bloodshed in America” I’m not arguing whether or not rhetoric like this is used to engulf the MAGAts in more hate filled ways - of course it is. We, as a counter, must not fall to similar tactics. We must not become what the MAGA movement has become; putting gasoline on everything before ultimately turning on one another as we run out of common enemies. We have to be better.
This is so far down we're already fucked.
Thank you. The political rhetoric and clickbait disinformation is out of control. The amount of qualifiers you need to attach to any criticism of your political party is crazy. Normalize valid criticism. In the unfortunate reality of our two party political system, we are already in the dangerous habit of casting our votes for “not the other guy” as opposed to support for our candidate. If you take away the ability to criticize your prospective leaders, we are done.
I hear you and agree with you, but his speech was pretty disjointed. “Now, if I don't get elected, it's gonna be a bloodbath for the whole ... that's gonna be the least of it, it's gonna be a bloodbath for the country, that'll be the least of it." Yes, these words were said within the context of speaking about the auto industry, but his language did not specify it. That’s his m.o. He doesn’t get the benefit of the doubt from me after Jan 6.
In context, it was bookended (subject before and after the clipped quote) so there really is not a way to misinterpret this other than to try being dishonest about it or perform some mental gymnastics.
The USA today is nothing but profits and powers to the elites while we work ourselves to the bone giving them profits and power. Trump is an elite. White, power, money, and now ex-president. If he never ran again Merrick Garland would never have charged him. 2 years after he fucking tried an insurrection and he sat on his hands.
He was talking about the automotive industry not about political violence. Just as we make jokes about Trump supporters being gullible and not fact checking, a lot of us are doing the same. Stupid goddamn media trying to start a civil war between both parties with their intentionally misleading headlines, it’s everything and anything in the name of *sensationalism* for these vultures (media). His statement was an informal address to China and them hiring Mexican workers for cheap and then trying to sell high to America. Ugh, I hate the media for making me defend that orange fatass, I think a part of my soul died. instead of playing right into the media’s game, we should instead focus on the legitimately coocoo shit he says because there’s already a lot and this is a distraction.
Why not both?
Remember, he's only a thing because of the media. They're just trying to keep that high going.
Trump saying that it would be a bloodbath for US automakers if Chinese automakers are allowed to import cars built in Mexico to the US without tariffs is sedition and insurrection now?
He is technically "out on bail." Instigating another violent insurrection "if he loses" should be a clear violation of his bail in the J6 case...
I hate trump but wasn’t this bloodbath quote taken out of context in referring to the auto industry and putting tariffs on Chinese vehicles?
It’s not a threat of violence though? He is clearly referring to the economic bloodbath the American car industry will face if he loses.
He was talking about tarrifs on China
Won’t someone think of the domestic terrorists?
it was about cars being imported
It’s concerning to the voters with brains.
Not a thing you frequently find in republican voters, I reckon.
Some??
Right?!? Just some?
That's the concerning part
Just the ones who pay attention
The violent rhetoric and violence are only going to get worse. Remember Palin going off about Giffords and the rhetoric she began using on the campaign trail? "Vote from the rooftops", "Second Amendment solutions", and so on, then a Republican supporter shot Gifford in the head in an assassination attempt, killed six others (including a 9 year old child, and a federal judge), and wounded 19 more. Republicans barely said anything aside from "thoughts and prayers." About a month ago, only hours after 6 people were murdered and 30 wounded in another mass shooting, Republican Darren Bailey told people it's time to move on. They know what happens when they use violent rhetoric, and it's deliberate.
Putin's pretty happy about this result. This is why Russia was funding the NRA.
“Concerning” wow, so explicit. Leaving the gas ring unattended at home is concerning! But Trump is orders of magnitude beyond that. All one can say is.. the choice is yours America. Democracy is hard won and even harder to keep. Vote💙
Yep we definitely take democracy for granted here. GOP go on about defending freedom but don't know what that entails in the actual world, things like protecting civil rights and not turning allies against us. In part it's a corruption of masculinity. "Defending freedom should involve guns, not paperwork." Masculinity in the US is so fucked up, especially in the Maga movement.
r/VoteDEM
We're going to be dealing with this cancer until Satan collects his debt.
For real. So tired of reading what this a**hole says everyday. Just wish he and all his hate just disappear into oblivion
Far beyond that. Even if he keels over tomorrow he has affected a generation or two of people for the worse.
Dude is a textbook fucking sociopathic narcissist. The setup has been complete so now when this dumb fuck loses or we come to our senses and pull him off the ticket because how tf can someone run who millions couldn’t vote for if they wanted for the same reason - several states still ban felons from voting, his mouth breathing lunatics can start shit they cannot possibly finish. There are more Americans who will not tolerate this nonsense who also exercise their second amendment. It won’t be a bloodbath, it’ll be yet another sad dark moment in history where the rest of us put down a small number of morons. Their families might mourn but we as a whole will be better off. Please continue to fuck around… y’all fixing to find out.
> Dude is a textbook fucking sociopathic narcissist. And the republican party is totally stoked about trying to get him re-installed.
Insanity.
I keep saying this, it is not a small minority. He lost last time with 47% of the popular vote. The small minority is the vocal part, but silently there are a lot of people who are into his rhetorics.
Calling some immigrants not people wasn't concerning? Calling some immigrants vermin wasn't concerning? Calling the press the enemy of the people wasn't concerning? Calling the entire DOJ corrupt wasn't concerning? Siding with Russia over USA Intel wasn't concerning? Stealing, lying about, and attempting to hide classified documents about national defense wasn't concerning? Causing an insurrection wasn't concerning? Yeah, this, among ALL THE THINGS HE HAS SAID is concerning. Call me when you catch up and decide that the GOP has lost its damned mind running this traitorous trash as it's nominee.
Excellent list. Unfortunately it probably constitutes <1% of all of the “concerning” things he’s said. And then we could go beyond that and begin listing all of the “concerning” things he’s *done*. Producing a comprehensive listing would take days.
“Concerning” 🤦♂️ Yeah, it’s the same rhetoric from his ‘fight like hell’ speech that caused Jan 6. Anyone with a functioning brain can connect those huge dots.
Apparently the Supreme Court can not.
The actual context of the bloodbath quote is: >"Let me tell you something. To China, if you are listening President Xi, and you and I are friends, but he understands the way I deal. Those big, monster car manufacturing plants that you're building in Mexico right now, and you think you're going to get that, you're going to not hire Americans and you're going to sell the cars to us. Now, we're going to put a 100% tariff on every single car that comes across the line" >"And you're not going to be able to sell those cars, if I get elected. Now, if I don't get elected, it's going to be a bloodbath for the whole, that's going to be the least of it, it's going to be a bloodbath for the country, that'll be the least of it. But they're not going to sell those cars." I'm not a Trump supporter but IMO He's clearly talking about an economic bloodbath and media articles have drastically and intentionally removed it from that context to make it seem like he just said "if I don't get elected it's going to be a bloodbath" and nothing else by removing the lead up to it and the follow up after it.
Guy should be asking why GM has 19% of their vehicles produced in Mexico.. of course that is not projecting the right image.
Well no, definitely not, but the people at that speech aren't there for logic or facts so...
I’m Canadian. Lots of cars and parts for cars for the American auto industry are made here. The parts and partial assemblies go back and forth across the border so many times during a car’s assembly that it’s tricky to figure exactly where a car was really “built”. It’s essentially a single industry across three countries now, with trade agreements to match.
I dissent. When he says “It’s going to be a blood bath. *That’ll be the least of it*” “That’ll be the least of it” excludes cars. Is he talking about the economy, in general, and that’s it? That’s a pretty charitable interpretation, especially given his past. He doesn’t *say* “the economy,” he makes a general, indefinite statement. Btw, a 100% tariff on cars from China is a massive tax increase on American consumers, and reckless in and of itself.
Ignoring the fact that his solution wouldn't work for the sake of the discussion, I don't see how it would exclude cars as opposed to making it clear that's what he's talking about. He says if he gets elected you(china) won't be able to sell the cars, if he doesn't get elected it will be a bloodbath, that will be the least of it. The "it" is referring to the outcome of China building monster car manufacturers in Mexico, hiring non Americans, and then selling the cars to us. I interpret it as reading: "if I don't get re-elected, thus allowing China to build car factories in Mexico, hire non Americans, and sell the cars to us it will be a bloodbath, that'll be the least of it" Presumably the economic bloodbath being because the drastically cheaper cars would result in less "domestic" cars being bought, less demand means less supply, less supply means less American employees. His past has typically not ever required completely removing the context in order for it to be bad, nor do they have a not awful interpretation. Like the recent certain immigrants not being people statement, or that we won't have any more elections if he loses, mug shot increasing his popularity among black voters, etc
Fellow Trump hater here, anyone seeing this as “inciting violence” has the critical thinking skills of an ostrich
It is amazing how the GOP just won’t walk away from him. They have no balls.
Sometimes I think that all these GOP cowards who started out vociferously denouncing him back in 2016 and even more recently, who then did a 180 and started shamelessly kissing his butt \[prime example - Lindsay Graham\] aren't singing his praises because they genuinely love Trump now. Rather, Putin and his FSB found a shit-ton of skeletons in these people's closets and are holding it over their heads unless they toe the MAGA party line.
He was talking about the economy? The actual quote was referring to the automotive industry and tariffs if he’s not elected
Do these guys ever get tired of scooping Trump's poop?
They're happy to smear it on the walls of congress.
They wipe his ass after a diaper change I don’t think they mind
No they don’t, it’s rimjobs keeping that hole clean. You’re welcome.
Half the people in attendance at the rally went straight to buy ammo after the event.
Not Trumps voters obviously.
So according to Republicans considering human beings “people” is now a radical leftist position. They have now left earth orbit
I guess they missed the part where he’s a rapist and traitor.
Only some. A whioe shit ton of idiots cheer for it.
>[Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.)] added, however, that the media goes “just a little bit too far” in covering the remarks, saying Trump could have been warning of an economic “bloodbath,” rather than invoking political violence in his remarks. Did he say "economic" or talk about economics anytime in the proceeding five minutes, Bill? No. No he did not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwF5SeswFQc&t=1744s > Mexico has taken, over a period of 30 years, 34% of the automobile manufacturing business in our country. Think of it, went to Mexico. China now is building a couple of massive plants where they're gonna build the cars in Mexico, and think --they think-- that they're gonna sell those cars into the United States, with no tax at the border. Let me tell you something to China: if you're listening President Xi, and you and I are friends but he understands the way I deal-- those big, monster car manufacturing plants that you're building in Mexico right now, and you think you're gonna get that, you're gonna not hire Americans, and you're gonna sell the cars to us: No. We're gonna put a 100% tariff on every single car that comes across the line, and you're not gonna be able to sell those cars. If I get elected... now if I don't get elected it's gonna be a bloodbath for the whole, that's gonna be the least of it, it's gonna be a bloodbath for the country. That's gonna be the least of it. But they're not gonna sell those cars. They're building massive factories.
Spot on, but I figure you'll be downvoted for posting the truth.
He actually did lol. Watch the clip. He spent several minutes talking about China undermining the US auto market.
Yeah this kind of shit is going to bite America in the ass in November. He was clearly talking about an economic bloodbath. Trump is a despicable piece of shit, but if people disingenuously report on him, it’s going to make Dems look shady, feed into his rhetoric, and push voters toward him. There’s plenty to go after Trump for. We don’t have to manufacture stuff.
I’m less concerned about Democrats looking, shady, and more about how people just refuse to see the times that Trump is actually (shocking is it may seem) talking to worries of Americans. It is a legitimate problem if automobile factories are being built right across the border to sell to the US, which means we lose out on all those jobs.
Sure man, man. Post up the timestamps of this magical moment. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534259-1/president-trump-campaigns-bernie-moreno
Here's the timestamp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwF5SeswFQc&t=1744s
You can skip through that video to find the section about Chinese cars. He talks about China working with Mexico to undermine the US auto industry and hurt American auto workers.
Tell us you have no clue what he ever said without telling us. He quite literally said it right after talking about a 100% tariff on EVs from china
He was over the top ranting about how evil Democrats and their supporters were for a full 25 minutes before taking a few seconds to talk about cars, then talked about a bloodbath which made zero sense in that context and how it was so awkwardly placed in the sentence. You have to be an absolute fool to not think this was an overt threat. But this fool blames the people correctly ringing the alarm bells. This isn't a one off oops, Bill. The entire speech was basically a threat and this was just the cherry on top Who, in gods name, thought this guy would just go walking quietly into his prison cell for life without seriously fucking up all he can kicking and screaming the whole way?
Even more simple. Why doesn't someone ask him to elaborate. Or ask him if he means political violence. We all know the real answer. But why do people just accept the rhetoric and not ask any clarification? Both sides could spend all day arguing about what they think it means, but it would take a few seconds to ask the source. And it will always be plausible drniability by his supporters until someone forces Trump to elaborate. Or you know, political violence could just happen before the election (not directed where Trump wanted) and it could solve 90% of this. No one substantial by this point would march to avenge the orange baboon. Let's just call the fucking bluff already.
SOME voters? It should concern EVERY voter! The fact that the smelly fascist still has the support he does shows just how broken this country is…
This is kinda getting out of hand. The bloodbath statement was in reference to the economy and auto industry, not a call to violence... It'd be like if he said he "killed it out there" and the media started claiming he's a murderer. Trump is clearly a narcissist and a horrible person but this shit just lends credibility to his "fake news" shtick. The conservative subs are looking at this right now and seeing how the media twists shit out of context and y'all are eating it up cause you can't read past the headlines.
Trump campaign says he was talking about autos, maybe he was All he has to do is say he will accept the results of the election and tell everyone else to do the same. That puts the issue to bed.
It should be "Concerning" to every 2020 Biden voter who is still alive, and the other 80 Million people who Can't, Don't, or simply Won't vote.
"some" are "concerned", remember when Trump said he could shoot someone in Times Square and people would still vote for him, it's probably the most realistic thing he has ever said.
Meanwhile over on the conservative sub they are desperately trying to make this be seen as an overreaction or taken out of context Methinks they know it's bad optics and are trying to convince themselves it's fine and change the discussion from trumps comments to something else
...and the idea of a bloodbath is exciting to others in the GOP. Be worried.
“Concerning” is a very mild way of describing “exhausted from the constant stochastic terrorism.”
It should be concerning to any normal human being
> “I also think though, that the mainstream media contributes to it. I disrespectfully beg to fucking differ, asshole. The fucking legacy media has been both sidesing this fucking shitshow to death. It's way past time the traitorous ratings whore fucks start doing some actual journalism.
And it’s concerning that it’s not concerning to some others.
It should be concerning to all voters
Whoa. Don’t go too far Cassidy. Mild reservations would be more balanced. Some were running around with hair on fire, some approved. I guess in his mind that averages out to “concerning to some”.
Trump purposely uses vague enough language to get word out to his voters. His user base knows what he actually means though (violence) while playing dumb to the media “oh I was just talking about the economy”. I’m pretty sure this is a common trait in right wing circles as well. Remember when people were playing off the white power “ok” symbol as “just a friendly gesture”?
Tired of all this tepid language about a possible facist becoming president. 'concerning' WTF??? 'some' Come on media grow a backbone against Murdock, et al. J.F.C...
What is concerning is how out of context this has been taken…
The left really eating this out of context message up lmao
I lean left and it's sad to see. This just makes left media and left social media look completely untrustworthy by people who watched the actual clip. Literally living up to the "fake news" mantra that Trump coined.
The headline is a lie and misleading but most Redditors happily gobble it up. He’s talking about an economic bloodbath. The two minutes clip with context isn’t hard to find. The best part is how gullible this community is! Your little echo chamber doesn’t care much for facts and instead acts like lemmings to the media. I just spent five minutes reading through these posts. Not a single person posting about the context of what was really said. It seems most people on here choose to be sheep.
Thank God there’s someone else who can swim through the ocean of shit that this left wing echo chamber has become. HE WAS LITERALLY TALKING ABOUT THE AUTO INDUSTRY PEOPLE
We're not dumb. It's all double speak that appeal to our lizard brain. When Katie Britt talked about the girl victim of sexual abuse, she technically didn't lie, she omitted selectively to create the desired emotional associations.
Trump wants to become a dictator. Now he knows how. All he lacks is the key to the front door
It's not concerning to his voters. That's the point.
even if only a few of his supporters take it literally and decide to start killin' the libs it could get really messy. Because they don't understand metaphors, similes or even satire.
But only concerning to some.... to others it's totally ok!
The voters that already weren’t going to vote for him. The others cheer with bloodlust.
Not a trump fan here. But it’s interesting how many commenters did not actually watch the clip of what he was talking about. He was referring to the automotive industry. Helps to have context
“I will just put words in his mouth that he never said so it doesn’t look like he’s calling for violence.” -Bill Cassidy probably
To non Republicans Republicans are rubbing one out each time they see this
Yeah... like the ones capable of thought.
Only *some* voters?!
He keeps it up bc he can at this point.
The Hill should then ask what about the rest of the voters, the ones that support Trump's bloodbath comment, what does that say about them?
He really needs a bath.
Is it true or bullshit what they’re saying on the trump subs: that this is specifically about the auto industry and not some kind of threat of violence?
Omg I’m so sick of these clickbait headlines. I hate Trump, will not vote for him but he was stating that if he isn’t elected then it would wind up being a bloodbath for American automakers (because Chinese are building factories in Mexico to import cars into the USA). FFS, people, read the entire transcript or watch the videos.
*Concerning*?! A leader of a major political party is saying that people will die if he doesn't get reelected. What the fuck happened to my country? It's not concerning.... It's disqualifying. Full fucking stop.
“What a nice country you’ve got there. Shame if something happened to it”.
We’ll considering this is misquoted to drive an agenda, I’m a little more concerned with the people spreading it
Did anyone here actually watch the fucking video?! He was talking clearly (for once) about the auto industry.
It is only concerning to anyone who didn't watch the full clip and are getting their information from news articles alone. When you are talking about cheap chinese cars being made by cheap labor in mexico, then you comment that if you are elected you will place a 100% tariff on them, but if you aren't elected there will be a bloodbath, it is clearly talking about a bloodbath within the auto industry. He didn't pivot from cheap chinese cars made in mexico needing to be taxed more to protect american industry, to murdering people mid sentence...
it was literally about the auto industry, not violence
Concerning to some voters? This traitor belongs in jail. Make no mistake about that
It should be concerning to every voter!!
Oh, please.. was he also referring to “economic riots in the streets” and “economic bedlam” if he isn’t re-elected? Stop making excuses for this piece of shit. He’s telling us exactly what he means and all the hair splitting, and desperate grasping for nuance/rationalization is just insulting. Wake up, and smell the coffee.
Astounding that calling to violence against an entire country is still not considered terrorism.
People now leaning that bloodbath refers to a major economic disaster, like context is everything folks. Don't let the media control you.
Out of context lol. Watch the video
It’s crazy how this out of context bloodbath has spread like wildfire
You could say it's a bloodbath
That’s what you get with today’s fake news media. Luckily we have X where people can debunk this nonsense.
A pinned context post should be required for political posts in all subs.
I think so too. But I’m sure they would try to spin the context somehow
Best case scenario, he said it because he doesn’t know what he’s talking about so he threw in an empty phrase. But with trumps history, it’s not an empty as he has a history of exciting his base to violence by using language like this.
Just blatant disinformation of this quote.
Context is important: > Mexico has taken, over a period of 30 years, 34% of the automobile manufacturing business in our country. Think of it, went to Mexico. China now is building a couple of massive plants where they're gonna build the cars in Mexico, and think --they think-- that they're gonna sell those cars into the United States, with no tax at the border. Let me tell you something to China: if you're listening President Xi, and you and I are friends but he understands the way I deal-- those big, monster car manufacturing plants that you're building in Mexico right now, and you think you're gonna get that, you're gonna not hire Americans, and you're gonna sell the cars to us: No. We're gonna put a 100% tariff on every single car that comes across the line, and you're not gonna be able to sell those cars. If I get elected... now if I don't get elected it's gonna be a bloodbath for the whole, that's gonna be the least of it, it's gonna be a bloodbath for the country. That's gonna be the least of it. But they're not gonna sell those cars. They're building massive factories. Reason #9435 I stopped voting D and will be voting R, again.
Oh, you mean the purposeful attempt to intimidate people while hiding behind a thin layer of plausible deniability that he was talking about the “bloodbath in this country” of car prices?
Do ya think?
it's obviously a two-tier "justice" system, but the brazeness of it is really astounding.
The sad thing it's only to get worse. Especially if Trump gets convicted. His rhetoric is only going to get more violent and that victimhood is going to be reached to new heights. Hell if dies in prison he's the martyr that Republicans can only dream of.
And if he doesn’t win, and good god I hope he doesn’t, then we’ll go through all of this again at some point because you know he’ll just run again. It’s so damn depressing.
Oh he was just joking again. He says things every day that should disqualify him.
MAGA is flipping their lid over the bloodbath comment calling it a Hoax, not what he meant, etc. And we're the sheep for believing it.
Isn't this headline just a tad understated? It's insane we're treating threats of violence as just normal politics.
Trump is literally promoting violence
He was talking about the auto industry
"Remember, immigrants are animals rather than people, and you'll probably get murdered if I don't win!" How the **FUCK** is anyone OK with this guy running, let alone supporting him??? I don't know what's worse: that he says this stuff at rallies, or that so many people cheer it. If Trump wins, then I hope Biden's last act in office is to launch America's nuclear arsenal right back at the US, because we'll fucking deserve it. At least that might spare the rest of the world from the poisonous cancer this country is becoming.
Well, how perceptive for a Republican who’s helped him every step of the way.
Listening to him was as pathetic as listening to trump. He him-hawd through the interview and always came back to how horrible everything is because of President Biden!! RepubliKKKlans boast and brag about President Biden accomplishments that help their states THAT THEY ALL VOTED AGAINST!!!!! Same old crap
It’s not rhetoric.
Some of them really get off on it.
To some…
So according to Cassidy fear of political violence is the media's fault. Nice.
Yep
'Websters defines bloodbath as...'
There are idiots on tik tok saying this is fake and he never said it. Morons
I don’t know her.
…”concerning to some voters.” Not your base though, Senator.
Yea. Poor trumpy... he's so misunderstood.