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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 02:07 PM Mar 2019

Hell yes he just made a serious threat to the country.

from WaPo..


It’s so terrible what’s happening. You know, the left plays a tougher game, it’s very funny. I actually think that the people on the right are tougher, but they don’t play it tougher. Okay? I can tell you, I have the support of the police, the support of the military, the support of the Bikers for Trump – I have the tough people, but they don’t play it tough until they go to a certain point, and then it would be very bad, very bad. But the left plays it cuter and tougher.

As The Washington Post’s David Nakamura pointed out, this is actually quite similar to something Trump said at a September campaign rally for now-Sen. Josh Hawley (R) in Missouri:

They’re so lucky that we’re peaceful. Law enforcement, military, construction workers, Bikers for Trump -- how about Bikers for Trump? They travel all over the country. They got Trump all over the place, and they’re great. They’ve been great. But these are tough people. These are great people. But they’re peaceful people, and Antifa and all -- they’d better hope they stay that way. I hope they stay that way. I hope they stay that way.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/03/14/trump-again-nods-toward-violence-by-his-supporters-maybe-something-bigger/?utm_term=.4536314c8b96
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Hell yes he just made a serious threat to the country. (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Mar 2019 OP
Tread carefully, though gratuitous Mar 2019 #1
He's just mad that liberals are smarter C_U_L8R Mar 2019 #2
Someone who knows how - please send this to CNN/MSNBC. Funtatlaguy Mar 2019 #3
He's really good at veiled language. maxsolomon Mar 2019 #4
Lol. What a lame threat. Pathetic. Sad! yardwork Mar 2019 #5
If this isn't an impeachable offense, I don't know what the fuck is. This FASCIST needs to be mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #6
Keep in mind ScratchCat Mar 2019 #7
Fomenting Rebellion sure as hell sounds like grounds for impeachment to me. lagomorph777 Mar 2019 #14
DAMN FCUKING STRAIGHT my friend! mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #16
I sympathize with your rage Sir Brawndo Mar 2019 #18
+1000 smirkymonkey Mar 2019 #20
Autocrat boy got his own private army. moondust Mar 2019 #8
You just know erik Prince has been whispering in his ear. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2019 #21
He's actually throwing out the idea of cops and the military physically assaulting US citizens. BlueStater Mar 2019 #9
He is also over confident of the number of these types that (still) support him. CrispyQ Mar 2019 #12
When people say Pence would be worse, point them to this. CrispyQ Mar 2019 #10
What the Wingnuts would be like, if Obama or any Democrat had said anything remotely like this ... mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #11
My gang is badder than your gang world wide wally Mar 2019 #13
Jets vs Crips lagomorph777 Mar 2019 #15
I guess FLOTITS "Be Best" initiative isn't working n/t maxrandb Mar 2019 #17
I see what you did there -- good one! OMGWTF Mar 2019 #19
K&R UTUSN Mar 2019 #22

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
1. Tread carefully, though
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 02:11 PM
Mar 2019

Any response to this not-so-veiled threat will spur bleats of "hate crimes" from the same thugs Trump is appealing to.

maxsolomon

(33,286 posts)
4. He's really good at veiled language.
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 02:19 PM
Mar 2019

"The Left plays"?

"Cuter"?

"Tougher"?

WTF does any of that mean except the implication that Bikers for Trump should beat up Libtards?

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
6. If this isn't an impeachable offense, I don't know what the fuck is. This FASCIST needs to be
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 02:24 PM
Mar 2019

REMOVED.

IMMEDIATELY.

This is completely and utterly unacceptable talk from a so-called President of the USA.

Period.

ScratchCat

(1,980 posts)
7. Keep in mind
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 02:29 PM
Mar 2019

Those ignoring or excusing this are the same ones who were doing back flips in the aisles over Barrack Obama putting his feet on the desk in the Oval Office and couldn't go a day without inventing someway that he had supposedly slighted America.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
14. Fomenting Rebellion sure as hell sounds like grounds for impeachment to me.
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 02:50 PM
Mar 2019

That is a high crime if ever there was one!

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
16. DAMN FCUKING STRAIGHT my friend!
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 02:53 PM
Mar 2019

This should be the absolute biggest news of the day, and every Democrat that can get themselves in front a the camera to denounce this ... should be doing so, and I mean LOUDLY.

This is COMPLETELY beyond the pale. I'm so freaking pissed off right now I'm ready to start breaking shit.

Brawndo

(535 posts)
18. I sympathize with your rage Sir
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 03:31 PM
Mar 2019

It should be the biggest headline, by far. One thing we can do with that anger is to wake up other democratic voters to the reality that he will call on his supporters to use violence to defend him before this is over with. Let none of us be shocked when it happens, let's be prepared for it.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
20. +1000
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 07:12 PM
Mar 2019

I am so with you. I don't know how this isn't all over the airwaves. It is so fucking insane and over the top, even for that maniac Trump. I am expecting the late night talk show hosts to have a field day with it, but it really needs to go mainstream. This is absolute bullshit!

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
21. You just know erik Prince has been whispering in his ear.
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 07:36 PM
Mar 2019

Plus the idea of having "his own army" and other toys of power gives him a constant hard-on.
He's trying to show Putin and Kim and china he is as big and tough as them.
but dep inside, he knows he isn't.

BlueStater

(7,596 posts)
9. He's actually throwing out the idea of cops and the military physically assaulting US citizens.
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 02:30 PM
Mar 2019

Sick, evil, demented fuck.

CrispyQ

(36,453 posts)
12. He is also over confident of the number of these types that (still) support him.
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 02:43 PM
Mar 2019

All police, all military, all bikers. He's delusional. His approval is 39%. HRC won the popular vote by 3 million votes. We voted a clear democratic majority in the House to put a check on this asshole. We are the majority. Decent men are the majority.

CrispyQ

(36,453 posts)
10. When people say Pence would be worse, point them to this.
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 02:38 PM
Mar 2019

Pence would never be this divisive. Also he has the personality of a corpse & could never win a primary.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
11. What the Wingnuts would be like, if Obama or any Democrat had said anything remotely like this ...
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 02:40 PM
Mar 2019



What they'll say now:

"Awwww, are u triggered, snowflake?"
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