"We've been waging an all out war on American democracy" - Donald Trump

[Wonder Why]

No joke. He said it! Traitor!

Link to tweet

[Wounded Bear]

1. I imagine he was supposed to say "on Democrats" but the truth slipped out...

Thanks for the ad campaign, donnie.

[BWdem4life]

2. Snopes disagrees.

"In", not "on".

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-waging-all-out-war-american-democracy/

But we know what they've been doing, no matter what he actually says.

[Mme. Defarge]

3. Merci!

I was wondering. . .

[ShazzieB]

8. It was a Freudian slip.

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No disrespect meant to Snopes (they do good work), but I think they got this one wrong. The difference between "in" and "on" hinges on one vowel sound. He could be saying either of those words, but since "We’ve been waging an all-out war in American democracy" makes no sense, grammatically or otherwise, I'm going with "on."

He may have meant to say something slightly different, who knows. But "waging an all-out war on American democracy" is exactly what he's been doing, so as far as I'm concerned, this is an accidental confession.

[Jrose]

4. Finally...words of truth from djt

[Wonder Why]

5. Well, it sure sounded that way to me. Sorry. Should I just delete the thread or just leave it for our dreams?

[Scottie Mom]

6. Leave it. EOM

[LoisB]

7. My opinion is he said "in" American Democracy but you should leave your post up.

What does "war in" democracy even mean? Did he mean war in America or war on American Democracy?

[James48]

9. When he tells you what he is doing, believe him.

[speak easy]

10. "for American democracy" is what he meant to say, IMO.

Consciously, be cannot admit that he lost in 2020. "on American democracy" is more Freudian.