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former9thward

(32,431 posts)
10. Not weird at all.
Sun May 26, 2024, 09:36 AM
May 26

It is what he wanted. He got tens of millions of dollars of publicity from it and he got booed by a group most Americans consider to be on the fringe. Exactly what he wanted.

2naSalit

(88,081 posts)
11. From something I saw last night...
Sun May 26, 2024, 09:38 AM
May 26

On video, was a report that he had a crowd of magats storm the room, take reserved seats and then refused to give them up when confronted. The SS detail was also confiscating props left behind by rfk!

The goon squad was there in all its glory only to have the actual attendees make a wall of human flesh in front of them so they couldn't see the stage, it got really weird.

2naSalit

(88,081 posts)
12. He went there...
Sun May 26, 2024, 09:40 AM
May 26

Thinking he could fake a good photo op by bringing in his magat squad to overwhelm the audience so that it would look like they were supporting him. The liberatrians weren't having it.

Looks like a major blunder on -45's part.

sop

(10,674 posts)
2. Trump insulted them when they heckled him:
Sun May 26, 2024, 07:27 AM
May 26

“I’m asking for the Libertarian Party’s endorsement, or at least for your votes...Lots and lots of libertarian votes...Or you can keep going the way you have for the last long decades and get your three percent, and then meet again, get another three percent...It’s time to be winners.”

Hstch05

(224 posts)
7. No..
Sun May 26, 2024, 08:55 AM
May 26

Over the last two years he got booed when he went to college football games in Iowa and South Carolina.
Booed. In the midwest and the south. At football games. He's NOT popular outside his cult.

maxrandb

(15,567 posts)
8. He's not popular outside his cult AND THE MSM
Sun May 26, 2024, 09:33 AM
May 26

The MSM loves them some Donnie Dipshit.

Take away the "Press" salivating about every stupid fucking fart that comes out of his face-anus, and without that "coverage", Donnie Dipshit would be nothing but a raging, crazy drunk Uncle you'd call the psycheward on.

Hugin

(33,460 posts)
13. Yep...
Sun May 26, 2024, 09:41 AM
May 26

From what I have observed, the one and only reason that Trump is being seen and treated like a serious nomination, representing one of the two majority parties in the US is completely due to the MSM. His first days in the courtroom confirmed that, when nobody was either in the room with him or spontaneously gathered in support outside.

maxrandb

(15,567 posts)
14. In 2016, the MSM broadcast hours and hours of an empty podium
Sun May 26, 2024, 09:52 AM
May 26

breathlessly waiting for whatever KKK/MAGA fever dream he was going to ramble about.

In 2024, the empty podium has been replaced by an empty courtroom.

It serves the same purpose.

Below is an actual quote from Hitler during his Beerhall Putsch days.

Sound familiar?

"It makes no difference whatever whether they laugh at us or revile us … whether they represent us as clowns or criminals; the main thing is that they mention us, that they concern themselves with us again and again …” (Adolf Hitler)

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