Trump vows to 'free' Jan. 6 defendants as one of his first acts if elected

[brooklynite]

Source: NBC News

Former President Donald Trump said Monday that one of his first acts as president if he wins in November would be to "free" those charged and convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

"My first acts as your next President will be to Close the Border, DRILL, BABY, DRILL, and Free the January 6 Hostages being wrongfully imprisoned!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social account.

It appeared to be the first time that he has definitively referred to releasing the Jan. 6 defendants as a Day One priority.

A spokesperson for President Joe Biden's campaign, Sarafina Chitika, said in a statement in response to Trump's comments that the former president "has shown he’ll do whatever it takes to hold on to power — including excusing and encouraging political violence."

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-vows-free-jan-6-defendants-one-first-acts-elected-rcna142894

[speak easy]

1. " Free the January 6 Hostages "

[apnu]

2. Coup leader vows to free coup participants.

Hey America, don’t vote for fascists.

[mpcamb]

3. Do they get their blackjacks and zip-ties back, too?

[Joe Cool]

4. The rapist is promising to release violent criminals into the streets.

That should be the headline.

[Omnipresent]

5. Is there a betting pool into how much trump could lose by in Nov ?

If he doesn’t go to prison first, my guess is he will lose by 10 million votes.

[LiberalFighter]

15. Based on how much he lost by last time and all the other issues.

I think he will lose by at least that much.

He won't get any votes from the insurrectionists serving time in prison.

He lost by 7 million votes the last time.

In 2022, there were 2,494,699 aged 65 and older that died.
For a four year period that would be roughly 10 million since the 2020 election until the 2024 election.

I figure about 6 million voted for him in 2020.

That should increase the difference from 7 to 9 million.

Over a million died from Covid. Most of them likely those voting for Trump.

Then there are those turned off by the politics.

Then there are the various issues like abortion, IVF, Putin/Russia, and more. Likely to either add votes for Biden or some just not voting.

Keep this in mind too. Any voter that voted for Trump in 2020 and votes for Biden is a two vote switch. Even if they don't vote for either it is a plus 1 vote for Biden.

[billymerk]

21. also

Also, there will be more Generation Z voters eligible to vote.

[machoneman]

6. It's almost as if he's intentionally driving away potential voters.

I mean, freeing the J6 miscreants, cozying up to Orban, using Nazi-like statements, banning all abortions, denigrating all people of color....and the list goes on and on.

Glad he's obviously ignoring his advisors advice to stop acting like a dictator and move to the center to attract, or at least keep, more moderate R's. But oh no, TFG knows better! He will continue to drive away many from his past voter base who now tire of his same old b.s. and reject the more violent talk he now regularly engages in.

[mobeau69]

7. Social Security snd Medicare cuts must be day two agenda.

[SouthernDem4ever]

8. All I can say is Jesus Christ!

The Repuglican party backing a criminal to release criminals from jail.

[Baitball Blogger]

9. How many of the insurrections lost voting rights because of federal convictions?

[MuseRider]

10. Hostages...

Hostages?? WTF?

How is it this man has not been struck down by lightning?

[usonian]

12. He has been.

But the devil protects his own.

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

17. Because the smite button is broken

[NoMoreRepugs]

11. IMO that's a nothingburger compared to talking about cutting or reducing SS or Medicare benefits.

Once again the attack ads write themselves.

[republianmushroom]

13. If not for a lot of foot dragging, you should be setting in a prison also, donald.

37 months and counting

[bdamomma]

14. This is like

when the Orange thug let go Taliban from prison in Afghanistan. He just wants chaos, fear and bedlam. F this POS.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2021/09/13/trump-denies-releasing-5000-taliban-prisoners---but-his-administration-negotiated-for-their-release/?sh=3d037fa8419b

[malthaussen]

16. They're doomed, then. When has DJT ever kept his promises? n/t

[prodigitalson]

18. so with this, along with betraying Ukraine, Trump is literally promising to help "all enemies foreign and domestic"

[Seinan Sensei]

19. Oh yeah. Great idea.

Release those insurrectionists
We can bus them to Mar-a-Lago
So they can smear shit on the walls of YOUR house

[orangecrush]

20. +1

[Shipwack]

22. WAIT! Giving aid and comfort to insurectionists...

... disqualifies you from holding public office, according to the 14th Amendment! We got him right where we want him!

Huh.... What? The 14th Amendment doesn't mean what it plainly says it means? The Supreme Court decided that? Even the strict constructionists? Even the liberal Justices?

Damn... That's what I get for coming out from underneath my rock. I'm going back. Could someone check on me in November so I can vote?