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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNo matter what Trump says about the capture of the bomber, he will look like a total fool.
He already looks like a fool, but whatever comments he makes in a couple of hours, he will look stupider. Trump and his rhetoric is the cause of this. Everyone knows that. Stations all over the world will replay his vicious attacks on those he opposes. Trump has made these attacks countless times, day after day. That is what is at the center of all of this. What can he say? Trump's record is totally clear to everyone.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)There is more here that has not been seen. Someone knows the players in this Guy's Social Media Circle and we need to expose them like yesterday. Saw those Pictures on that van this past summer on Vans and Trucks up and down I-70 and 80.
Stuart G
(38,445 posts)constant rhetoric of anger, hate and fear, and this event. Time will tell, but you are correct..This is not the end.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Wonder if those Right Wing wannbe's are pulling their paste on Photos off their Vans and Pickups today.
C_U_L8R
(45,020 posts)So inappropriate - camera's flashing, partisan cheerers, chants of CNN sucks. Really? Trump, you need to resign. This is all on you.
Stuart G
(38,445 posts)What you have said in 3 short sentences is the solution to all of this. Perhaps the Trump family will see the value in Donald's resignation after the election. Imagine that?? That is the only positive outcome of this. And I think many of us would agree that Donald is not well. He needs a very long vacation away from this job. He is sick.
Resignation as solution to turmoil caused by Trump.
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)I missed the part where we get 100,000,000 Americans to stop being (and supporting) Nazis.
Stuart G
(38,445 posts)then the fire will be out for a while. Often in the forest, there is another fire. Perhaps the next one will be much smaller. Perhaps, it is only perhaps, in the future, there will be fewer supporters of this kind of stupidity. Perhaps the number of supporters will go down. It is a hopeful view. Could happen. ??
world wide wally
(21,754 posts)friend of m and j
(220 posts)Trump is not going to resign. It is too ingrained in his belief system to "win at all cost". Resigning would would not be winning. A more likely scenario is that when the Dems win control of the House (and hopefully the Senate) he will declare that it was a rigged election and will not recognize the new Congress as valid and tell Republican incumbents not to give up their seats and if they didn't do that he would not recognize any actions taken by the new Congress as valid. That would articles of impeachment passed by a new House and even if new Senate voted for conviction and removal from the office as President, he would likely say he is not vacating the Presidency because it was all done by a invalid Congress.
Talk about a Constitutional Crisis! Whey would we do then - send US Marshals to physically carry him out of the WH screaming and kicking? He probably has enough "friendly Generals" to protect him by barring them from entering the WH. What then?
This week the the Simon Wiesenthal Center is going to issue a report that found that more than 40 percent of Americans believe the country is headed to a civil war, in a survey completed in September.
I know those are scary unthinkable thoughts but do you believe there is anything that Trump wouldn't do to stay in power?
There are a lot of clues that indicate it could happen if you just connect the dots. Just 2 of them that indicate that : Remember just before the 2016 election he told a rally that "I promise I will abide by and respect the outcome of the election - if I win"; and then when President of China won the election to become "President for life" Trump said "I like that. Maybe we will have to try that someday. "
Stuart G
(38,445 posts)bigtree
(86,005 posts)...waiting to see what he says at the next rally.
He's cornered here.
True Blue American
(17,988 posts)Trump has been neutered. If he tries more of his hate the media will kill him.
After the great performance of Jeff Sessions, Wrayan all of the fine Intelligence Leaders standing together today, Trump has been exposed for the vicious little coward he really is.
Forgive me if I had a smile on my face watching our fine Intelligence today.
Stuart G
(38,445 posts)This putting down the opponents through hate, has been exposed. He is a hateful fool, Trump promotes hate and more hate. And that makes him look foolish. It is not what we are about.
robbob
(3,538 posts)Im thinking hes going to double down on the hate. And his brain dead supporters will lap it up. Hell, its already happening: CNN sucks, CNN sucks...; they are already back at it.
Lets hope more and more sensible undecideds finally wake up and reject this shit at the polls...
True Blue American
(17,988 posts)To blaming the media about how bad he has been treated.
But I did notcen the lipI watched there weranawful lot of non smiling faces behind him. Pretty tepid applause.
NoMoreRepugs
(9,457 posts)pecosbob
(7,543 posts)I don't think they will...the corporate-owned media will do everything they can to normalize everything this administration does, just as they have always done. It's like a macabre Punch and Judy show...Trump shouts "fake news" and the media already has their 'pundits' lined up ready to go.
Stuart G
(38,445 posts)stations will replay his vicious attacks because those attacks explain how "these bomb attacks originated"
Through Trump's language, hate and fear.
This event is "bomb attacks" was caused by Trump's language. Can you imagine where we would be if these bombs went off?
grantcart
(53,061 posts)saying "I grab women by their pussy" and states that once you are a powerful person you can do anything.
And tens of millions decided to give him more power.
It really made him look like a total fool.
The only thing that will effect Trump is an avalanche of legal action both civil and criminal from Federal Prosecutors, State Prosecutors and civil litigants. When he has to spend 4 hours a day answering legal complaints he will try to negotiate a way out.
demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)or a mushroom dicked asshole
ThoughtCriminal
(14,049 posts)Unlikely. He probably would come the conclusion that changing his tone would be an admission that the tone brought this.
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)of the West Wing and the Trump brand? Handbags? Senior Master Missions to Florida? Perhaps, just a tweet or two? No? Maybe they are "out of the country", as usual.
tclambert
(11,087 posts)He called a hurricane "tremendously big and tremendously wet" and "one of the wettest weve ever seen from the standpoint of water."
Cha
(297,655 posts)duforsure
(11,885 posts)Will he claim the bomber told him strongly , and forcefully he was innocent and the FBI and Democrats are setting him up, and he says he believes him, or something stupid like he does? Expect it. He may say anything just to incite more people. HE's capable of anything. Vote
bucolic_frolic
(43,286 posts)Intervene. Convert MAGAts back to reality, one at a time.
Vinca
(50,303 posts)promoting unity, he was also blaming the media and roiling things up. He's a sociopath of the worst kind.
The Blue Flower
(5,444 posts)This was a terrorist attack. The real deal. He made it clear that his only concern was that the 'bomb stuff' was a distraction from his distraction--the caravan. He has no interest in presidenting, only winning for his team, which has been unacceptably silent about the capture of the bomber.
The Mouth
(3,164 posts)They wouldn't have created a climate where this not only happened but wasn't particularly much of a surprise.
world wide wally
(21,754 posts)hostalover
(447 posts)Rhiannon12866
(206,013 posts)Stuart G
(38,445 posts)Not the events at the temple where 11 people were killed....and it still holds true..
All Trump has to do is one simple thing: Make a statement decrying the event and support the survivors. That statement needs be as strong and sympathetic as possible. Maybe something in the statement about availability of guns..(like Obama said)....then after that statement, which could be repeated..when Trump is asked again..same sensitive and caring statement repeated............
THEN..AFTER THAT.................SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!!!
................................YES................SHUT THE FUCK UP
lark
(23,155 posts)He always does, no matter how far fetched or how big a whopper, he will never ever in his entire waste of a life take responsibility for anything So today it's all the media's fault, they print lies and provoke anger. How dare they report accurately the things he says and does. Those violent proddings at his Magabomber rallies, it's only problem because the media reports it. But when they don't report, he erupts about that as well. He just loves his rw slanted pretend news, Faux. They do just what he wants - white wash and lie about everything to make him look good. I read a stat yesterday that violent hate crimes and assaults are up 70% compared to 2014 anad the big spike started in 2016 - as expected. He's doing this on purpose because that's what Hitler did and what PUtin is telling him to do, destroy our society's values & norms.