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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRolling Stone: Watch Trump Dismantle Your Will to Live During His Unhinged Rally
President Donald Trump went on a 90-minute extended rant during his rally in Wisconsin on Saturday night, programmed against the White House Correspondents Dinner that he refused to attend. During his unhinged monologue, the president said many ridiculous things that will sap your will to continue living in this nightmare dystopia, including: accusing mothers and doctors of executing newborns, calling the media sick and ex-FBI officials scum, claiming credit for the sick idea of sending undocumented immigrants to sanctuary cities, and doing an impression of the Saudi kings accent. Oh, and, of course, there were Lock her up! chants.
Speaking about abortion, Trump brought up a lie hes been touting for a while: that newborn babies are executed by their mothers and doctors. He accused Democrats of aggressively pushing extreme late-term abortion, allowing children to be ripped from their mothers womb right up until the moment of birth.
Then, he went even further, saying, The baby is born, the mother meets with the doctor, they take care of the baby, they wrap the baby beautifully, and then the doctor and the mother determine whether or not they will execute the baby. I dont think so.
Never mind that what he said was patently, demonstrably false. It doesnt matter because Trumps goal (and the goal of anti-choice activists) is to strip women of bodily autonomy by any means necessary. And yes, that includes lying about women going through the harrowing experience of having a baby who cannot survive outside the womb.
Trump also engaged in his typical name-calling, this time saying the media are sick people who say he wont leave office at the end of six years. Wait, does the president not know that terms are four years each, or can he not do simple math?
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https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-unhinged-rally-828399/
BeyondGeography
(39,393 posts)What is Democratic leadership doing? Hoping for some bipartisan successes that Trump will claim as his own on drug pricing and infrastructure?
struggle4progress
(118,379 posts)Paladin
(28,285 posts)I think it deserves to be. trump's "baby execution" comments ought to be enough for impeachment proceedings to finally commence. Better late than never.
we can do it
(12,217 posts)BeyondGeography
(39,393 posts)yuiyoshida
(41,871 posts)couldn't resist...
Roy Rolling
(6,943 posts)One of the best lines in comedy history: "I could be arguing in my spare time."
DontBooVote
(901 posts)Criticizing the lack of real action by our Democratic reps is not "bashing". Your attempt to discourage constituency demands that Dems DO SOMETHING of substance is duly noted.
calimary
(81,597 posts)The foolhardy notion that we just need to vote him out in 2020 is a proven loser, because the Russians HAVE NOT STOPPED. Nor have their efforts been disabled. And we still have absolutely no leadership from the top. The top is in total denial.
Theyve done nothing to curtail this BECAUSE THEY WANT THAT HELP AGAIN.
trump knows full well how desperately he needs to win. Another four-year term will get him safely past all the statutes of limitations. Thats why Congress has to stop him NOW.
While they still can.
treestar
(82,383 posts)BeyondGeography
(39,393 posts)And heres the latest on drug pricing:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-health-202/2019/04/29/the-health-202-trump-needs-help-from-pelosi-to-notch-a-big-drug-pricing-win/5cc34d7f1ad2e52459e246ba/?utm_term=.a60725d44484
Ill clam up if Pelosi starts it off by saying shes happy to work with him once he instructs Barr et al to comply with the Houses right to investigate an unredacted Mueller Report, otherwise...
struggle4progress
(118,379 posts)kentuck
(111,111 posts)I am just sad.
Maybe that's the emotion us older folks feel the most.
Boomerproud
(7,983 posts)It keeps getting worse.
FM123
(10,054 posts)So this is all just some bad dream we are ALL having, right? This deranged person calling himself our president sitting in our White House presiding over our country could not possibly be happening for real....
livetohike
(22,171 posts)maniacal as Trump? did anyone walk out? He is not fit for society. So very sick of all of this
Initech
(100,143 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,368 posts)into a mass suicide.
pdsimdars
(6,007 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I don't understand why nobody can stop this completely deranged lunatic. I really feel like this is all a horrible nightmare that I am going to wake up from some day. It's beyond surreal.
Grasswire2
(13,575 posts)We are going to have to leave our social media and congregate, peacefully, en masse in order to make a visible and impressive declaration. THEN perhaps Congress will see our expressed will. Such an event would provide cover for Dems to act boldly.
LuvLoogie
(7,071 posts)It may be his intent to demoralize, but fuck that shit-mouthed shit soul.
BlueJac
(7,838 posts)Lock that crazy fucker up! That is not a President of the United States, that is a vile inhuman glob of orange flesh trying to keep his lunatic base together. I have no idea how normal people could listen to him for 5 minutes, let alone 90 minutes of spewing slobber!
anarch
(6,535 posts)b/c he's just assuming the 2020 election is in the bag for him already; the Russians have it all taken care of, etc.
gordianot
(15,254 posts)The best service Congress can perform is to at least get his tax returns and figure out who is funding this monstrosity. Take him to court subpoena him and his henchmen without further delay.
HelenWheels
(2,284 posts)I have been a nurse for 40 plus years and have never seen nor have I heard of any doctor or mother doing the disgusting things about what he says about killing babies. Not a whisper nor hint nor rumor have I heard.
blugbox
(951 posts)Has six year presidential terms. He forgot what country he's in again.
Or he's clearly projecting WHO he wants to be.
Blue Owl
(50,575 posts)yuiyoshida
(41,871 posts)and the Senate refuse to impeach him. He could stand there and blather nonsense all day long and they will laugh and go along with it. They are the true traitors of this country, not removing this imbecile.
Blue Owl
(50,575 posts)OMGWTF
(3,992 posts)tenderfoot
(8,438 posts)he was always like this.