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jmbar2

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7. Thanks for posting...

Reply to aggiesal (Original post)

Sun Mar 17, 2024, 10:23 AM

Mar 17

I knew that there was some sort of debate, but wasn't sure what it was about.

Gotta say this... A lot of folks point out signs that his mental state is slipping, including odd verbal confusions. Now we are treating him as though he is a mastermind propagandist. He could just be babbling.

Some nutjobs will interpret his statement as an invitation to violence. But I kind of doubt that it's a big number after Jan 6. MAGAts would like to scare us with the the potential for violence, but I don't think big numbers will have have the cojones to try anything.

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Forgive me, but I'm no fan of the Twitter (Currently know as X) poster, ... [View all] aggiesal Mar 17 OP

Trump knew eXACTLY how it would be interpreted. THAT IS THE POINT. hlthe2b Mar 17 #1

Exactly. yardwork Mar 17 #3

+1. Physical violence is an integral part of his authoritarianism dalton99a Mar 17 #4

It was a metaphor, he was being sarcastic, he had a flat tire, his car ran out of gas, he didn't have change for brewens Mar 17 #6

Both statements getting around today are out of context Renew Deal Mar 17 #2

"Because if my wife did something like that, I'd put her in the hospital." Girard442 Mar 17 #5

Thanks for posting... jmbar2 Mar 17 #7

It's VERY CLEAR what the orange buffoon and maroon is saying. And he's right there will be a blood bath and the blood GuppyGal Mar 17 #8

From the beginning the trump-pets have said, "he is a straight talker, tells it like it is". sanatanadharma Mar 17 #9

It's a kind of condescension that we need to confront. yardwork Mar 17 #11

I went down that thread ismnotwasm Mar 17 #10

This is one of the better responses I've read in the this thread ... aggiesal Mar 17 #12