• tootoughtoremember@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I firmly believe that if any other candidate, in a primary or general election, either republican or democrat, had said this, it would end their campaign.

    We have become so accustomed to Trump saying outrageous bullshit, that this will be forgotten in less than a week, and most voters will never even hear about it.

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      Trump has steadily pushed the limit of what a politician can get away with for years. He is a master bullshiter devoid of any moral capacity to feel shame and bullshited his way through everything. No low will ever be too low for him.

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        Idk I loved hearing about him muttering “I won” over and over to himself when he lost the 2020 election.

        And if that was bad, losing to a brown woman… My God.

        I can only HOPE that there are lows too low for him. He’s surely speeding towards that finish line.

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      5 months ago

      Within a matter of hours there was already a swarm of apologists going “here’s what he actually meant”.

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    I assumed at first it was a satyrical journal like the Onion and read it in that optic. Then I saw the comments and thought a few people had missed the joke and were taking it seriously. Then started doubting, checked what type of paper it was and if other known ones (like nytime) also talked about it…

    This is real, fellas. He really did say that.

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      5 months ago

      Vance said he wants only people with kids to be able to vote. And they will be able to vote on behalf of their children until they can vote for themselves. These people are something else.

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    5 months ago

    We know Trump, you want to illegalize elections and have life time appointments for President.

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    5 months ago

    isnt that common knowledge? he just said the quiet part out loud now.

    he would have to eventually, to manufacture peoples consent.