Trump pointed to Biden and Harris’ past comments casting Trump as a “threat to democracy,” while telling Americans they are “unity” leaders.

“They are the opposite,” Trump said. “These are people that want to destroy our country.”

The lack of self-awareness is amazing.

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    … but I don’t.

    rubs eyes

    … but I don’t.

    IN WHAT FUCKING UNIVERSE IS THAT EVEN REMOTELY, METAPHORICALLY, GENEROUSLY TRUE!? The man cannot open his mouth without generally talking about how everyone on the left is actively, intentionally and malevolently destroying America, and that’s when he is not actively calling for his highly volatile MAGA followers to do unethical, and even illegal, things to ensure “they don’t steal this election”. His followers break into and flood the Capital Building leaving police officers in their wake, conspire to kidnap governors, break into Nancy Pelosi’s home and beat her husband to within an inch of his life when they don’t find her, not to mention all the general violence and hate of those like the Proud Boys, the Patriot Front, and other white Christian nationalists. The idea that anyone could ever possibly see you as innocent in, at minimum, your rhetoric is mistifying.

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    He claims their rhetoric is making him look like the next Hitler who should be shot before he reaches power.

    He doesn’t need anyone’s rhetoric to make it look that way. His own words and actions do it pretty well.

    And also fuck this guy. He has been constantly and blatantly calling out for, encouraging and defending political violence against his opponents. He’s only upset that he’s on the receiving end of it this time. VOTE HIM OUT.

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      His own words and actions do it pretty well

      Yup! It’s like he’s envisioning the prelude to the Holocaust and wanting to bring it into the modern day. This is from earlier today on his dumpster fire of a site:

      Trump's rhetoric making Trump seem like the next Hitler

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        TERRORISTS, CRIMINALS, AND MENTALLY INSANE, IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM AMERICAN CITIES AND TOWNS

        Oh, Donny you stupid chucklefuck. In the span of a month two different supporters of yours tried to do just that with a bullet to the worst offender of all three. Maybe it’s time to shut the fuck up cuz it sounds like they’re just as sick of your shit as the rest of the world.

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    Yea this is getting dangerous. We need to put him somewhere safe. Like really safe. Maybe like concrete walls so bullets can’t get through, and barred windows to prevent would-be assassins from getting in. Have like multiple points of entry under lock and key, with armed guards all over.

    Wall off the entire area too - big tall concrete walls. And barbed wire on top. No one’s getting through that! Ooh and some towers around good vantage points with spotlights and snipers.

    We really can’t be too careful.

    Does anyone know a place like that where Trump might belong?

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    Says the guy who was “just invited to give a speech” on 1/6/21, and who had no idea whether his innocent highlight of JD Vance’s Ohio Consituent’s “first hand evidence” led to numerous bomb threats over several days.

    Trump later added. “I can use it too — far better than they can — but I don’t.”

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    Trump later added. “I can use it too — far better than they can — but I don’t.”

    hmmmmm

    Destroy our Country: https://www.thetrumparchive.com/?searchbox="destroying"&resultssortOption="Latest"

    Threat to Democracy https://www.thetrumparchive.com/?searchbox="threat+to+democracy"&resultssortOption="Latest"

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      Trump’s assassins probably heard him say “You’ll never take back your country with weakness” and thought “He’s right”.

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    Remember when all the Republicans were making jokes about the guy breaking into Pelosi’s house and attacking her husband with a hammer?

    They encourage political violence because they know it generally benefits them and then act outraged when it bites one of them.

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    “It’s just horrible – so surprising to see it here. But we have to get over it. We have to move forward.”

    -Trump in response to a school shooting in Iowa, the day after the shooting, back in January 2024.

    Trump needs to get over being shot at, that’s the America that him and the GOP have created. If he doesn’t like it… maybe consider some sort of way to control access to guns so that unhinged individuals can’t get them… something like… I don’t know, gun control?

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    What Trump needs is a Good Guy With A Gun.

    Has he tried hiring a security guard? Did he try Duck & Cover? An armed school teacher maybe?

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      Why hasn’t the billionaire properly secured himself? We all know the public option is de minimus, so why hasn’t he gone deep into the private mercenary world to hire the best?

      /s if it wasn’t obvious

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    It’s got to be driving him absolutely nuts that the second shooter is also a presumably christian, straight, white, man. Anything else and he could work with it. White woman? Women are too emotional and shouldn’t be trusted to make important decisions. Black man? Go-go all out on the racism. Brown skinned? Anti immigration fear mongering. Trans or gay? Groomer nonsense. Anything other than Christian and he could fearmonger about their foreign religions.

    Literally the only identity he can’t exploit is christian, straight, white men and they’re the ones who keep trying to kill him.

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    That’s called a taste of your own medicine Donald. This is how you make the Haitian community in Springfield feel.

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    Of course he never takes responsibility for his endless words of hate and fear.