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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        Well Trump has no imagination so that’s simple for him, not sure I’d say that about all conservatives, just the simple ones. The ones that have an imagination are possibly more dangerous but least none of them are running for president…this time.

        That said can you imagine how stunted someone would have to be not to have an imagination? If so you’re probably better off mentally than half the presidential candidates.

        Edit oh right 3rd party… So better off than half of the realistic presidential candidates.

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      His coaching from his campaign is showing through. They desperately want him to be the law and order candidate, “weathering the storm from the militant left”, but he just can’t help but attack the left and encourage further violence. He will sabotage his own campaign and image if he starts encouraging violence here.

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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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    “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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    I sincerely don’t want him to get shot at any time before the election but it doesn’t make me feel bad to know that he knows there are people who want to shoot at him, especially republicans who want to shoot at him

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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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      Oh, I know one place like that! It sounds like One Tan Ammo. Dang it, it’s on the tip of my tongue.

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      There’s no where like that for rich( or pretend to be billionaire?) orange people that I can find. If he was noticably poor I bet something could be figured out without much hassle.

      Such a shame there’s no institutional protection for the pretend billionaire oompa loompa class when they invite violence.

      Maybe the survivors can sing him a song.

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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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    He didn’t get shot at. Some doofus brought a gun within the no-no zone on him. He’s trying to fundraise because of it. Apparently he’s most popular when he’s getting shot at…

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    “I lied and was wrong but I’m not to blame. It’s the person who tells on me who is to blame. If they didn’t tell on me, non of this would have happened as people wouldn’t have known I lied”.

    It’s a typical sociopathic way of thinking you aren’t to blame but instead the person who punishes you / calls you out is. Like, when you robbed a bank, you blame the police for being locked up, not yourself for committing the crime.

    Remember: A former president, a current presidential candidate, is unable to take responsibility and accountability for any of his actions. Do you really want someone like that to have control over one of the biggest countries, controlling thousands of nuclear weapons and the mightiest military, while constantly acting in favor of Putin, a dictator and enemy of NATO? Like, the stupidity of this all makes everyone in the movie Idiocracy look smart.

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    remember when racist and delusional republicans had a wbush poster / meme with “miss me yet?” written on it during the obama administration?

    they could do one with the orange turd except this time it can be answered with “yes, twice”.