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Mazdak to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year ago

Trump: ‘I’m not an insurrectionist’

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Trump: ‘I’m not an insurrectionist’

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Mazdak to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year ago
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Former President Trump on Thursday denied that he is an insurrectionist after President Biden said it was “self-evident” Trump was one for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Ca…
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  • Uglyhead
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    “peacefully”

    He’s lying,…again.

    Some of the last words he said before the insurrection were “we have to fight like hell” and “if you don’t fight like hell you’re not going to have a country”.

    • @dtrain@lemmy.world
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      He meant PEACEFUL fighting! /s

      • @jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
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        Yeah, peaceful removal of metal detectors!

        https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2022/06/28/jan-6-hearings-trump-wanted-to-let-armed-rioters-enter-his-rally-aide-says/

        “They’re not here to hurt me. Let them in. Let my people in,” Trump said, according to Hutchinson. “They can march to the Capitol after the rally is over.”

    • 【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】
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      Also: “I don’t effing care that they have weapons. They’re not here to hurt me.”

      As he tried to pressure the secret service to violate their duties and remove metal detectors from the mall that morning.

      Trump knew Proud Boys (bitches) and Oath Keepers (breakers) stashed weapons nearby.

  • Flying Squid
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    “I’m not an Insurrectionist,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, specifically pointing to his comments on Jan. 6 in which he encouraged supporters to march to the Capitol “peacefully and patriotically.”

    And then, when they rioted and broke into the Capitol, like you knew they would, you did nothing to stop them. You could have called in the National Guard. Instead, you told them you loved them. You loved them because they did your bidding.

    • Nougat
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      Not only does his inaction speak volumes, he also tweeted out about Pence “not having courage” and got on the phone to call Senators while the Capitol was being invaded to get them to halt the electoral vote count.

      Read the Colorado ruling, it’s worth it.

      • @postmateDumbass@lemmy.world
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        Anyone still have the footage of the Trumps and their accolytes in those tents watching the Jan 6 capital invasion while toasting champagne?

        • Uglyhead
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          I have the hours of violence recorded in the main archway where they were using siege tactics and human battering rams to try to break through the main doors and the officers blockading it with shields, weapons, and massive amounts of teargas.

    • athos77
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      One of the people in the White House wrote that he was transfixed by the tv coverage, refused to do anything to interrupt their momentum, and was angry they weren’t more aggressive (and also very annoyed that they weren’t better dressed / more classy).

  • @joeyv120@ttrpg.network
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    hmmm. Sounds like something an insurrectionist would say.

    • Davel23
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      Sounds like something an insurrectionist would did say.

      Fixed that for you.

  • @Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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    60•1 year ago

    Manson: “I’ve never killed anyone”

    • @Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world
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      48•1 year ago

      Nixon: “I am not a crook”

      • @moistclump@lemmy.world
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        Clinton: “I did not have sexual relations with that woman.”

        • 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍
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          deleted by creator

    • BigFig
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      I mean technically…

      • @blazeknave@lemmy.world
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        Charisma is a hell of a drug

  • em2
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    I guess he wants us to get it right and say it was a failed coup.

    Insurrection: The act or an instance of revolting especially violently against civil or political authority or against an established government.

    Coup: A sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group.

    • Flying Squid
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      It was a violent revolt against political authority. Specifically, congress.

      It was an coup attempt via insurrection.

      • @blazeknave@lemmy.world
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        Umm… It was also a coup attempt by him cold calling his Rolodex and demanding they break laws against the federal election process.

        • Flying Squid
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          Sure, but we’re specifically talking about January 6th here.

  • @cedarmesa@lemmy.world
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    • @postmateDumbass@lemmy.world
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      Face meet leopard.

  • @jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
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    “Well… we did do the hat… and the nose…”

  • @Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
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    Trump also claimed Biden is an insurrectionist and a threat to democracy, continuing a pattern in which the former president accuses his opponents and critics of the same thing he is accused of doing.

    Darvo

    • Flying Squid
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      Curse you, Biden, and you’re insurrection via… an infrastructure bill and forgiving some student loans?

    • @FiskFisk33@startrek.website
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      “no u”

      • @joenforcer@midwest.social
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        “No puppet! You’re the puppet!”

        • @eran_morad@lemmy.world
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          • @blazeknave@lemmy.world
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            It’s been like a decade of this madness. Also, as bad as all the impending autocracy sounds on paper… taking a breath the last few years, I feel like we’ve forgotten what it felt like when he was prez, and nobody will show up to vote

  • @Snapz@lemmy.world
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    Did he put his hands up with two peace signs when he said it?

    • TheRealKuni
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      This was exactly what I pictured. 😂

  • theodewere
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    Trump is an insurrectionist and everyone who supports him is a traitor

    • @LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
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      The fact that the supreme court didnt immediately say the president doesn’t have immunity for attempting to dismantle our government system is tip toeing treason. Seems clear that insurrection is performed by an enemy of the state. How would delaying such a ruling not be considered giving aid or comfort?

  • uphillbothways
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    He’s an insurrectionist and he stinks like shit. Most important part is to remember how bad he smells though because this shit he’s saying now is clearly just to distract from the shit in his pants.

    ‘Diaper Don’: Internet celebrates ‘Trump smells’ trending on social media

    • Flying Squid
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      My favorite thing about that is that after Kinzinger told everyone Trump stinks, one of Trumps’ people responded by saying that Kinzinger once farted on live TV. Which, you know, is just as bad as a persistent shit smell. Everyone knows that once you fart, that fart stays with you for life.

      • @Skanky@lemmy.world
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        For reference, good ol Rudy.

    • @Pratai@lemmy.ca
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      Expect that soon MAGAcons will be calling for Biden’s impeachment because he smells.

    • @Lophostemon@aussie.zone
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      My god that’s an awful website. I think my phone is going to get cancer from all the ads covering screen.

  • @PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works
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    He says a lot of things.

    • @cheese_greater@lemmy.world
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      He says little

      • @Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world
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        But in many words

        • @cheese_greater@lemmy.world
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          Its so funny a computer can generate an exact monologue like his standard parole/speech

          • Flying Squid
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            Can it? I would have thought an LLM would be unable to reproduce something that stupid and nonsensical.

  • @cheese_greater@lemmy.world
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    And on the 6th day, he insurrected.

    Insurrected sounds like a penis pill

    • @Sunforged@lemmy.ml
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      Don’t give him braiding ideas.

      • @hydrospanner@lemmy.world
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        braiding ideas.

        Trump in cornrows would be a bizarre improvement.

        • @postmateDumbass@lemmy.world
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          3•1 year ago

          • @hydrospanner@lemmy.world
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            This is literally what I had in mind, except with his gross yellow greasy hair!

            • @postmateDumbass@lemmy.world
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              Yeah, it was just a quick cut and paste hack.

              Didnt try to match skin or hair tones.

    • littleblue✨
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      One that turns it inside out.

  • @sndmn@lemmy.ca
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    He’s a sore loser. The very bigliest of losers!

    • Poggervania
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      He is the best loser ☝️ There is nobody that lose as YUUUUUUGELY as he can 👌

  • @notannpc@lemmy.world
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    If it looks like a duck, and it quacks like a duck then it must be a duck.

    • @Something_Complex@lemmy.world
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      Or a bilingual swan

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