Donald Trump: Classic or Dud?

This take is literally "We can't prosecute Trump because then Presidents will act like Trump."

this take is literally "Hi I'm Matt Taibbi give me money and i'll say what u want"

it's been a Stormy week for Donald Trump haha

it really does set a chilling precedent for people who have spent their entire adult lives defrauding the universe

— Lousy Smarch Madness (@scratchbomb) March 30, 2023

i wonder what @daveexplains thinks when he hears people making fun of mansplainers who say actually too much. it guess it either makes dave bitterly angry or it just doesn't register at all

republicans have already tried to criminalize rival politicians. it was trump who led the chants of "lock her up," it was republicans who led the sham benghazi hearings.

― treeship

yeah...i don't want to look one up and i definitely don't want to make it up, but a handy rebuttal would just be a 4 hour long compilation of all the times trump and his dipshit fans have chanted "lock her up". nothing else, just that

but of course rebutting or responding at all is playing exactly into their horrible game

Didn't someone on Fox recently claim the "lock her up" chant was just a joke or some other BS? True bully asshole excuse, "come on, I was just kidding, lighten up ... "

it really is funny that the entire GOP is treating Trump like he's Nelson Mandela right now when the thing he got busted for is illegally paying off a porn star

on the local news they showed pro-Trump protestors on the roads outside Mar-a-Lago. it was a tiny handful of them and it was pretty hilarious. one of them said "hope to see thousands of us out here...hopefully pretty soon"

they should storm the place, to make sure he's safe.

yea he's gonna call on people to protest in New York and I bet there will be 3x as many reporters as actual protestors

GOP is treating Trump like he's Nelson Mandela

Can't wait for the star-studded benefit concert

maybe several sympathetic bands will write a tribute album with all original songs

such as Aaron Lewis with "If Loving Titty is Against the Law (Lock Me Up)"

The Washington Nationals have the opportunity to do the funniest thing in MLB history during the presidential mascot race on Saturday

— The Chiefsaholic Innocence Project (@aryasometimes) March 30, 2023

it funny that his primary opponents are defending him it makes no sense how do they hope to win

they indict trump and then this happens immediately https://t.co/RGzgsKkOcP

— Mr. American Neom (@raaleh) March 31, 2023

it funny that his primary opponents are defending him it makes no sense how do they hope to win

someone needs to step up and start throwing bows cmon mix it up i want to see some scuffling

it funny that his primary opponents are defending him it makes no sense how do they hope to win

because the gop is the party of trump and still is. they emulate his language, even, and they know that vehement opposition to trump gets to you where liz cheney is. their only hope is to emulate him and hope that somehow trump can't run because he's in jail and that all of his dogshit supporters will somehow turn to them as the heir apparent. and yes, it makes no sense, and they have no chance of winning. there are no ideas other than cruelty and there haven't been for a long time

if they were serious about emulating him they would be sending passive aggressive tweets wishing him well in his serious legal matter that involves a porn star who said horrible things about his weird dick

^they lack the lifetime of practise Trump has accrued at that kind of shit

theyre all such fn stiffs its shameful

“Political Persecution,” Trump alleged in his statement.

“Political persecution,” parroted Reps. Diana Harshbarger (Tenn.), Josh Brecheen (Okla.), Claudia Tenney (N.Y.), and Paul Gosar (Ariz.).

“Blatant Election Interference,” Trump announced.

“This is unprecedented election interference,” echoed GOP conference chair Elise Stefanik (N.Y.).

“An attempt to interfere in our Presidential election,” echoed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (Calif.).

“Witch hunt,” complained Trump.

“Witch hunt,” repeated Reps. George Santos (N.Y.), Lauren Boebert (Colo.), Ralph Norman (S.C.), Matt Gaetz (Fla.) and more, including House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (Minn.).

“Weaponizing our justice system,” Trump inveighed.

“Weaponizing,” chorused Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Reps. David Rouzer (N.C.), Austin Scott (Ga.), Rich McCormick (Ga.) and more.

Trump blamed George Soros. Reps. Wesley Hunt (Tex.), Mike Johnson (La.), Harshbarger, Gosar and Sens. Rick Scott (Fla.) and Ron Johnson (Wis.) blamed Soros.

They aped Trump in other ways, too.

In their vulgarity:

“Enough of this witch hunt bulls---,” tweeted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.)

“This is complete and utter bulls---,” asserted Rep. Brian Mast (Fla.).

In using ALL CAPS:

“WITCH HUNT!” screamed Rep. Ronny Jackson (Tex.) and “Alvin Bragg is a NATIONAL EMBARRASSMENT.”

In demanding vengeance:

“Hunter Biden: Call your lawyers,” suggested Rep. Darrell Issa (Calif.).

“The House of Representatives will hold Alvin Bragg and his unprecedented abuse of power to account,” declared McCarthy.

“When Trump wins, THESE PEOPLE WILL PAY!!” tweeted Jackson.

In voicing deep-state conspiracy theories:

“The Regime occupying our country and systematically killing America is most afraid of President Donald J. Trump,” warned Gosar.

And in stoking paranoia among the unstable:

“If they can come for him, they can come for anyone,” tweeted Rep. Andy Biggs (Ariz.).

we should arrest more Republicans imo

Is the Trump indictment Biden's Katrina?

— New York Times Pitchbot (@DougJBalloon) March 31, 2023

WITCH CAUGHT

because this all but ensures him the gop nomination and they would all like to be his running mate or in his cabinet.

maybe if all his opponents rally around him instead of attacking a huge fuckin weakness

oh for sure he'll be the nominee -- martyrs make great nominees

hell be the nominee because the gop cant produce anyone with any game, his supporters are willing to give up at him look at the attendance at these protests, but theres just no one to grab the ring

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There’s just nothing else for them to talk about, except about how bad trump has it. They have a problem of not actually having an idea. There is actually no reason for them to be a leader. What are they going to do, talk about how their economic plan which is just to lower taxes for rich people and weaken regulations, again? The only ideas are punishment for people they’re afraid of, and that’s trump’s domain

i'm sure the viewership for this was miniscule.

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2023/03/30/jason_whitlock_i_never_voted_before_but_the_left_has_made_me_hardcore_maga_ready_for_whatever_is_next.html

They don't like our Judeo-Christian founding. That's why they don't like the Founding Fathers. That's why they want to overthrow the constitution that is laced with biblical values and biblical principles. They want a Marxist, godless, communist country. Plain and simple. Clear as day. With the alphabet mafia. This LGBTQ alphabet mafia in control

The Alphabet Mafia.

"weaponizing"

like that is a bad thing? I thought Republicans love weapons. Just look at their family Christmas cards. Weapons, weapons, weapons.

They want a Marxist, godless, communist country

Hell yeah!

Jason Whitlock works for The Blaze. is he really going to claim he's never voted before?

I thought they would go after us for porn shaming

lol at spinning this like this indictment finally spurred him to action, he was hardcore MAGA before this indictment, he's had a column with the Blaze the last two years, called the left "Satanic" in 2021 on Tucker Carlson's show, and he made racist comments about Jeremy Lin when he was a sports broadcaster

I will never get tired of that gob-smacked, stricken expression of Tucker's whenever he's in split-screen.

perpetually being stung by a bee

look folks we have been through this before. he was impeached once and every single person on FOX News (and several on ILX!) claimed it basically guaranteed his re-election. then he was impeached again and the same people argued it was only gonna make him stronger. instead he lost re-election and the entire MAGA movement got embarrased in the midterms. the GOP still has to rally around him because, as Zach mentions, they actually have no ideas, and despite retaking the House campaigning on jobs, inflation, and education, and they have actually put forth exactly zero bills to address those issues. there's another reason of course, which is that any Republican who goes against Trump winds up being hated by everybody. Liz Cheney lost her job pointing out what was obvious to everyone. Jeff Flake was forced into retirement. James Comey's legacy is throwing the election to Trump and being hated by every single Republican anyway. you really don't wanna be in that spot.

with the eeyores in public and on social media all saying he's been given Popeye's spinach, all these dudes want is clout, because it's always a moving goalpost.

"we impeached him, now we just gave him the White House in 2020"
"oh, ok, he lost, but he only lost because of the pandemic, no Republican will ever lose again. and we still don't have the Senate"
"ok so we have the Senate now, but it's just 50/50, and we're now fucked in the midterms in 2022 thanks to this and Biden - when the GOP will have both chambers."
"ok so we kept the Senate and only barely lost the House. this only happened because of the abortion ruling and once that is distant news, we're back to being fucked".

none of these people actually gaf about is being right and being the first person to call it, and give little fucks about the actual scenario on the ground, and the only treatment these trolls should be given is being shat on, often, by someone who knows how

It's all about who has the hottest take.

I mean the central tenet of the MAGA movement right now is just being wrong about absolutely fucking everything. this loser couldn't even get the day he was gonna be indicted right. I don't care what anyone says having the main media story being about how you're about to get arrested for 2 weeks, and then ACTUALLY getting arrested, is not a great campaign strategy. look I could be wrong about this but I really do think he could've cruised to re-election just by being a little less weird and abrasive. this shit he's doing doesn't really work!

I'd be tempted to feel sorry for him if he weren't such a colossal asshole.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXtBsikiY50

there's a group called the New York Young Republican Club. here's what they have to say

“President Trump embodies the American people — our psyche from id to super-ego — as does no other figure; his soul is totally bonded with our core values and emotions, and he is our total and indisputable champion,” the statement reads. “This tremendous connection threatens the established order.”