Donald Trump likes to pretend he is still president — but his act caught up with him at Arlington

https://www.salon.com/2024/08/28/donald-likes-to-pretend-he-is-still–but-his-act-caught-up-with-him-at-arlington/

31 Comments

  1. armchairmegalomaniac on

    Giving a smirking thumb’s up beside a soldier’s grave would have ended any other politician’s run for office.

  2. No it didn’t nothing will be done except a few articles on websites, his base love him even more now.

  3. OppositeDifference on

    It would just be so sad if it wasn’t also extremely dangerous.

    He’s basically been larping as a President in Exile ever since he had to leave the white house. Fake “presidential seal’ on his podium at Mar-A-Lago, meeting with heads of state, dictating policy to his spineless GOP allies…

    If he loses in November, expect all of that to turn up to 11. I could see him literally saying he’s President, set up a White House in exile, and start recruiting Republican house members and senators to try to install his own alternate government.

    If the GOP went along with it, that’s how we get a civil war.

  4. He just keeps finding was to be worse. It’s disgusting the double standard he has and still whines about being the forever victim. trump is really weird

  5. Significant-Self5907 on

    Does anyone really think there will be consequences for this? I don’t think so either.

  6. >He’s been running a shadow government, with GOP officials rushing to get his permission before they take any action and everyone clamoring for his dispensation in their campaigns.

    Sounds like a dimwitted mob boss trying to manage his crew from a jail cell.

  7. oldwestprospector on

    “Suckers and losers”

    These photos were on Twitter all day yesterday pushed by pro trump accounts/bots praising a “real president” saying “Harris wasnt invited”.

    Then last night I saw the abc news headline. Social media is a huge dumpster fire of misinformation, it’s a massive issue still.

  8. ranchoparksteve on

    Why would Trump willingly give up his fabulous pretend presidency to get a real job?

  9. Ok_Philosophy915 on

    Blows my mind Howard Dean’s campaign catastrophically imploded because he screamed in excitement over the momentum of his candidacy. Avengers need to come back and fix the timeline.

  10. Asexualhipposloth on

    I visited DC when I was younger. We went to Arlington and my father, a Navy vet, explicitly told me that it is “not a place to fuck around.” It’s not. It is a solemn and sacred place.

  11. So, any charges? Trespassing?

    Trespassing under Virginia Code § 18.2-119 is a class 1 misdemeanor. This means it is punishable with up to 12 months in jail and a fine of up to $2500. There are a variety of trespass laws that are similar to Virginia Code § 18.2-119, but will depend on the location of the alleged trespass.

    Arlington National Cemetery added that “federal law prohibits political campaign or election-related activities within Army National Military Cemeteries” including photographers and content creators.

    “Federal law prohibits political campaign or election-related activities within Army National Military Cemeteries, to include photographers, content creators or any other persons attending for purposes, or in direct support of a partisan political candidate’s campaign. Arlington National Cemetery reinforced and widely shared this law and its prohibitions with all participants.”

  12. RockMeIshmael on

    Salon still going with “I’d like to see ol’ Donny Trump wriggle his way out of this jam” articles.

  13. For us old folk…. It’s like giving the baby brother/cousin an unplugged Nintendo controller.

    Except this giant man-toddler somehow has influence on millions of dummies

  14. People will point out everythign that trump id wrong and no one will care and nothing will be done. We can do something to stop Trump. There are over 100 million reddit accounts in the USA. We can all get out and vote. Then Jack can continue to prosecute Trump for his crimes and in time we may see something like justice.

    The great thing about voting for Harris and the democrats is we also get to make some progress as a nation.

    **WE WON’T GO BACK.** Let’s all get out and vote. Turn out will be key. Let’s set a record for turnout in America. Then let’s all keep voting. Remember Kamala Harris will need congress to get things done and any increased support we can give her from state and local races will help. Have a plan to vote. Know where you go to vote. Check that you are registered. Vote early if you can. If you expect long lines bring plenty of water and an umbrella that can both keep you dry and in the shade. If you are voting by mail read the instructions carefully and mail them as early as posable. Pay attention to any opportunities to affect down ballot elections. From the school boards to the White house every election matters.

    Remember democracy is not one and done. Keep voting in all elections and primaries every year. off year elections and midterm elections are a good chance to make gains in locally and state elections as turnout is low. We vote out republicans and primary out uncooperative democrats.

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  15. “He’s reportedly been talking to his pal Netanyahu in recent days discussing the situation in Gaza. I think it’s fair to assume that he may be exhorting him not to agree to a ceasefire or hostage deal in order to ensure Harris doesn’t benefit from any agreements before the election.”

    Letting people suffer for political purposes. First by killing the bipartisan border deal and now possibly this. Gotta love the stranglehold private citizen Trump has on the GQP. When you’re a cult leader, they let you do it.

  16. Better_Face00 on

    I think this is a huge red line that’s been crossed. Arlington National Cemetery, requires the utmost respect from all visitors regardless of their title. This continued disrespect to the veterans who fought and gave their lives for the Country and Constitution that Trump is so blatantly dragging through his mud can’t be tolerated. 🫡

  17. “His act caught up with him”?!? How, exactly? Just like a million times before, he broke rules and policies that apparently only apply to the rest of us and, just like a million times before he will face no penalties or consequences for any of it.

  18. I know that excising the cancer known as Donald Trump from our political landscape won’t even come close to solving our political problems, but it sure will be a damn good start.

  19. It’s a shame he was allowed to disgrace Arlington Cemetery with a Political Campaign photo op.

    How much more, Republican Veterans, do you need from this draft dodger who asked that wounded *veterans* be kept out of *military* parades. Who said that medal given to a political donor was better than Medal of Honor.

    I don’t care that you don’t like the Harris policies. Better that than an insurrectionist who should be in jail already.

  20. bad_robot_monkey on

    Am veteran. I hate anyone who supports Russia, and especially anyone who supports Russia over the US intelligence community. Surprisingly, that’s one of the presidential contenders.

  21. Consider this:

    – He was warned while on site

    – There was an argument

    – There may have been a physical altercation

    – An anonymous source reports the incident to the press

    Result? Instant, widespread & polarizing press converge for Trump! I’ts almost like free advertising.

  22. alexamerling100 on

    Any other politician’s career would have been ended by this, let alone when he mocked the disabled reporter. How is the fucker this lucky?