Did Trump Just Admit He Tried to Overthrow the 2020 Election?

https://newrepublic.com/post/185534/donald-trump-admit-tried-overthrow-2020-election

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  1. ranchoparksteve on

    Donald Trump is completely unable to focus on any present moment that doesn’t directly involve him.

  2. Yes he did. SCOTUS saying he has presidential immunity obviously emboldened him to outright admit things.

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    > "We will bring back the American Dream, bigger, better, stronger, and just better, bigger, better, we love the American Dream," Trump said in his opening remarks, appearing to immediately lose track of what he was saying.

    > Back behind the mic, Trump made lengthy remarks about trucks, complained about being the most persecuted American president in history, and whined about Harris's interview with Dana Bash scheduled to air Thursday evening.

    > Not dwelling on his major announcement for long, Trump quickly changed subjects to inflation and the so-called "Migrant invasion." Although he mentioned he would soon be concluding, he carried on complaining about several different issues including an altercation Monday, in which Trump's staffers reportedly shoved an employee at Arlington National Cemetery who was trying to prevent them from illegally filming after a memorial for 13 service members killed during the U.S.'s withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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  4. Yes, and to his supporters, that’s fine.

    Why is this so shocking to people still? It doesn’t matter what he does or doesn’t ’believe’, it’s the fact that his cult WANT an authoritarian rule by him. They desire this.

  5. teddytwelvetoes on

    …does it matter? we watched him attempt a government coup on live television several years ago and nobody seems to have any interest in actually punishing him for it. we’re not even preventing him from running for said government again lmao

  6. Trump is a perfect example of why you should always take “you have the right to remain silent” seriously.

  7. AdaptiveVariance on

    They say admit, but I didn’t admit–okay, excuse me, just so you understand–you have indictment, okay, they call it indictment, and the DOJ is so crooked, I like to call it the Department of Injustice; they’re truly corrupt, so it’s the Department of Injustice now, believe me; I call it the Department–but Biden, and it’s also Kramalah because she’s the VP so she owns it, and she owns it very strongly, but they’re doing an incredible thing, and it’s so horrible, and I would say very bad for the country, believe me, because you have these indictments, and it’s political, believe me–they call it politics, okay; it’s politics; they call it politics–and we would never have these indictments in a fair country, believe me.

  8. I’m so sick of his bullshit. I honestly don’t care what happens to him, as long as he’s not our farce of a president. I do not have one single iota of respect for him. I had a con-man father & recognized what Trump was back in the 80’s. A delusional fool that doesn’t give a rat’s ass about anyone but himself. In fact, he wishes doom & gloom on everyone. He feeds on it.

    A message to MAGA’s: he hates you. He finds you to be complete idiots. You are the sheep 🐑.

    Alrighty, then. I got it out.

  9. Formerlurker617 on

    Umm we all saw the speeches and read the posts leading up to the attempted overthrow. There’s no need to admit anything. We saw him do it in real-time, remember?

  10. Yes, but see it was an official act as president so I think that gives him immunity per the recent SC decision /s

  11. **Interviewer:** *Did you order the coup?*
    **trump:** *You want answers?*
    **Interviewer:** *I want the truth!*
    **trump:** *YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!*
    **Interviewer:** *Did you order the coup?*
    **trump:** *YOU’RE GOD DAMN RIGHT I DID!*

    <Pan back to show the interview playing on the TV in a living room, with Merrick Garland asleep on the couch>

  12. He’s clearly stated this dozens of times. This isn’t the first time he has claimed to have the right to do something unethical, immoral, and even illegal.

  13. StupendousMalice on

    He’s been doing that since he tried to overthrow the 2020 election right there on national television for everyone to see. Then he reminded us of it basically every day since then. I am getting tired of people being “surprised” by just now discovering this shit.