Donald Trump shocked observers on Sunday with a comment he made about a potential supporter of Vice President Kamala Harris at one of the former president's swing-state rallies. Trump, who has been accused of fostering violence that occurred on Jan. 6, 2021, gave a speech in Wisconsin over the w...
  • Nougat@fedia.io
    1702·
    2 days ago

    “Is there anybody here who’s going to vote for lyin’ Kamala?” Trump asked his rally attendees. “Actually, I should say don’t raise your hand, it would be very dangerous. We don’t want to see anybody get hurt. Please don’t raise your hand.”

    Trump is fully aware that his supporters will engage in political violence, and that what he says (or refuses to say) has an impact on said violence. DoJ, take note for when he encourages another mob to engage in violence on his behalf and then acts like he wasn’t doing exactly that.

    Edit: In case I wasn’t perfectly clear, this statement by Trump is admissible evidence that Trump knows that his speech is capable of encouraging violence, even something as otherwise harmless as “Is there anybody here who’s going to vote for lyin’ Kamala?”

    • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
      5·
      20 hours ago

      “Is there anybody here who’s going to vote for lyin’ Kamala?” Trump asked his rally attendees. "Actually, I should say don’t raise your hand, it would be very dangerous.

      They’re at a Trump rally, of course they’re all going to vote for Trump. The only reason to tell the non-existent people not to raise their hand is to normalize violence against the opposition.

    • Asafum@feddit.nl
      1·
      19 hours ago

      You dropped the asterisk.

      *Except when Donald Trump does it. Then it’s totes cool and legal.

  • Spitzspot@lemmings.world
    671·
    2 days ago

    A convict should watch his language regarding a former prosecutor. He hasn’t been sentenced yet.

  • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world
    351·
    2 days ago

    “Is there anybody here who’s going to vote for lyin’ Kamala?” Trump asked his rally attendees. “Actually, I should say don’t raise your hand, it would be very dangerous. We don’t want to see anybody get hurt. Please don’t raise your hand.”

    I wonder if he goes full mask off if he’ll lose any voters.

    (I think he has already, but some people just never see things until it hits them in the face.)

    • tektite@slrpnk.net
      403·
      2 days ago

      He is definitely losing supporters. I know a postal carrier in one of the worst red states and after both recent debates she’s been seeing longstanding trump flags and bumper stickers disappear from houses on her route.

      • RavenFellBlade
        3·
        23 hours ago

        Same. Of the dozens I’ve seen taken down, about ⅓ to ½ have been replaced with Harris signs. It’s certainly been a surprise.

      • CatsGoMOW@lemmy.worldEnglish
        221·
        2 days ago

        That’s great and all, but someone taking down a sign doesn’t mean they’re not gonna vote for him. Now they can just do it without announcing it to the world.

        • MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world
          22·
          2 days ago

          I think it means there’s a least a modicum of self awareness that has formed. It’s a crack in the conservative brainwashing armor. They at least know they need to hide it.

          You’re not going to peel off most or even many of them, but all we need is them to say “meh, I’ll just go do X instead of voting for Trump on Tuesday”.

          The margins are slim enough to make a difference.

  • TheFriar@lemm.ee
    1·
    21 hours ago

    lol kinda off topic but holy shit they could not have more pointedly made an unflattering comparison in those side by side photos if they tried the rest of their lives. Hilarious.