Trump's Response to COVID-19

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  1. Vanilla Gorilla

    Vanilla Gorilla Go Ape

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    Original tweet seems to have disappeared


    Donald J. Trump
    @realDonaldTrump

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    Looting leads to shooting, and that’s why a man was shot and killed in Minneapolis on Wednesday night - or look at what just happened in Louisville with 7 people shot. I don’t want this to happen, and that’s what the expression put out last night means



    I think he might win his little Twitter war though, Twitter or any private company shouldn't be playing unregulated censor


    For both side of politics too, for if I now ask, show me where he said looters should be shot, you can't, it doesn't exist

    Regardless of how much you hate Trump, a private company shouldn't have that power
     
  2. soulcompromise

    soulcompromise Member Lifetime Supporter

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    I'd almost agree...

    But it is their platform... they can do it how they want. Free expression and all that....
     
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  3. stormountainman

    stormountainman Soy Un Truckero

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    Trump just last night issued a statement saying protesters should be shot or looters should be shot. It's obvious in Minneapolis and Saint Louis the protesters are presented as one and the same by right wing media-news. Today, a woman in a black SUV drove into a crowd of protesters in Denver of Colorado. It is similar behavior to that of a Trump supporter in Virginia, when a white supremacist killed a woman who was simply walking with counter protesters. Trump supporters often act as if they don't like freedom of speech.
     
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  4. stormountainman

    stormountainman Soy Un Truckero

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    I think you are trying to sanitize things for Trumpy. The original statement was not put on Twitter. It was on the official White House website. And now someone drove into a crowd of protesters in Denver … thanks to your hero.
     
  5. Vanilla Gorilla

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    Are you talking about this one in Colorado


    Car Plows Into Man Outside Colorado Capitol During George Floyd Protest

    Looks like bullshit, looks like the protesters started it
     
  6. Flagme15

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    You need to keep up. Twitter hid it.

    Started what? The guy driving the black car was not a protester.
     
  7. Tishomingo

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    By being there?
    Car drives into crowd during George Floyd protest in Denver
    Denver Protester Recalls Moment He Was Hit By SUV: 'She Didn't Stop'
    WATCH: SUV Drives Through Protesters in Denver | Heavy.com
    Denver police searching for driver who struck protester during George Floyd rally
    You're just spinning like a top. Looks like woman deliberately tried to run into protestor.
     
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  8. Tishomingo

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    Giving the government "too much power and control" is, by definition, a bad idea. But the problem with Trump is more specifically a problem of executive power and abuse of it, and the short-circuiting of the controls the Founders put in place to check the abuse. Trump had "the same" power as Obama, but he claims more. Sure Obama, faced with an intransigent House, resorted to executive orders. Trump, with the assistance of a docile Senate and a judiciary increasingly staffed with his puppets, uses more of them in areas where his authority to do so is weak or non-existent.
    Trump's Alarming Abuse of Executive Power | The American Conservative
    What happens if Trump tries to abuse his power? Look to the court system
    Judge rules Trump exceeded his authority in executive orders on on collective bargaining issues
    Give him another term, and dictatorship here we come!
     
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  9. Vanilla Gorilla

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    1. Why the hell do I need 4 news links with the same video?

    2. Bullshit man, the video starts with one protester on the hood of her car and surrounded by protesters on each side. Gee, why didn't the soccer mom in the car wait around to get dragged out of her car, raped and get beaten to death by an angry mob, Gee, I don't know. That's a head scratcher

    3. You are just taking that position out of some pathetic attempt to try make Trump somehow responsible
     
  10. Tishomingo

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    Why was the "soccer mom" trying to drive through a crowd. And where is she now? The police seem to be looking for her. How do you know she's a soccer mom? Who is she? We'll find out sooner or later. She'd be wise to seek protective custody. We had an incident here in Oklahoma a few years back where a woman drove her car into a crowd at OSU there for their homecoming. Killed a couple of little kids and some really fine people. She was convicted of murder, but I haven't heard anything since. No explanation as to why she did it. She was working at a local fast food place, and must have been having a bad hair day. You're just taking that position out of some pathetic attempt to try to make Trump look not responsible. Call him irresponsible!
     
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  11. Vanilla Gorilla

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    Peaceful protesters don't jump on the hood of people's cars, especially when cars are in motion

    Looks like a Prius maybe, so driver of the car would have been a Democrat
     
  12. Tishomingo

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    Speculate all you want. The man in question says he was trying to block the car from going farther to protect his sister, but she kept coming at him, so he jumped on the hood. When he got off the hood, she seemed to aim for him. We don't know her side, cuz she left the scene.
     
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  13. Vanilla Gorilla

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    Bullshit, the video starts with him on the hood of her car looking directly at the driver, then when he comes off would still look from the drivers angle he is trying the chase her down. You have no idea what happened before the start of that video
     
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    Lol, she looks Hispanic, and with a dog in the front seat

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    Yeah, so flipping the bird so the protesters move

    Guy that got interviewed is lying his ass off
     
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    Innocent drivers don't leave the scene after trying to injure someone.
    She looks like a white girl who has been to a tanning salon.
     
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  17. Vanilla Gorilla

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    Well, can't wait till she gets interviewed by CNN, she looks about 20

    Reporter: Why didn't you sit around and wait to get raped by a couple dozen angry "protesters"?
     
  18. Flagme15

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    that's about the dumbest thing you've said
     
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    More is yet to come...
     
  20. Vanilla Gorilla

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    Well, after seeing that pic, I'll be surprised if the police bother pursuing it beyond a quick interview at her front door....because that's all she has to say
     
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