Summary

As election day nears, Donald Trump’s rhetoric has become increasingly unhinged, highlighted by a rally in Milwaukee where he simulated performing a lewd act on a malfunctioning microphone and threatened backstage staff over technical issues.

His actions, including racially insensitive remarks and fantasies of revenge against opponents like Liz Cheney, have left many stunned by both their content and political imprudence. Social media reactions ranged from shock to criticism of his behavior, with many comments too graphic to share.

Tom Nichols of The Atlantic remarked that Trump’s supporters avoid news sources outside their bubble to maintain plausible deniability about his mental instability, claiming they support him for policy reasons while ignoring his erratic conduct.

154 points

malfunctioning microphone

it was NOT consensual. even the microphone was turned off by his words and his presence.

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Remember when Howard Dean yelled funny and his career was over?

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Remember when “Please Clap” ruined Jeb’s entire campaign?

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3 points

Didn’t that happen as he was resigning from the race already?

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I believe it happened before. He was on the outs, but it was the death knell.

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12 points

Byaaaaaaaaa!

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I sure do. What’s interesting is the way they used that audio, too…

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His campaign was already circling the drain at that point.

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Who is that on the bottom

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stormy Daniels

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Thanks, never knew what she looked like

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Wow that’s a meme.

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Because he’s fucking weird.

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Trump also complained about the low height of microphone stands at his events and showed how he would work around such issues, bobbing his head up and down in … an imitation of oral sex.

So… he gets around such issues by blowing the roadies?

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I mean, he does have some large judgements to pay, and a nickel is a nickel…

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I honestly don’t know how else to interpret that.

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19 points

Putin is also of “low height”.

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8 points

Nah, he just has Laura Loomer on his mind.

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Wow, I’ve completely forgotten about her. That wasn’t that long ago was it? Is she still hanging around outside the spotlight?

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Seems like she was around for about 1.5 Scaramuccis or so. I might need a calculator.

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I’ve completely forgotten about her.

The only proper response when talking about her.

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Microphones are not growers Don.

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No, but the stands are. Which is what he was complaining about. The height of the stand. And a microphone stand is ridiculously easy to adjust, but instead of just doing it, he decided to pretend to blow a roadie? I still don’t get it.

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