Old, but seems relevant

108 points

Repeating his contention that Mrs. Clinton wanted to abolish the right to bear arms, Mr. Trump warned at a rally here that it would be “a horrible day” if Mrs. Clinton were elected and got to appoint a tiebreaking Supreme Court justice.

If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks,” Mr. Trump said, as the crowd began to boo. He quickly added: “Although the Second Amendment people — maybe there is, I don’t know.

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See also - that time Trump joked about Paul Pelosi getting bashed with a hammer

He’s consistently in favor of his political opponents being threatened with violence, it’s one of the few things he’s been consistent about in his life

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bUt ciViLitY!!1123

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Did you just mock somebody/somegroup by appending part of the Fibonacci sequence 😅

I get the “!!1!eleven!!” thing (presumably the 23 bit is just mocking some ridiculousness or vapidity…?) but I find it very amusing to read your comment that way. Call it comic relief if you like 🤷

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8 points

Any sympathy I had for this assclown dried up ages ago.

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12 points

Dated Aug. 9, 2016

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You should put the date in the title.

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28 points

Fair point. Done.

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52 points

Maybe the first time we wished a Republican would have leaned just a little more to the right.

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Removed by mod
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5 points

Could’ve been a hero.

Now is just a dead nobody.

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Maybe it’s a good thing he did, who knows. Might have ended up worse in the timelines where he didn’t.

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How the world is a better place with Fuckface 45 in it…that concept makes no sense to me.

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69 points

“Look, you should just turn down the violent rhetoric!”

-people who’ve been espousing violent rhetoric since 2008

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One side cares about civility and condemns advocating violence, so the other side exploits that every chance they get.

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condemns advocating violence

Surely you’re not talking about lemmy right? The past 5 days has been nothing but condoning and advocating for violence.

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No, I’m talking about the official stance of Democrats, since they’re the only viable side to oppose the GOP.

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