Donald Trump

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[AliBobbyJ]

Trump surprised no one by saying he won't guarantee to accept the 2024 election result. Now other leading Republicans are also saying they won't do so. Tim Scott the latest. Here's a thing that has been a constant fundamental of political life - of democracy - and they are shying away from it. In Scott's case it's because he want to be on the ballot or at least get a Cabinet position, more broadly it's another measure of the hold DT has on the party.

 

[Damocles]

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Haha poo poo pee pee haha.

 

[jim tolmies perm]

Trump surprised no one by saying he won't guarantee to accept the 2024 election result. Now other leading Republicans are also saying they won't do so. Tim Scott the latest. Here's a thing that has been a constant fundamental of political life - of democracy - and they are shying away from it. In Scott's case it's because he want to be on the ballot or at least get a Cabinet position, more broadly it's another measure of the hold DT has on the party.

Scott is a shithouse of the highest order.
I'd like to know what decent hard working black people who've suffered racism for years think about him

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Trump surprised no one by saying he won't guarantee to accept the 2024 election result. Now other leading Republicans are also saying they won't do so. Tim Scott the latest. Here's a thing that has been a constant fundamental of political life - of democracy - and they are shying away from it. In Scott's case it's because he want to be on the ballot or at least get a Cabinet position, more broadly it's another measure of the hold DT has on the party.

It doesn’t matter anyhow because even if he did he’s going to claim he’s running in 2028 so he can continue to cry political persecution.

 

[KS55]

It doesn’t matter anyhow because even if he did he’s going to claim he’s running in 2028 so he can continue to cry political persecution.

He’ll be too busy losing criminal trials and ‘breaking rocks in the hot sun’…….
He fought the law and the law won.

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

It doesn’t matter anyhow because even if he did he’s going to claim he’s running in 2028 so he can continue to cry political persecution.

There is an important sense though in which this matters very much, namely: casting doubt on the results of a free and fair election undermines Democracy.

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

Who else thinks that Trump will be jailed for contempt of court within the next 30 days?


Juan Merchan Merchan has had enough. After issuing this warning to Trump, Merchan will be compelled to jail the former president should he - inevitably - violate the terms of his gag order.

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

There is an important sense though in which this matters very much, namely: casting doubt on the results of a free and fair election undermines Democracy.

Absolutely. I meant not mattering in terms of changing his status as a political persecutee.

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

Absolutely. I meant not mattering in terms of changing his status as a political persecutee.

Just so.

Victimhood is part and parcel of the Trump playbook.

So is election denialism. We've seen this time and again. How it works is as follows:
1) When questioned about whether or not he'll accept the results of an election, Trump will invariably site fake "evidence" of past voter fraud, and then will equivocate;
2) Next, Trump will be pressed - "Will you accept the results of the upcoming election?" Trump will reply, let's see - appealing to his base who don't believe in election outcomes, and at the same time creating ground for rebutting attacks against him as an election denier. Typical Trump.