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Showing Original Post only (View all)Joyce Vance: We Need to Talk About This [View all]
https://joycevance.substack.com/p/we-need-to-talk-about-thisTodays widely discussed Trump post on Truth Social isnt just another instance of bad behavior. Its not just a shrug of the shoulders and a resigned sigh of, What are you going to do? Far too often, people resignedly accept Trumps behavior because they believe theres no alternative. The zeitgeist is: We cant make him stop, can we?
Heres Trumps Truth Social post. Its a video, and although I hate to send you to Truth Social, you can watch the whole thing here. Or read on for my description. What you need to know is that this is unprecedented and out of bounds. If you or I did this, the Secret Service would be on our doorstep within hours.
Donald Trump, by the way, is out on bond ahead of trial in four separate criminal cases. Today, he threatened the President of the United States. Its time for the people with authority to do so to deal with him. Sure, hes the Republican Partys presidential candidate, but they wont reign him in. And someone is going to get hurt if he isnt.
What is this? Its a video that Trump posted on his Truth Social account today, around 12:38 p.m. The subject of the clip is two trucks in full Trump 2024 regalia, driving down the highway. The second one has a full-size, full-color image across the back gate of Joe Biden, unconscious, arms and legs bound as though hes been kidnapped and left in the back of the pickup truck. As the truck drives off the camera zooms in on the image, just to make sure theres no missing it.
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Because there is nothing in the Constitution that says "Donald John Trump cannot do XYZ"
dalton99a
Mar 30
#13
They are long gone, but it's the media and the public who they are trying to condition to accept the unacceptable
usonian
Mar 30
#15
Courts, federal and state, Garland, it is time to see if we are "ALL" governed by the same laws.
republianmushroom
Mar 30
#11
Garland thinks Republicans won't like him anymore if he enforces those laws against Trump.
Lonestarblue
Mar 30
#27
Trump should be arrested, put in jail and answer to a judge after Easter. Where is the FBI?
Squaredeal
Mar 30
#19
I love watching her. She is so good. One quibble, tho: check your spelling! The word is "rein" him in, not "reign" him
CTyankee
Mar 30
#37
It is against the law to threaten the president of the United States with violence.
LetMyPeopleVote
Mar 30
#42
Just the latest thing we need to talk about. A week from now there will be an even bigger thing to talk about.
jalan48
Mar 30
#43