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Tom Emmer drops out of contention for House speaker, hours after winning GOP nomination

https://lemm.ee/post/12638913

Tom Emmer drops out of contention for House speaker, hours after winning GOP nomination - lemm.ee

Show threadfinthechat
So... ha ha, on the surface this is "lol Republicans are a clown show" but wtf actually happened? Did someone threaten his family? Is there video of him doing morse code with blinks? We can all laugh now but I don't think this is a win for anyone.
Oct 24, 2023 at 9:16pmWeb
Show threadThe PantserOct 24, 2023
Trump said no and his lemmings jumped off the cliff.
Show threadFurimbusOct 24, 2023

Lemmings don’t actually do that; Disney threw lemmings off a cliff because it made for a more compelling documentary:

snopes.com/…/white-wilderness-lemming-suicide/

Did Disney Fake Lemming Deaths for the Nature Documentary 'White Wilderness'?

Lemmings don't commit mass suicide, so filmmakers had to use various camera tricks to capture scenes of them supposedly plunging to their deaths.

Snopes
Show threadNahlejOct 25, 2023

This makes the analogy even more apt.

“Trump said no and drove the lemmings off the cliff”

Show threadquicklimeOct 24, 2023
Trump torpedoed him earlier in the day with a post on his own social network saying that Emmer never really supported him or the MAGA view of things, accused him of being a “globalist” and a Republican in Name Only and mentioned he had voted to certify the 2020 presidential election result. In short, Trump made sure everyone knew the guy was only Lawful Evil and not batshit crazy, therefore unqualified to lead the GOP.