Steve HermanMar 18, 2024
“…the fallout from the Ohio rally in particular, is illustrative not only of the changing contours of the debate over how to handle Trump’s speech, but also of its persistent unsolvability and the muddle that inevitably follows.” - Jon Allsop/CJR https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/trump_ohio_speech_bloodbath_media_broadcast_live.php
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On Saturday, Donald Trump spoke at a rally in Ohio. Before he began, an announcer instructed the crowd to rise in tribute to the insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol on January 6, and Trump himself stood and saluted the national anthem as recorded by the “J6 Prison Choir.” During his speech, Trump promised to help […]

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Show threadSteve Herman
“Sure, he could have been talking about the economy, but I think when you're looking at who the messenger was of this message. This is a man who helped incite a deadly insurrection on our nation’s Capital. So, when he's using terms like ‘blood bath,’ it's really hard for me to give him the benefit of the doubt.” - former White House deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews on MSNBC
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Show threadSusan Romano For HarrisMar 19, 2024
@w7voa no thanks
Show threadCovidiocracyMar 19, 2024
@w7voa
She’s right. Donald Trump is a terrorist leader.
Show threadCharlieMar 19, 2024
@w7voa At the very least, Trump's language is just grossly irresponsible. And yet not a single Republican in leadership position has called Trump out for his miserable public pronouncements. GOP is intellectually bankrupt and morally brain dead.
Show threadSean ShealyMar 19, 2024
@w7voa It isn't even the first time he's promised a "bloodbath" if he wasn't elected. And yet we still debate this. The man is a genius at gaslighting. And he has a 80 million member cult that backs anything he says. We are in dire straits here.