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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,973 posts)
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 03:39 PM Feb 2020

Congressman Threatens to Beat Up Trump Jr. for Claiming Democrats Want Coronavirus Pandemic

Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) lashed out at presidential scion Donald Trump Jr. for claiming Democrats seemingly want the coronavirus to kill “millions of people” so they can end President Donald Trump’s “streak of winning,” threatening a “serious altercation” on Friday morning if the first son got near him.

With financial markets tanking amid growing fears over the coronavirus, Team Trump and right-wing media have trained their attention on complaining about how Democrats and mainstream media have reacted to the Trump administration’s disjointed response to the crisis. During a Friday morning Fox & Friends appearance, Trump Jr. insisted that Democrats were rooting for a massive disaster.

“For them to try to take a pandemic and seemingly hope that it comes here and kills millions of people so that they can end Donald Trump’s streak of winning is a new level of sickness,” he bellowed.

Appearing on MSNBC shortly thereafter, Garamendi was asked by host Hallie Jackson to react to those remarks. He immediately puffed his chest.

“He should not be near me when he says that,” the congressman seethed.

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https://news.yahoo.com/congressman-threatens-beat-trump-jr-161247631.html

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Congressman Threatens to Beat Up Trump Jr. for Claiming Democrats Want Coronavirus Pandemic (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2020 OP
Garamendi didn't threaten to beat up Junior gratuitous Feb 2020 #1
PPV! PPV! PPV! Brainfodder Feb 2020 #2
Do you think trump junior will look good in prison pink when they arrest him and the rest of the brutus smith Feb 2020 #3
Donald Trump, Jr., DOES Need His Ass Beat on General Principle. The_Counsel Feb 2020 #4

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
1. Garamendi didn't threaten to beat up Junior
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 03:41 PM
Feb 2020

He said there would be a serious altercation. Sounds like the headline writer for Yahoo is trying turn this into Greg Gianforte situation.

 

brutus smith

(685 posts)
3. Do you think trump junior will look good in prison pink when they arrest him and the rest of the
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 03:52 PM
Feb 2020

trump crime family? Can't wait for big bubba to introduce himself to him.

The_Counsel

(1,660 posts)
4. Donald Trump, Jr., DOES Need His Ass Beat on General Principle.
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 04:03 PM
Feb 2020

The coronavirus response shouldn't have anything to do with it.

Here's an idea the Trump Administration can chew on: Instead of trying to control the narrative and the stock market, how about controlling SITUATION AT HAND? Whether or not you "get credit" shouldn't matter....

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