After Trump's dangerous talk about Biden being shot

[Boogiemack]

Nancy should call a special session of the House and censure this bastard! He is inciting some of his terrorists to do the act. And it would be BEFORE the election to keep Kamala from being President automatically. This crap should not be taken lightly. Why the hell isn't the media covering this more?

[patricia92243]

2. I assume this is sarcasm.

[JustFiveMoreMinutes]

4. HE (Trump) deserves to be censored, correct? n/t

[obamanut2012]

8. wtaf why does Biden deserve to be shot?!

[Karadeniz]

25. He was warning his base that liberal Kamala would be prez if Biden were shot, the sicko.

[SayItLoud]

31. Sorry not liberal, black. NT.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

49. There's a not-so-subtle subtext: "she's a woman and she's black and she wasn't born in the U.S."

Throw shit at the wall and something just has to stick.

[Proud liberal 80]

10. I get what you meant

The fact that people above dont is ridiculous

[StarryNite]

3. Absolutely!

trump and his effing dog whistles.

[SheltieLover]

5. Absolutely!

[madaboutharry]

6. I think this is being formally addressed behind the scenes.

It could be the media hasn't been discussing this because they don't want to amplify it.

[Mike 03]

7. I'm hoping it's this.

I haven't heard a word about it (except here), and I think it's better that way, for now.

[womanofthehills]

15. It's all over Twitter

[crickets]

12. One would hope so.

It's unlikely the Secret Service detail for Biden would let that go by without saying something to the right people, maybe even more than one set of the right people. *ahem* FBI, perhaps. Not amplifying it further is smart.

[gainesvillenole]

9. What did he say?

[exboyfil]

11. Here is a link

Link to tweet

Of course plausible deniability.

[judesedit]

19. Kamala's way more qualified than the Hump...if he's implying she's not

in the event of a tragedy he brought on

[Captain Zero]

50. Kamala only has to be as qualified as Pence

At the start of his term. Not a high bar by any means. She is more qualified than Pence, a failed governor of Indiana.

[judesedit]

51. Yes. Unless the unspeakable were to happen.

And she's so much more qualified than either of those f__k wads. God save our country.

[flibbitygiblets]

32. Slurring his words like a drunken idiot, he has the nerve to talk about Joe's stamina

while dog-whistling to deplorable domestic terrorists who make up his fan base

[keithbvadu2]

33. Stamina

The same Trump who has trouble walking down a slight ramp?

The same Trump who has to use a shorter set of steps to get into AF1?

The same Trump who has to use both hands to drink water?

The same Trump who has to use a golf cart while other world leaders walk a few hundred yards?

[a kennedy]

13. Yes, this just despicable......

and he should have some consequences for it. Damn.

[soothsayer]

14. No less than a deliberate dog whistle to his crazy terrorist fan boys

[yaesu]

16. The House should be ready on the 4th to start another tRump impeachment, no excuses, no reasons

not to, the election would be over for voters, great time to pin that criminal down again.

[CaptYossarian]

36. They should save their paper and toner for Covid Barrett.

We still have the same Nazi Senate.

The media is complicit because a Biden bump-off would give them months of stories. They're too lazy to find news. And besides, they put Trump in the WH for that very same reason..

[Boogiemack]

39. We should have the Senate by Jan 20. He can be impeached out of office. The idea

is to make it so he could never run for office again and mar his fucked up legacy even more.

[CaptYossarian]

40. Let's get both.

[Wednesdays]

45. One more time...we would need 67 senators

in order to remove tRump. It ain't gonna happen.

[scarytomcat]

52. also if he is in impeachment proceedings

he can not use his pardon power

[Illumination]

17. If you or myself made threats, it would be investigated. We'd be contacted, questioned & maybe

thrown in jail! Trump is allowed to behave like a terrorist because others are allowing him to do so & giving him the power to do so... This is not normal & it's not right...

[ancianita]

18. THE SECRET SERVICE AND FBI SHOULD VISIT HIM WITH A STERN WARNING

[Eyeball_Kid]

29. Trump will fire them all. n/t

[Eyeball_Kid]

30. Trump has already terrified the FBI and the SS.

They’ll never confront Trump.

[ancianita]

38. I have to disagree. They've got a job to do. You really think they're too scared to do it?

He must go through their lines of authority, so I doubt they're afraid of being fired. They know he can't fire them. Besides, most of them are Republican, and even he knows he shouldn't alienate his armed feds the way he has the rest of the cabinet agency people.

If they live up to their sworn oaths to protect and defend the Constitution, which provides for eliminating any kind of threat to life, liberty, etc., they must do their jobs and warn him that he can't create a climate of threat to anyone, not just a public figure.

He'll just say he was joking. But that's how crime bosses always cover themselves and they know it.

[burrowowl]

20. Talk about dog whistling!

[Aussie105]

21. To answer the question,

yes, Kamala is ready.

Joe picked well there.

Unlike Trump, who picked an easily manipulated store front dummy as VP.

But yes, Trump's words could be interpreted a certain way by some unstable elements in his followers.

Hopefully the SS and FBI are on full alert. And if something bad happens, it backfires badly on Trump.

[Cha]

22. Something needs to be Done.. Don't just

let that Dangerous SHIT go unnoticed.

Link to tweet

[Auggy74]

23. "Stand Back and Stand By"

It's damn near a habit for that fool.

[Aussie105]

26. Stand back (and wait for orders) . . .

Stand by (and be ready to act!)

Using 'Joe' and 'shot' in the one sentence may be the call to action some gun humping Trumpites have been waiting for!

FBI, SS: locked and loaded, safety off, please!

[Aussie105]

24. Is there anyone close to Trump

who can point out that his words could be interpreted a certain way?

Trump's all too common 'plausible deniability' use of language is something that needs confronting, and put to rest.

Say what you mean, don't be ambiguous, don't hide messages in your words, and FFS GROW UP!

[cwydro]

27. I think he's gone way too far with this.

Of course, he always does, but a line must be drawn.

Please.

[Aussie105]

28. Trump is descending

into a deep dark pit of insanity of his own making.

We need to be careful he doesn't drag anyone else down with him.

[trickyguy]

34. Stocastic terrorism rears it's ugly head once again.

ie: pubic speech that can be expected to incite terrorism

without direct link between the inciter (Trump) and the

perpetrators (his cult-like dangerous and heavily armed base)


It's a formula that Trump has uses time and again.

But this time, much scarier than the Witmer situation.

[Beartracks]

53. "Stochastic" - A fancy word that Republicans claim means "I was joking!"

[bdamomma]

35. THIS

is a serious matter, LOCK HIM UP!!!!

[Joinfortmill]

37. No shit!

[BobTheSubgenius]

41. It's mind-boggling!

How is this news not be heard everywhere, several times a day? It is beyond outrageous!

[Polybius]

42. What did he mean by shot?

Did he mean shot as in not all there or shot as in physically shot?

[TheFarseer]

43. I'm sorry to pea in everyone's cereal

But he could very plausibly be saying his mind is shot as in worn out and they’ll use the 25th Amendment to get Joe out of office. Sorry, but that’s my take although I won’t rule out it being a dog whistle.

[DonaldsRump]

44. Nope. There two meanings

The one most people on this thread are concerned is the more common one. The second, which is the one you mention, is accurate but less common. Either way, if it's unclear, it should be investigated.

For any other person, this would be enough to get a visit by the FBI or Secret Service.

Remember Trump did this to HRC in the August 2016. He deserves NO benefit of the doubt: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/10/us/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton.html

[Escurumbele]

48. That is like finding some meaning about his suggestion of drinking bleach

There is a website out there which is pro trump (PanAm Post), they write in different languages and unfortunately have reached people from many countries who believe the crap they are saying. One of them wrote and article stating how genius trump was about the suggestion of drinking disinfectants, because he was not really telling people to drink them, and then came up with some weird explanation of what trump was trying to say.

Nope, he meant shot from a bullet...He sent a message to his crazies!

[Straw Man]

54. When used in the phrase ...

... "gets shot," it clearly means "assaulted with a firearm." The phrase "is shot" can mean "exhausted, spent." However, there is enough ambiguity in the latter phrase to merit investigation by ... whom? The Secret Service? The FBI? That's where it gets problematic.

[Escurumbele]

46. Remember Cohen saying that trump doesn't give direct orders, like mafia, it is all subjective

On the side, the message gets through but they avoid direct orders to prevent incrimination, but let us be clear, it was an order and I am sure some crazy person out there has began plotting. This is very dangerous.

[Blue Owl]

47. K&R