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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJake Tapper's Twitter Response to the Myanmar coup.
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Jake Tapper
@jaketapper
Pour out a cold one for all the GOP press secretaries who have to apply extra care and diligence as they type out statements condemning the coup in Myanmar...
Subverting the will of the people... no, cant say that....
...bogus allegations of voter fraud....no....Link to tweet
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Jake Tapper's Twitter Response to the Myanmar coup. (Original Post)
TheBlackAdder
Feb 2021
OP
Yeah, the similarities were not lost on me. trumpism is all the rage with fascists.
NBachers
Feb 2021
#1
K&R, the ... ***ONLY*** ... difference is on 1/6 the Trump terrorist didn't take our congress people
uponit7771
Feb 2021
#2
More important, the difference is that our military told Trump to pound sand...
Wounded Bear
Feb 2021
#4
Awwwww, Poor little GOPPERS got caught in a syntactical trap of their own making.
Ford_Prefect
Feb 2021
#11
NBachers
(19,422 posts)1. Yeah, the similarities were not lost on me. trumpism is all the rage with fascists.
uponit7771
(93,532 posts)2. K&R, the ... ***ONLY*** ... difference is on 1/6 the Trump terrorist didn't take our congress people
... and they were able to certify the election.
Wounded Bear
(64,285 posts)4. More important, the difference is that our military told Trump to pound sand...
they weren't getting involved in his coup attempt.
thucythucy
(9,096 posts)14. There's got to be a great book on that.
Sigh: I miss David Halberstam.
Just as there are many villains and cowards scurrying for cover after the failed coup, I'm sure there are many unsung heroes.
coti
(4,625 posts)3. The US needs to hit back at that genocidal fucker hard. nt
lastlib
(28,192 posts)8. ...and Myanmar, too!!
Oh---when you said "genocidal fucker," tRump was my first thought.........my bad..........
calimary
(89,935 posts)5. Glad Jake Tapper sees through their shit.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)6. K and r. nt
Nitram
(27,665 posts)7. LOL!
dchill
(42,660 posts)9. They're Republicans - they'll have no trouble feigning oblivious.
BobTheSubgenius
(12,212 posts)10. That's a pretty good move on Jake T's part!
I like him a lot more now.
Ford_Prefect
(8,602 posts)11. Awwwww, Poor little GOPPERS got caught in a syntactical trap of their own making.
How sad IS that???????
GopherGal
(2,901 posts)16. Oh, about this sad:
spanone
(141,526 posts)12. Go Mr. Tapper!!!
He's pretty much had it with the reTHUGS
iluvtennis
(21,496 posts)13. KnR. nt
Blue Owl
(59,014 posts)15. K&R