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duforsure

(11,885 posts)
Fri Apr 2, 2021, 06:27 AM Apr 2021

Is trump and the republican party at risk of becoming exposed like Gaetz now is?

trump and others in the republican party have had accusations of being involved with child sex rings. Is this just the tip of the iceburg for them now? Will their party rush to get Matt Gaetz to resign now for fear they'll get exposed too for sexual predation of minors? Will others face complete investigations and charges that are in Congress , or past politicians? Did trump use this against others once he found out they had paid for underage girls or boys for sex? This could be a lot bigger than we think if shown to be true. This Gaetz story could blow up even bigger if the tax collector turns on Gaetz, and maybe Gaetz does the same thing .Was Putin involved in uncovering others for trump to use and have compromised, and is trump compromised by Putin for it too? Lots of unanswered questions for trump and some republicans , so expect more projection from trump that Democrats are into doing this, and another tell he's involved too.

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Is trump and the republican party at risk of becoming exposed like Gaetz now is? (Original Post) duforsure Apr 2021 OP
Will Qanon heads explode when they realize p in GQP stands for pedophile? soothsayer Apr 2021 #1
If you put GQP into 17 point type, and line 17 of those GQPs up in a row, they measure Scrivener7 Apr 2021 #9
Excellent sleuthing! Definitely true. soothsayer Apr 2021 #11
I am feeling kind of good about myself. I bet some people missed that. Scrivener7 Apr 2021 #13
I myself had, but it's clear as day! soothsayer Apr 2021 #14
Your conclusion was impeccably deduced elias7 Apr 2021 #17
I get the feeling ... Maxheader Apr 2021 #2
I'm so old I remember when... Girard442 Apr 2021 #3
The only explanation I have for the evangelical support is that many of them Arkansas Granny Apr 2021 #8
Another explanation is that they are a bunch of moronic hypocrites. The flock, not just the Scrivener7 Apr 2021 #10
My explanation EYESORE 9001 Apr 2021 #18
I think forcing Gaetz to resign will agingdem Apr 2021 #4
Someone needs to ask McCarthy gab13by13 Apr 2021 #5
YES joetheman Apr 2021 #6
trump and epstein were very close rampartc Apr 2021 #7
Тяцмр being sold as an anti-pedophile crusader was ... Whiskeytide Apr 2021 #15
Trumpers always accuse the opposition of their own crimes. Kablooie Apr 2021 #12
Greedy Old Pedophiles. GoCubsGo Apr 2021 #16
I'm going to go with probably. 2naSalit Apr 2021 #19
The story of child abuse and sexual predatation Alpeduez21 Apr 2021 #20

Scrivener7

(59,522 posts)
9. If you put GQP into 17 point type, and line 17 of those GQPs up in a row, they measure
Fri Apr 2, 2021, 07:30 AM
Apr 2021

a foot. And the Latin for foot is pede. SOOOO........ GQP standing for pedophile is A GIVEN!!!1!!!!!

elias7

(4,229 posts)
17. Your conclusion was impeccably deduced
Fri Apr 2, 2021, 07:41 AM
Apr 2021

Or induced, or something. Either way, good one.

So if she weighs the same as a duck...

Maxheader

(4,419 posts)
2. I get the feeling ...
Fri Apr 2, 2021, 06:43 AM
Apr 2021

Stumpy will just fad away... the TV show? Who knows?

Surprised the pervert hasn't shown up on some of the rad right

tv shows. If court action happens, a really limiting judgment , taxes...criminal

charges. Shut that nasty element down.....

On edit .. stumpy has appeared on real americas voice..cable

channel...

Girard442

(6,887 posts)
3. I'm so old I remember when...
Fri Apr 2, 2021, 06:50 AM
Apr 2021

...everyone thought no way Evangelicals would pull the lever for Trump because of his grotty past. Today's Republicans have no morality. Zero. Zip. Nada.

Arkansas Granny

(32,265 posts)
8. The only explanation I have for the evangelical support is that many of them
Fri Apr 2, 2021, 07:25 AM
Apr 2021

follow their preachers and not the Christian principles in their bibles. Many of those preachers are as corrupt as Trump himself and saw a way to gain more power and financial gains for themselves by promoting him.

Scrivener7

(59,522 posts)
10. Another explanation is that they are a bunch of moronic hypocrites. The flock, not just the
Fri Apr 2, 2021, 07:31 AM
Apr 2021

pastors.

EYESORE 9001

(29,732 posts)
18. My explanation
Fri Apr 2, 2021, 07:45 AM
Apr 2021

is that rump did harm to people they don’t like. It doesn’t get any more complicated than that. Finding biblical justification for supporting a jaded reprobate like rump is easy for them. Comparison to King David was a thing for awhile. Plus, there was the end-of-the-world angle - a very real possibility as long as he had access to the nuclear football.

agingdem

(8,851 posts)
4. I think forcing Gaetz to resign will
Fri Apr 2, 2021, 06:51 AM
Apr 2021

not stop the Trump garbage from oozing out..no more Bill Barr to make it disappear...as for Trump, he is nothing more than an irrelevant old despot, exiled, reliving his glory days and descending into madness...

gab13by13

(32,329 posts)
5. Someone needs to ask McCarthy
Fri Apr 2, 2021, 06:54 AM
Apr 2021

if Gaetz can still serve in Congress if he has to register as a sexual pervert?

rampartc

(5,835 posts)
7. trump and epstein were very close
Fri Apr 2, 2021, 07:21 AM
Apr 2021

if epstein's videos were of democrats, they would have been all over the news.

how did "q" ever sell trump, of all people, as leader of the anti pedophiles?

Whiskeytide

(4,656 posts)
15. Тяцмр being sold as an anti-pedophile crusader was ...
Fri Apr 2, 2021, 07:34 AM
Apr 2021

... always the main reason I thought QAnon started as a joke. Humor in obvious absurdity. But people keep underestimating stupid.

Kablooie

(19,108 posts)
12. Trumpers always accuse the opposition of their own crimes.
Fri Apr 2, 2021, 07:32 AM
Apr 2021

So you know what to expect when they accuse Democrats of underage sex rings.

GoCubsGo

(34,915 posts)
16. Greedy Old Pedophiles.
Fri Apr 2, 2021, 07:41 AM
Apr 2021

Yes, I think Gaetz is the tip of the ice berg. My only fear is what kind of stunts they will be pulling in order to distract us as the outings commence. Expect more "retirements" from Congress as this continues on.

Alpeduez21

(2,054 posts)
20. The story of child abuse and sexual predatation
Fri Apr 2, 2021, 07:52 AM
Apr 2021

could be bigger than Gaetz. The question is do republican voters care? I don't think they do. I think 20 years of faux news and talk radio have convinced them that republicans are the only choice when voting. As long as Democrats don't win then everything will be better no matter how bad the GQP candidate. Hell, most of these voters don't know about the accusations b/c right wing media doesn't cover it and that's all they see and hear. Every time you see a bumper sticker or yard sign supporting repukes know that your neighbor or fellow townsmen support every disgusting facet of the republican party.

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