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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,718 posts)
Mon Jun 7, 2021, 07:20 PM Jun 2021

Trump bought into conspiracy theory that Democrats would sabotage Biden, replace him with Hillary

Hillary Clinton or Michelle Obama as presidential nominee, book says

Former President Donald Trump believed a conspiracy theory that leaders in the Democratic Party would sabotage now-President Joe Biden at the 2020 convention and replace him with Hillary Clinton or Michelle Obama, according to a forthcoming book by Wall Street Journal reporter Michael Bender.

The latest nugget from the book, titled "Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost," was published on Monday in Vanity Fair.

As late as April 2020, when all of Biden's rivals had dropped out of the race, Trump bought into the falsehood that Democratic officials would replace Biden, who Trump referred to as "mentally retarded," with Clinton or Obama, Bender wrote.

The idea, he wrote, apparently originated from former Clinton White House advisor Dick Morris who was informally advising Trump at the time.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-bought-into-conspiracy-theory-that-democrats-would-sabotage-biden-replace-him-with-hillary-clinton-or-michelle-obama-as-presidential-nominee-book-says/ar-AAKNJbl

Mass projection by Dementia Donny.
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Trump bought into conspiracy theory that Democrats would sabotage Biden, replace him with Hillary (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2021 OP
Looked at the link. Not the Onion. Boomerproud Jun 2021 #1
FF45's Fantastic Freakshow Blue Owl Jun 2021 #2
Well, that's a new one peggysue2 Jun 2021 #3
Well, that sucks... regnaD kciN Jun 2021 #9
I missed that one rpannier Jun 2021 #4
HA HA ... what a stupid idea. i can't believe these people. My Hang-nails are smarter than they R Trueblue1968 Jun 2021 #5
Christ he is one stupid fuck. zuul Jun 2021 #6
He'll believe ANYTHING except the truth: that he was the worst Potus ever FakeNoose Jun 2021 #7
The guy is a moron. Beacool Jun 2021 #8
I got to meet Joe in person twice in the fall of 2019 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2021 #10
Weird. Tommy Carcetti Jun 2021 #11
Dick Morris should have been GITMO'ed a long time ago Tarc Jun 2021 #12
We are so lucky nuclear war didn't happen Johnny2X2X Jun 2021 #13

peggysue2

(12,533 posts)
3. Well, that's a new one
Mon Jun 7, 2021, 07:29 PM
Jun 2021

Hadn't heard of this specific conspiracy theory.

But Dick Morris? Really???

Beacool

(30,518 posts)
8. The guy is a moron.
Mon Jun 7, 2021, 08:29 PM
Jun 2021

If his father hadn't been wealthy he would probably have been a used car salesman. He's the dumbest one out of the five Trump siblings. The most corrupt too.

LetMyPeopleVote

(179,869 posts)
10. I got to meet Joe in person twice in the fall of 2019
Tue Jun 8, 2021, 02:02 AM
Jun 2021

Joe is in great shape and the former guy fell for a load of crap

Tommy Carcetti

(44,498 posts)
11. Weird.
Tue Jun 8, 2021, 07:32 AM
Jun 2021

Because in 2016 the same people were theorizing that Hillary would be replaced by Biden on the ballot.

It’s like they have zero originality for their bullshit.

Tarc

(10,601 posts)
12. Dick Morris should have been GITMO'ed a long time ago
Tue Jun 8, 2021, 08:08 AM
Jun 2021

This little worm has been lying and gutting democracy from within for decades.

Johnny2X2X

(24,207 posts)
13. We are so lucky nuclear war didn't happen
Tue Jun 8, 2021, 09:18 AM
Jun 2021

Trump is a totally unhinged gullible loon. If the wrong person would have gotten in his ear some day, no doubt he'd launch nuclear weapons.

Republicans know he's every bit as crazy as this, and they still want him back in the White House in 2025.

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