Waco Rally Turning into Absolute Disaster

[allegorical oracle]

Ahead of the rally, Texas newspaper The Houston Chronicle published a scathing editorial that suggests it is not a coincidence that Trump is appearing in Waco for the first time just days after calling for his supporters to protest his apparent upcoming indictment.

Since the deadly 1993 siege involving members of David Koresh's Branch Davidian cult and the FBI ended in a huge fire at the Mount Carmel Center, the Waco massacre has been seen as a symbol of government overreach.

Trump and other Republicans say that any arrest of the former president would be proof of the "weaponization" of the federal government by the Biden administration and claim that criminal investigations into him are politically motivated.

"Trump doesn't do subtle; dog-whistle messages are not his style," The Chronicle editorial board wrote. "The more apt metaphor is the blaring air horn of a Mack 18-wheeler barreling down I-10."

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-waco-rally-texas-siege-arrest-1790163

[Initech]

1. I'm really starting to think this one was intentional.

If he goes, he's not going quietly.

[TheBlackAdder]

5. He's going full-on Jullian Assange and will be carried out kicking and screaming.

[Initech]

8. I wouldn't be surprised at all if he flees to Russia to avoid prosecution!

[A HERETIC I AM]

16. If he tried to leave in his own plane it is easy as hell to keep that from happening.

Just park a pickup truck or anything reasonably heavy in front of the nose wheel and behind one or both of the main landing gear.

That 757 wouldn't be going anywhere.

[getagrip_already]

46. I vote for dumpsters......

Big, heavy, and can't be moved easily.

[LiberalFighter]

49. Chained them.

[A HERETIC I AM]

56. Even a Tug would do the trick

Or better yet, just drop a couple of these in the right spots around the plane and be done with it.

[sdfernando]

61. He ain't going to Russia

Putzler has no use for mango mussolini. He'd end up as something you needed to scrape off the sidewalk next to a tall building.

[Martin68]

81. I would be very, very surprised if Trump fled to Russia. Trump is not a person who can survive

outside the US - or even outside either Florida or New York. He has no interest in other cultures, and would die of misery if he was a deprived of his Big Macs, Diet Coke (or is it Pepsi?), his golf courses, and his hordes of fanatical followers.

[housecat]

83. Plus he wouldn't be welcomed, since Putin got everything out of him already

[Martin68]

84. No, Putin would love to embarrass the US by giving Trump asylum. That doesn't mean

Trump would live in luxury. Give him a small apartment in some rural city.

[COL Mustard]

90. Exile him to Mississippi

To the parts that got hit by the tornado yesterday.

Then again, cruel and unusual to punish those people like that.

Instead, send him someplace where he can only get knock-off Diet Coke. Yuk.

[treestar]

76. the Ecuadorian embassy is open

[Hekate]

10. I've thought so from the get-go. He wants violence and destruction, just like his pal Bannon.

Anyway, as much as we’d all love to see the perp-walk with cuffs, ushering him in the back door of the jail or courthouse seems wisest — at a time determined by the judge and not announced to the public.

[Initech]

12. I threw out the idea of a perp walk long ago.

I called back in like 2020 that if he goes, he's going to go out in a fiery blaze of glory, like David Koresh did. When I saw the news of the Waco announcement, I started laughing so damn hard because this is exactly what I predicted!

[Straw Man]

24. Trump?

I called back in like 2020 that if he goes, he's going to go out in a fiery blaze of glory, like David Koresh did.

He's far too cowardly for anything like that. It's true that he craves violence and destruction, but he wants to watch it on TV from a safe distance.

If it looks like he's going to do any real time, he will bolt. He will run like a rabbit to anyplace that will shelter him. Maybe Russia.

[Initech]

35. He won't be the one who will carry out the violence.

He's got his own personal army in the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers to do that for him.

[homegirl]

37. For half a decade

I have predicted that Donald will flee to extradition free Russia. He will be welcomed, feted, even a few medals. What an achievement for Putin --a former POTUS flees to Russia. But Donald being Donald cannot be happy and content without massive amounts of media attention and will not recede into the woodwork. His attention seeking does not go well with Putin, Donald slips off a 6th floor balcony. THE END.

[wnylib]

52. If he flees to Russia, Putin would use him to

keep divisions stirred up in the US and to push propaganda that the MAGA cult will eagerly embrace.

[Ferrets are Cool]

43. This x 1000. He is too huge a coward to do anything himself.

IF he can use others, yes, but he will NEVER do anything dangerous to himself.

[samnsara]

41. i want him to be led out with wet pants

[Initech]

45. He wants the media circus.

So he can give his brain dead followers their marching orders. I say we don't give it to him.

[central scrutinizer]

73. Marching orders begin with sending money

Just another grift

[Celerity]

47. his nappy will prevent the wet stains

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would love him to try and do a runner on live telly

[MyOwnPeace]

53. Sorry, but if 'that pic' happens........

as 'Sanford' would have said: "It's the BIG ONE!!!!"

[smb]

58. Runner? More Like A WADDLER! nt

[Celerity]

65. lol

The Business - Do A Runner

Label: Link Records – LINK 1201
Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1988
Genre: Rock
Style: Punk, Oi

[treestar]

77. magats protecting him at a ranch

like Ruby Ridge?

[allegorical oracle]

66. Still think that Bannon is TFG's brain. nt

[Hekate]

71. Bannon is a sewer with a high IQ, 100% anti-democratic. You could well be right.

[Dan]

79. I wonder, if Trump

Will spill the beans on all the GOP members that enabled him and ultimately didn’t stop justice from happening. I also wonder what does he know about the various GOP members - that they are so afraid of - that they continue to support him. That aside from the MAGA base….

[Roland99]

62. Oh hell yeah it was!

[riversedge]

2. Several Tx Repugs are 'busy' that day!! ........so will not be attending as speakers.

It is reported that Trump is also struggling to get GOP figures to appear as a guest speakers at the Waco rally amid suggestions the New York grand jury are gearing up to vote on whether to indict the former president in the coming days.

The names of other speakers in Waco have still not been confirmed by Trump's team, but several Texas Republicans have confirmed they will not be attending.

Aides for Rep. Troy Nehls, who has endorsed Trump for 2024, told Insider he cannot attend the rally as he has an engagement in Washington D.C. that day.

Rep. Pete Sessions, a Waco native, also has prior engagements on March 25, with Rep. Michael McCaul, and state GOP chairman Matt Rinaldi also saying they are unable to attend.

Waco Mayor Dillon Meek, will be another absentee as he is attending a centennial banquet for the 10th Court of Appeals on Saturday. He expressed concern that the event will once again highlight the Branch Davidian tragedy that the local community has spent decades striving to move on from..........................

[Laura PourMeADrink]

25. Agree with Meeks. The city takes two steps forward and

then something happens and it goes two steps back. It's way too red for me and we're leaving but do hate that he's tarnishing the place more than it has to be. Although city had to agree right??

[calimary]

70. Yes. A city had to agree.

And that city’s officials had to be either all in or willing to keep silent as long as they could keep their heads down til (they think) it’s safe to reappear. After the heat’s died down and most of the crowd’s dispersed or somewhere in custody.

[brewens]

3. Davidians were a pedophile cult. Every adult in there was an accessory to child rape in my

book.

[allegorical oracle]

69. Not just that, but Koresh's followers considered him a Jebus figure. A Messiah thingy. nt

[Gaugamela]

4. A cult centered on a narcissistic leader, who self-destructed and took a lot of

innocent lives with him.

Trump is showing us who he is.

[True Blue American]

30. When they show you what they are, believe them!

[Comfortably_Numb]

6. A cult centered on a narcissistic leader, who self-destructed and took a lot of sycophants,

lawyers, and enablers with him, not to mention the simps who did his bidding at the capitol. Hard to feel sorry for the trumpvidians.

[newdayneeded]

44. I watched a couple of documentaries

on Waco, I absolutely couldn't believe he convinced them to only let him have sex with their wives. How sick could those people be?

[moondust]

7. Definitely not a coincidence.

No accident that it's the 30th anniversary of the siege there.

How many of his new Branch Davidian cult will show up? With their guns?

[Lovie777]

9. shithole and his cult, including the GQP politicians ...................

are welcoming total terrorism against Americans.

[lindysalsagal]

11. "As well as the looming indictment and controversy about the location and date of the rally, Trump's

in Waco could also be hindered by a lack of guest speakers and a sabotage attempt from a member of his own family.

The names of other speakers in Waco have still not been confirmed by Trump's team, but several Texas Republicans have confirmed they will not be attending.

Aides for Rep. Troy Nehls, who has endorsed Trump for 2024, told Insider he cannot attend the rally as he has an engagement in Washington D.C. that day.

Rep. Pete Sessions, a Waco native, also has prior engagements on March 25, with Rep. Michael McCaul, and state GOP chairman Matt Rinaldi also saying they are unable to attend."

[Wednesdays]

13. Mary Trump has it right

Book tickets to the event. It'd be such a shame if people didn't show up!

Book tickets here:
https://events.donaldjtrump.com/events/45th-president-of-the-united-states-donald-j-trump-to-hold-a-rally-2024-in-waco-texas

[liberal_mama]

15. Use a throwaway email account. I signed up for tickets for a Hillary event years ago and I

still get constant fundraising emails. They sell the lists to everyone. Both parties. I imagine being on Trump's list would be worse though. He'd be begging for money every 10 minutes.

[Wednesdays]

20. You got that right. Phone number, too.

I imagine any phone number submitted will be bombarded with text messages and robo calls, begging for money.

[Ford_Prefect]

55. A confirmation SMS will be sent to your phone. You will not be registered until you verify by phone.

Could be easier said than done, no?

[samnsara]

42. i got mine yesterday and the text today about the venue. Its first come first serve and..

..can get two tix each.

[Wild blueberry]

57. Just did!

Good idea. Thank you.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

14. WACO: get the money upfront!

Link to tweet

[Buns_of_Fire]

17. They did.

City officials said the Trump campaign has already paid the city in advance for use of the airport at 7909 Karl May Drive, security, and traffic-related costs.

“Donald J. Trump for President 2024, Inc. was billed $60,714.27 for city services. This has been paid,” the city told KWTX.

https://www.kwtx.com/2023/03/23/city-waco-releases-traffic-plan-trump-campaigns-visit-saturday/

But if I were them, I'd still want to make sure the check clears...

[louis-t]

33. I wouldn't take a check.

I'd make them bring 120,002 money orders.

[Farmer-Rick]

19. Holy crap

He owes $9 million to Washington DC and well over $500,000 to El Paso. And cities still want him to come?

[MyOwnPeace]

48. DC may still want him to be there......

but only for serving indictments!

[allegorical oracle]

82. Recently read that he still owes Palm Beach for officer overtime to control traffic for his

motorcades to his golf course and the PB airport.

[OMGWTF]

18. Mary Trump said to get tickets to this shitshow and then don't show. A sea of empty seats.

Might just be enough to make this malignant misanthrope meltdown.

[Wednesdays]

21. See my post #13 for more info. nt

[wnylib]

50. Seats? Isn't it an outdoor event at the airport?

People will stand or bring their own chairs, I think.

[smb]

60. Is There A Four Seasons Total Landscaping In Waco? Asking For A Friend.... nt

[MyOwnPeace]

51. Sorry, but at this point.....

there is NOTHING that will make this ______, _______, ______, ______, (go ahead, pick your own words - here's mine..) ignorant mother-fucker melt down!

[SayItLoud]

22. Murdoch and Fox created this monster.

And continue to feed it.

[A HERETIC I AM]

28. Mark Burnett created him.

Trumpy was reportedly about to file personal bankruptcy just before "The Apprentice" came along. The idea that he is some successful business man with a knack for everything is a myth entirely created and promoted by Burnett.

And a shitload of gullible Americans bought it hook, line and sinker.

[Kaleva]

63. The monster was already there. Murdoch and Fox cashed in on it

[Emile]

23. Trump is wanting to go out like David Koresh.

[Buns_of_Fire]

27. Or Jim Jones. nt

[efhmc]

39. No way. Not that coward. He loves himself way tooooo much.

[Hortensis]

26. I've never thought of tRump as physically brave,

and way too soon to be suicidal. (I admit his trying to force the driver to head to the Capitol on J6 was a surprise to me.)

It seems obvious that he chose Waco as an obvious PR/incitement stunt because the Branch Davidian event is a big deal to the anti-government far right, including DVE. Timothy McVeigh cited it as a main reason for Oklahoma, it's big to the militia movement, etc. He's trying to inflame civil unrest by equating what the evil Democratic government is doing "to" him with how they view Waco. Including that Koresh's followers resisted (to the death as it turned out, whether they intended that or not) to save their leader from arrest.

If more came out of it (very unlikely), this psychopath (I believe -- how many more than a million dead Americans, as well as permanently traumatized children, do we need?) would only count the bodies for what they say about devotion to HIM.

But he would be elsewhere, plotting next moves depending on results.

He's going to be disappointed in them.

[flashman13]

29. Careful Houton! The Repugs will build a wall around your fair city to keep your blueness

from running all over the rest of the state. Austin, you be careful too. (WARNING Sarcasm in use)

[cannabis_flower]

31. A judge needs

To issue a gag order about this and the other cases he has pending.

[bucolic_frolic]

32. Branch Davidian another cult that defied all suboenas

Ordinary law-abiding citizens can't do that.

[louis-t]

34. Gee, maybe WACO will be remembered for 2 disasters.

tfg wants people dead. The lawsuits aren't working. The threats and intimidation aren't working.
Stamping his feet and screaming isn't working.

[NullTuples]

36. Just to point out: dog-whistle messages are totally his style, as is the Mack truck metaphor.

He has practiced caging his speech so that it's wrapped in dogwhistles and innuendo for deniable culpability.

[Raine]

38. Of course it's not a coincidence, it's sending a message. nt

[samnsara]

40. i ordered two free tix :) and just got my instructions about where to park etc...

..the map is showing three HUGE buildings set aside for the rally. Plz someone who is actually going, send us a pic of the empty seats.

[wnylib]

54. I thought it was going to be outdoors.

[LeftInTX]

72. Man! I don't wanna get texts from Trump

[paleotn]

59. Hey, if they want to end up like the Koresh and his merry band, that's fine with me.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

64. I hope that no one is trying to sabotage this event

Link to tweet

[moondust]

74. Heeeeeere's Timmy!

At Waco.

[Sky Jewels]

85. Aww, gee, what a nice all-American boy.

[Cracklin Charlie]

75. I saw people reserving tickets (which won't be used)...

On Twitter. I hope there are lots of empty chairs.

[ZonkerHarris]

78. $20 bucks says Trump will praise David Koresh & the Branch Davidians in his speech

Cult leaders love other cult leaders

[randr]

80. His maghat minions do not have a clue

He is using them as extras for his own political gain which will be diving deeper into their pockets.

[kimbutgar]

86. Just finished the Netflix doc on Waco

I knew about it but after watching I was horrified even more. What disgusting place to hold a rally. And they kept showing the photos of Timothy McVeigh . Interesting that these two disgusting individuals end up in Waco. Those poor children dying because there parents were in a cult of a false prophet.

I hope this rally is the last one he ever has because hopefully he’ll humiliated once and for all.

[randr]

87. The cult comparison hits the nail on the head

[40RatRod]

88. In the past, it has been claimed that Trump would not pay for the police support & rent of stadiums

If that is accurate, why would any city allow him to come.

[Emile]

89. What time does this cult meeting start?