Trump notes he was indicted more times than the 'great' Al Capone

[mahatmakanejeeves]

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Trump notes he was indicted more times than the ‘great’ Al Capone

BY SARAH FORTINSKY - 12/17/23 9:00 PM ET

Former President Trump on Sunday compared himself to infamous mob boss Al Capone, noting Capone was indicted once but that Trump now faces four criminal indictments.

At a campaign rally in Reno, Nevada Sunday evening, Trump railed against the indictments – two of which were brought at the federal level and two at the state level – calling them “bulls—” and claiming they were politically motivated.

“Did anybody ever hear of the great Alphonse Capone, Al Capone, great, great head of the mafia, right? Mean, Scarface. He had a scar that went from here to here, and he didn’t mind at all. But he was a rough guy,” Trump said to the crowd of his supporters. ... “Now, I heard he was indicted once – a couple of people told me a few times more – but I was indicted four times,” Trump added.

Trump underscored how dangerous Capone was – seemingly to make the point that his indictments are unjust.

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[FalloutShelter]

1. Al Capone was a murdering POS and

You, Trump, are the biggest murdering POS…
GOT IT.

The COVID dead would attest.

[tanyev]

2. "Great, great head of the mafia"

Somebody needs to do a song parody of Trump singing My heroes have always been bad guys to the tune of My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys.

[EYESORE 9001]

4. Great idea!

[LastDemocratInSC]

10. Paging Don Caron.

[EYESORE 9001]

3. I knew damn well he identified with the fucking criminals in this country

Because he is himself a criminal. He admires all their traits and wants to emulate the notorious ones so badly.

[Walleye]

5. I hope his ending is the same as Capone

Capone was released from Alcatraz due to debilitating illness from late stage syphilis. He died a recluse. That same ending for Trump would be fine with me

[Chainfire]

6. And this man is a serious contender for the presidency.

What the hell is wrong with our nation? Next thing he will do is compare himself to Ted Bundy, and his cult will love him for it.

[lastlib]

8. I compare him more to Charles Manson....

There are some startling similarities there. For one, Manson was profoundly narcissistic.....
He was also the father of a cult, and wanted to start a race war.

[Ziggysmom]

20. Hmmmmm you are right, I see the similarities. The only difference being that

Charlie Manson was found guilty by a jury of his peers and went to prison where he eventually died. Unlike Charlie, Trump got a jury of the magat cult members in the Senate and he got away with murder related to the 1/6 deaths.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

23. Manson is who TFG would have been

If he'd been born to a 15 year old poor white mother and absentee biological father, and then raised by a drunken, abusive stepfather.

[bluesbassman]

7. His fascination with dictators, mob bosses, and criminals is completely out in the open now.

For any other politician at any other time it would be career ending. Yet millions of our fellow citizens don’t just give him a pass for his slavish devotion to the antisocial ravings and actions of these men, they actually cheer and applaud when he invokes them.

One way or another, through election defeat or provenance, Trump will be gone soon, but those millions who embrace him will remain. That is a frightening prospect as when he’s gone there will be a vacuum created and what vile creature will they find to fill it for them?

[struggle4progress]

9. Well, Al was just a small time hood in some backwater of Illinois

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/View_of_the_World_from_9th_Avenue#/media/File:Steinberg_New_Yorker_Cover.png

[Buns_of_Fire]

11. That would make Rump's gangster name "El Capon".

capon

noun
ca·​pon ˈkā-ˌpän -pən
: a castrated male chicken

[Johonny]

12. Some people say he's had syphylis more times too

[IronLionZion]

18. His battle with STDs were his own version of the Vietnam War

[mn9driver]

13. His vocabulary is becoming more limited

“Great” is one of his go-to words.

[Grokenstein]

14. I was already pretty sure dim donnie's infamous "surly clown with baseball bat" photo

was based on The Untouchables, but his confessed admiration of slimeball Capone makes me certain of it.

2017: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2017/jul/17/donald-trump-made-in-america-in-pictures

2023: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-baseball-bat-alvin-bragg-b2307193.html

The "batter up" clip from The Untouchables is on YouTube but I won't link to it because of the gory violence.

[OLDMDDEM]

15. Maybe he'll be found guilty

more times than Al Capone.

[ificandream]

16. I don't think the fourth paragraph quoted above means what the writer suggests.

It says, "Trump underscored how dangerous Capone was – seemingly to make the point that his indictments are unjust." No, I think it was to indicate how dangerous he could be. Yet another warning.

[heckles65]

17. In the novel "The Godfather"

Vito Corleone baits Capone, knowing Capone's power does not extend outside Chicago. Capone does try to retaliate, but it ends up bad for the two men he sends to New York.

[republianmushroom]

19. That is because you trump are a bigger crook than Al.

[Evolve Dammit]

21. "the great Al Capone". May you die in prison of syphillis as he did.

[B.See]

22. Only a demented reprobate would be proud of the things he takes pride in

... and that would include those who IDOLIZE him.