Someone lit themself on fire? In front of court MSNBC

[Hassin Bin Sober]

[PCIntern]

1. Omg. Horrifying CNN.

The reporter is doing a fantastic job play by play

[yankee87]

2. Unreal

Waiting to see if an accident or on purpose. Holy shit.

[Maru Kitteh]

9. Very on purpose, he used accelerant.

Apparently, a good one because they had a difficult time extinguishing the carcass.

[we can do it]

3. Maybe 1 less dump voter.

[Nevilledog]

16. So it seems

Link to tweet

Karen Piper
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A man set himself on fire. He was seen with a Trump flag earlier. Live on @CNN.
10:42 AM · Apr 19, 2024

[onenote]

23. Where was it reported that he was seen with a Trump flag?

It doesn't appear that he was a Trumper.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143228065#post30

[Tommy Carcetti]

4. That Catturd has gone way too far. nt

[Hassin Bin Sober]

10. .

[MLAA]

5. Laura Coates from CNN was doing a live report in front of the courthouse and she went straight into a

Blow by blow report of a person on fire, they were on fire for a couple of minutes before the firefighters got fire extinguishers and started to put out the flames.

[PCIntern]

11. She was remarkable.

[MLAA]

31. Agree.

Previously I’ve seen her on panels and was impressed yet had never seen her in the field.

[LowerManhattanite]

36. It's what CNN does probably better...

…than any Cable News outlet. Their on-the-spot reportage has always been concise, hyper-professional and super-informative. I don’t know if it’s in how they recruit, or train or what, but for breaking events they’re at? They’re the gold standard journalistically.

[misanthrope]

30. She was incredible in the moment

As much as I criticize cable TV news, I have to give her credit for the job she did. She kept her wits, and just automatically launched into concise, clear and descriptive sentences. There was no speculation, no conjecture, just reporting of what she witnessed without fail or hesitation. It was admirable.

[Faygo Kid]

6. Watching it on CNN right now

Sounds like he's a goner, been burning for over a minute. How sad. If he did this for Trump, he didn't realize that Trump won't care.

[Maru Kitteh]

8. Correction, he didn't realize it would make Trump smile.

Trump will LOVE this.

[The Unmitigated Gall]

26. "About damn time!" -DJT

[Maru Kitteh]

7. Watching it on CNN. Laura Coats described the smell of flesh, IS IT A CULT YET???

For fuck's sake.

[Blue Owl]

12. Good thing it wasn't near tRump

There could have been an explosion from the gas leaking out of his rancid ass

[librechik]

13. Trump did this. One more death he is responsible for.

[onenote]

24. Check out his manifesto. He was mentally ill and didn't love Trump.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143228065#post30

[RainCaster]

14. That's messed up

I hope this isn't one of those MAGA people hoping to appear in hell with TSF.

[Sympthsical]

15. The media giving a play by play as the country self-immolates

It's difficult to find a more apt metaphor.

Wonder who they were.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

20. Has anyone seen Laura loomer I hope (not)

[MineralMan]

17. As far as I can tell, nobody knows why someone

did a self-immolation there. Could be many things. Might not even have to do with Trump.

[Kablooie]

18. MAGA is clearly a cult.

Only a cult member would protest something like this.

(I assume it had to do with Trump's trial, of course.)

[onenote]

25. Assumptions are dangerous.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143228065#post30

[uponit7771]

32. He filed a lawsuit against Bill and Hillary Clinton... MAGA

[Kablooie]

35. They may be dangerous but they are fun.

Assumptions usually support your own world view.
Why not live dangerously?

[Texasgal]

19. Yup.. This is a CULT.

How awful.

[nolabear]

21. "My life for you!"

If you know “The Stand” you’ll get the reference, and how there are those who attract the truly mad because they ARE truly mad.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

22. Or (warning graphic)

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[nolabear]

27. Yep. Though as it turns out he's a mad conspiracy theorist.

He thinks (so far alive) the entire government is in on some cryptocurrency conspiracy to tank the economy and bring on the united government that will destroy the world. Or something like that.

[OverBurn]

28. Come on MAGA folks do it for dear orange leader. It's your duty. I'll pay for gas.

[orangecrush]

29. Yes

Confirmed.

[maxrandb]

33. NYT - "Biden Losing Support Among Voters that Set Themselves on Fire"

"In another 'troubling' example of the enthusiasm gap...."