Trump revenge tour kicks off with Saturday rally in Ohio

[BlueWavePsych]

Source: Reuters

Former U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a rally on Saturday in Ohio, his first since his supporters' deadly attack on the Capitol, as he aims to bolster allies, berate his enemies and cement his influence over the Republican Party.

While Trump has made speeches at Republican events since his election defeat by Democratic President Joe Biden, the rally in a state he carried in the 2020 election marks a return to the kind of freewheeling mass gatherings that have been critical to retaining the support of his base.

It also marks the start of his public events lashing out at elected Republicans who he views as having crossed him. He will campaign for former White House aide Max Miller, who has launched a primary challenge against Representative Anthony Gonzalez, one of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump on a charge of inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol that left five dead including a Capitol Police officer.

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The Ohio event, at a fairground in Wellington, about 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Cleveland, will be the first of three public appearances, followed by a trip to the U.S.-Mexico border with Texas Governor Greg Abbott on June 30 and a rally in Sarasota, Florida, on July 3.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-revenge-tour-kicks-off-with-saturday-rally-ohio-2021-06-26/

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Hmmm, unvaccinated, unmasked crowds shouting and cheering for the deposed fascist = superspreader Delta+ event.

[keithbvadu2]

1. at a fairground parking lot

[BlueWavePsych]

2. Best case for Ohio is

nobody attends

[keithbvadu2]

8. Where are the Trump rallies where followers pay for tickets?

Where are the Trump rallies where followers pay for tickets?

Donald had high hopes.

[jimfields33]

9. I really don't think he'll get more then a few hundred

Remember when American idol started? It was “must see tv” and social media was the main topic of conversation. I mean there were Idol parties. It was a huge thing. 20 years later it barely registers. I think these will be the same. No way does he fill stadiums anymore. He’s basically a has been at least among his former supporters.

[Wuddles440]

22. As much as I....

hope you're right regarding the attendance at this Traitor Fest, early indications are that it'll be in the thousands. One Cleveland station, channel 3 WKYC (NBC affiliate), has been reporting on this event daily (on many occasions as the lead story) and interviewing the early arrivers who have been camping out at the site for days (many of whom are from out-of-state). Outside of the major urban areas in Ohio, the state is overflowing with rabid, fanatical MAGATT heads. With all due respect to progressive Floridians, there's a reason that Ohio has been described as the "Florida of the Midwest."

[mountain grammy]

29. I know someone from Colorado attending..

I hope she melts in the humidity. Her brain is already mush.

[Maraya1969]

70. I just watched a video on Twitter and there were few people there. Of course it hasn't

started yet but the ones waiting to get good seats shouldn't have bothered....it seems to me.

Besides, I just registered to get a ticket. Maybe others have done that too. Remember when all the K Pop buys registered for tickets and then no one showed up? It was great!

[karynnj]

49. I would be surprised if he didn't get a large crowd.

It sounds like this does not have tickets and it will be his first event run by him. I also think that many will come from large distances as they did for his covid spreaders in 2020. I suspect that many in his cult might actually "follow" the tour - as Grateful Dead fans did for far better shows.

[Deminpenn]

87. Grateful Dead analogy is perfect

Jmho, but it seems many of the same folks have been following him around since 2015.

Now that Trump has to pay for the events himself, I'm sure they won't be on the same scale as when he got to grift off Uncle Sam and get away with not paying the bills incurred by the hosts.

[ZonkerHarris]

64. They had to use the parking lot because there's a wedding reception happening inside

lol
Those poor newlyweds.

[keithbvadu2]

65. At maralardo, Trump would have crashed the wedding to promote himself and whine.

At maralardo, Trump would have crashed the wedding to promote himself and whine.

Of course, anyone having a wedding at maralardo is already a Trumper.

[ZonkerHarris]

67. I'd love to see him try to crash this one and show off but get his ass kicked out

as unwelcome.
Would be awesome.

[Naio]

72. Desgraciado Trump 😡

[secondwind]

3. What a vindictive piece of 💩 this man is.

He literally is obsessed with only himself, me, me, ME.

He should be playing with his grandkids, and taking them to the beach……

[PatSeg]

7. Seriously

I've never seen such a self-absorbed man. It is all about him all the time. He will take his petty grudges to the grave.

[Martin Eden]

18. Sooner the better

Best of all, though, would be for him to live long enough to be rejected by his former supporters then ignored by everyone.

[PatSeg]

39. Oh yes, we're on the same page in that regard

I want the monster to live a very long and miserable life. May he live to see his "empire" crumble into debt and dust, his friends and family desert him, and his supporters abandon him. I picture him old and sickly in a faded, crumpled blue suit staring pathetically at his phone, crestfallen because no one will take his calls, his children never visit, his grandkids changed their last name, and no one will bring him a Diet Coke. Still even at his lowest point, he will be plotting revenge against all his perceived enemies living and dead.

Very therapeutic to fantasize now and then!

[Martin Eden]

54. The page we need more than anything

Is not so much that the orange abomination suffers personal ruin and humiliation (though hell yes on that) but for an overwhelming majority of the American people to see this monster for the abomination that he is.

That his elevation to the highest office in our land will be widely viewed as a shameful page in American history -- a cautionary tale and a critical lesson illustrating how necessary it is to actively protect and improve our democratic (small d) institutions, lest they succumb to the demagoguery of "populist" tyrants.

[PatSeg]

56. I agree

And ideally his supporters, though probably not reformed, at least may realize that he played them all for fools. They may never become good citizens and neighbors, but hopefully most of them will become aware that their fearless leader was just a classic con man.

It is so sad that people all over the world have been able to see what a monster and fraud he was from the very beginning, but so many here still don't see it. It's not like it was a secret. Trump is probably the most obvious man on the planet.

[Martin Eden]

57. Yes, obvious from the start

Obvious he is a

pathological liar
malignant narcissist
vindictive bully
sexual predator
vile racist
lousy businessman
utterly corrupt
willfully ignorant
mentally and morally unfit for any position of public authority and trust

It is hard for me to put into words how disgusted and disheartened I was and am that so many millions of our fellow citizens voted for and still support if not worship this repugnant POS.

[Grokenstein]

45. It'll happen.

His "massive crowds" have only dwindled since the start of this mess (and paled in comparison to Obama's and Biden's) which will only fuel his whiny fury slash delusions.

But that'll happen when you keep spreading disease through your own supporters.

[Rhiannon12866]

19. Can we imagine any other former POTUS acting this offensive and insane??

It truly boggles the mind.

[SheltieLover]

23. Classless slobfather

[Rhiannon12866]

26. We've had some great and not-so-great presidents in our history, but nothing ever like this

How anyone ever took someone so offensive and unqualified seriously to begin with truly boggles the mind.

[SheltieLover]

40. It sure does!

Lack of discernment. Ridiculous when people vote for unqualified celebs & that pos sure does take the cake.

[Maxheader]

90. Yeah, shrub II.

Ray gun runny...

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-02-23-9001160085-story.html

[jcgoldie]

51. I think at the root he simply hates himself and...

...needs the constant adulation and affirmation from the rubes to survive.

[Evolve Dammit]

81. I don't think he hates himself at all. He is enamoured with himself. He has no shame or

introspective capabilities. Fred beat it out of him. There are "killers" or "suckers". Donald made his choice decades ago. It's that simple to the Orange One. He is about himself. Period. If he hated himself, there would be room for growth. Ain't happening.

[moose65]

73. You've got that right

Has this ever happened before? Remember when George HW Bush held rallies after he lost re-election to Clinton? Yeah, me neither.

This needs to be smacked down by these damn Republicans. Trump isn't running for any office that we know of. Does he have a campaign account? WHO is paying for this?

If he incites his disciples into another insurrection, could he be arrested this time? This seems to be uncharted territory.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Will he invoke the Insurrection Act? For reinstatement??

You know ... the ex-President Insurrection Act. On letterhead with Presidential Seal. And power from an army of deplorables.

[samnsara]

6. filled with typos..

[samnsara]

5. Good. Let them go scream and hollar in each others unmasked, unvaxxed faces.

..more stuff for us...

[agingdem]

11. they deserve what they get...

the Trump worshippers are as hate-filled and vile as their orange god...if some of those loathsome cretins don't survive..oh well

[Maxheader]

10. I just hope everyone stays cool...

We know the yellow haired tard will paint a glowing picture of

success afterwards. Maybe the fbi can pick some 1/6 supresstionists

out of the attendees...

[BlueWavePsych]

14. FBI's facial recognition software will have a field day.

Good time to gather evidence and identifying marks of remaining 1/6 insurrectionists (assuming they have the guts to show up).

[twodogsbarking]

17. Trump will pardon them when he is reinstated in August.

They will be fine.

[monkeyman1]

78. from jail ! ya' rite !!!

[thucythucy]

12. How much extra will this cost taxpayers?

I feel sorry for the poor Secret Service agents who have to risk their lives for this demented Bozo.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

13. Hey, don't dis Bozos. :)

The Secret Service agents have to protect him wherever he is. The city/county may have to provide extra security for the event. I hope they're smart enough to demand payment in advance.

[thucythucy]

16. Sorry, didn't mean to diss Bozos.

I actually hesitated a second before posting for just that reason.

After all: We're All Bozos on This Bus.

[Ptah]

27. Don't Crush That Dwarf,

Hand me the Pliers.

[thucythucy]

61. The first time I heard that record

I was too young to get many if not most of the references, aside from Bozo and such. Even so I thought it was just about the funniest and strangest bit of sound I'd ever heard.

But I had no idea for instance that "dwarf" was another word for a joint roach. I just thought they were being surreal, absurdist.

Years later I still enjoy absurdist humor. It's best for me when, like Firesign, the word play works on so many different levels.

Q. Do you know Sue Realism?

A. No, but I do know her Da da.

Best wishes.

[orangecrush]

76. How can he be in two places at once

When he's not anywhere at all?

[pfitz59]

88. "You broke the President!"

Love Firesign Theater

[Rhiannon12866]

20. He already still owes thousands to several cities. Can't cities now forbid him to come there?

[SheltieLover]

25. That would be great if they refused

Can they refuse to provide extra security?

[Rhiannon12866]

31. He's no longer POTUS, plus - with this pandemic - they should be able to demand some rules

Like a fully vaccinated audience - like Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert have - that should stop him in his tracks. That and demanding all payments up front.

[SheltieLover]

42. It appears he payed the venu up front but, no doubt, will leave taxpayers

Holding the bag for security.

That would be great if they demanded fully vaxed and masked crowd, not that I think there will be a crowd.

[Botany]

21. The Loraine County Fairgrounds made Trump pay up front to rent the area

Just call it a Delta Variant Super Spreader Event.



But they are classy with a K.

[SheltieLover]

28. Good for them! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

Why this is allowed is beyond me, especially during ppandemic.

Delta & delta plus will have a field day.

[paleotn]

33. Darwin in action.

[SheltieLover]

43. For sure!

A shame the virus cannot target only arrogant mask holes. I'm sure this will be a super spreader &, as always, innocent people will get sick, die, & suffer long-haul as a result.

[Cinnamonspice]

85. They shouldn't have let him use their space at all.

Not just because of the pandemic, but because he's dangerous.

[SheltieLover]

86. Couldn't agree more!

[paleotn]

32. Well, she's right.

Not only do I not like her, if she ever caught fire I wouldn't piss on her. I'd bring weenies and enjoy the show.

[jmowreader]

53. No, don't do that

The weenies would taste bad after being cooked over the flames of a Trump supporter. Have some respect for the weenies.

[paleotn]

59. That's right. They'd probably become toxic.

[Rural_Progressive]

60. Right back atcha darlin'

If you DO like Trump......

[Mz Pip]

71. Thanks for the early warning.

That will save sane people a bunch of time.

[Turbineguy]

77. It's hard to believe

that these people are Americans.

[Icono Classless Jerk]

15. If ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN or MSNBC Broadcast This. . .

I'll support a boycott!

[Wuddles440]

30. If you're in the Cleveland media market...

consider boycotting WKYC (Channel 3)! Not only have they been routinely covering this event, but they have a link on their website for tickets!

[brooklynite]

52. And why would you expect that they would?

[2Gingersnaps]

24. That is about 40 miles southwest of the Cleveland/Akron area,

in the Loraine Country Fairgrounds. Cleveland/Akron used to be fairly liberal, but that was when we didn't elect third generation career criminal reality TV celebrities who played successful businessmen on TV that they never were in real life because their Daddy was still bailing them out of their personal and business failures well into middle age, to be President. Ohio used to be purple, we are solid rustbelt now. Outside the inner belt of the major cities it is still fairly rural, happy hunting ground of FOX and hate radio. They would lynch Mike DeWine quicker than Mike Pence, and DeWine has been a religious conservative his entire life.

[paleotn]

34. I wonder how many nuts will even bother to show up?

[oldsoftie]

35. Justice would be everyone he pushes losing to a Dem.

THEN he's exposed as the liability to the party that he really is

[hatrack]

36. Let's learn more about Wellington, Ohio, shall we?

Wellington is a village in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,802 at the 2010 census.

EDIT

As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 4,802 people, 1,956 households, and 1,266 families living in the village. The population density was 1,333.9 inhabitants per square mile (515.0/km2). There were 2,148 housing units at an average density of 596.7 per square mile (230.4/km2).

The racial makeup of the village was 95.8% White, 1.2% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.0% of the population.

Shocked, shocked!!

EDIT

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington,_Ohio

[Wuddles440]

44. Also,

when driving around that area (and many others in rural Ohio), you sometimes seem to encounter more tRump and confederate flags than Old Glory.

[IronLionZion]

37. He should hit all the swing states

and it's hot outside so get his supporters indoors to breathe in that sweet air conditioned freedom. Breathe deep

and trash the local/state Republican officials who don't toe the MAGA line.

[gab13by13]

38. Who is footing the bill for this?

Whose private jet is flying him there? Will Melania be with him, lol.

Seriously, a rally advocating for the overthrow of our democracy.

[keithsw]

41. Come on Covid

Do your thing!

[BradBo]

46. This is great. Some hilarity will ensue tonight.

Playoff sports, wine and reading how Trumps gone batshit crazy, the best nite!
He really does keepon giving. The cringe factor is high with this one for the republicans.

[sarchasm]

48. People already lining up ... all 4 of them

[groundloop]

50. WHY ARE WE GIVING THAT MOTHERFUCKER THE ATTENTION HE CRAVES???????

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

55. The pompous orange pustule's pity party

[canuckledragger]

58. And since the murderous bastard wasn't held accountable the first time...

Expect another bloody coup attempt soon.

[Stuart G]

62. Yes, The Great Majority of People in the U.S.A. Know Who Trump Is....but....

a minority of people in the U.S.A. still support him....25, 23, 20% or even 15%,... but they support him and believe in him...

....Why?. There are many selfish and self - centered people(just like Trump) & they still want
to believe in him & his lies...

But the number will gradually go down, and down, as people argue with those supporters...............(family, friends,associates & others) and an indictment comes through. If a conviction is made, then the evidence will be clear to all, and his support will die out...(like Nixon's support) but time is the reason why it will die out.

That is indeed sad, but truly dedicated followers really don't want to let go of their leader. No matter
what the evidence is..

[Rocknation]

63. Their deep, dark, ugly secret: Trump supporters are in denial about being a minority group.

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That's why rallies are so important to him -- it gives the APPEARANCE of massive, rabid, unquestioning devotion.

Trump supporters find it light years beyond the realm of possibility that he lost the popular vote twice, and by a margin TWICE as large the second time, because the alternative is having to face up to having bet "all in" on him and lost.

While there's no reason to doubt that his 74 million 2020 votes is among the highest of totals for an incumbent, what Team Trump has been (deliberately?) overlooking is that a) eleven million of those votes came from people who DIDN'T vote in 2016; and that b) FIFTEEN million of BIDEN'S votes came from people who didn't vote in 2016!



rocktivity

[Botany]

80. The dirty little secret behind this rally and a lot of Trump's rallies when he was President is ...

.... they were all the same people time after time and all over America too. It is all
kabuki theater.

[Rocknation]

66. A coincidence, I'm sure

Trump Organization Could Face Criminal Charges in D.A. Inquiry

Is this actually a fund-raising tour?



rocktivity

[bucolic_frolic]

69. He probably put it all in crypto

in hopes of paying off his lawyers

[marble falls]

68. I've heard the turnout is poor.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

74. I've heard the turncoat is poor, also.

I wonder whose music he will steal this time?

Pretty bad when you can't afford washed-up performers like Kid Rock and Ted Nugent.

[rurallib]

75. I seldom do this, but I will pray for rain for that area

looks like they could use a good dousing.

Anybody got a rain god they'd recommend?

[tonekat]

79. It's live on YouTube

No comments, but there's a scrolling feature I was able to get a couple of disparaging remarks on. They blocked me after a bit.

Hope they all get heat stroke.

[monkeyman1]

82. same dump bull shit - different day !! Individual #1 will be up to bat next week!!!

[sinkingfeeling]

83. OMG, he's within a hundred miles of me. I came to Ohio for a

memorial service.

[Cinnamonspice]

84. Trump just said he is ashamed of our Supreme Court.....

The court he picked three people on. Ha!

[mdbl]

89. LOCK HIM UP! LOCK HIM UP!

justice is taking too long.