Donald Trump Salutes Jan. 6 'Hostages' at Ohio Rally

[ificandream]

Source: Newsweek

By Maura Zurick
Weekend Night Editor

Former President Donald Trump saluted January 6, 2021, Capitol rioters at a rally in Dayton, Ohio, on Saturday.

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"Please rise for the horribly and unfairly treated January 6 hostages," an announcer said. Trump then saluted and the crowd stood as the "J6 Hostages' Song," a rendition of the National Anthem, played. The song, "Justice for All" by the J6 Prison Choir, features the voice of Trump reciting the pledge of allegiance.

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Trump then opened his speech by thanking the rioters and calling them "unbelievable patriots." "Thank you very much, and you see the spirit from the hostages, and that's what they are—hostages," he said.

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More than 1,265 individuals—including Trump himself—have been charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for their alleged involvement in the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, with many already convicted and serving sentences.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-salutes-jan-6-hostages-national-anthem-plays-1880028

[Irish_Dem]

1. American Justice System: I hope you are proud of yourselves.

This is what happens when you enable criminals.

[TexasDem69]

3. I don't understand this post

Are you talking about the 1,000+ individuals who have been convicted of crimes for their actions on January 6 or someone else?

[Irish_Dem]

6. I am talking about a man who organized an insurrection.

A man who now praises the criminal insurrectionists he emboldened.

And is now running for US president.

A man who is a known traitor, guilty of treason and walks free.
Free to become president again.

Thanks to the US criminal justice system.
I hope some of them feel some shame.

[TexasDem69]

7. Got it

Someone else. Thought you were lumping Trump in with the others.

[Orrex]

21. You mean the 1000+ all-but-anonymous bit players, most of whom recieved insignifcant sentences?

While Trump walks free, raking in millions and fomenting further insurrection and outright violence, do you feel that justice has been served?

[Irish_Dem]

28. You sum up my thoughts perfectly.

Justice has not been served.

[Evolve Dammit]

33. and the actual "funders" of the assault? Somebody provided cash to enable these tongue chewers. n/t

[Orrex]

35. LOL @ "tongue chewers"

Lately I've been calling them "droolers," but I think your label is funnier.

[Evolve Dammit]

36. knuckle draggers works too

[republianmushroom]

14. You nailed

from foot dragging by DOJ to judge shopping for trial judge to SCOTUS.

[Irish_Dem]

15. Now SDNY does a document dump with irrelevant documents to delay the trial.

The PutinGOP is embedded across the US government, especially the criminal justice system.

[republianmushroom]

17. 37 months and counting

[Irish_Dem]

18. You may be counting for quite some time. :(

[republianmushroom]

20. Nothing new, have been counting for a long time, with no end in sight.

[republianmushroom]

19.

[pwb]

27. Maybe the documents are very relevant?

How would you know?

[Wuddles440]

29. Well...

apparently the SDNY did not believe they were "relevant" when they refused to release them a year ago. While the potential of any of these documents being germane to the case remains pending, this delay once again causes the timely prosecution of this matter to languish and benefits the Slobfather once again.

[LW1977]

2. All 9 Supreme Court Justices are complicit

Traitors all 9 of them!

[TexasDem69]

4. What in the world did all nine justices do

That makes you think they are traitors?

[Irish_Dem]

8. When good people stay silent, evil triumphs.

[TexasDem69]

9. Supreme Court justices

Don’t get to create issues out of whole cloth and typically don’t comment on political disputes. And do you want to take a shot at answering how they are “traitors”?

[Irish_Dem]

11. Supreme Court Justices comment on political issues all the time.

Read their rulings. They legislate from the bench.

I didn't call them traitors.

Why would I defend something I didn't say?

But if the shoe fits, they need to wear it.

[TexasDem69]

12. The OP called them traitors

And now you suggest they are? How are they traitors? Let’s start with an easy one—how is Justice Barrett a traitor? And then how are any of the three liberal justices traitors?

And legislating from the bench is bullshit. Democrats say that when they don’t like a ruling and Republicans say that when they don’t. Give me a specific example of an instance where the Supreme Court created legislation.

[SouthernDem4ever]

5. asshole Qriminals

Tired of this stupidity and criminality.

[SWBTATTReg]

10. Honoring domestic terrorists, who killed and hurt people. Yeah, this is a good look for the defunct

republican party.

[EarthFirst]

13. What in the actual fuck is going on?!

Hostile takeovers of national political associations; issuing threats of blooshed; martyrdom of insurrectionists as political hostages; immigrants are poisoning our national identity…

This nightmare cannot end soon enough…

[Irish_Dem]

16. The insurrection continues.

We are now ramping up for even more treason and violence.

That is what the F is going on, sad to say.

[Orrex]

22. Every day that he doesn't stroke out on live national TV is a day wasted

[Drum]

23. "Please rise..."

and then if ya do or ya don’t, then you are clearly noticed or noted.

[mountain grammy]

24. Madman

[mwb970]

25. They broke the law. They went to jail.

God, how I wish this monster would die.

[Think. Again.]

26. He's recruiting.

[Evolve Dammit]

30. "Basket of deplorables" was waaaaay too kind.

[Marcuse]

31. No ransom demand therefore no hostages -- just convicts.

[Vinca]

32. Wish someone would ask him why he didn't pardon them before he left office.

[HandmaidsTaleUntold]

34. They're Not Gonna Save You Loser

Your clinging to the fake idea they are persecuted. Millions of people in the country have been in jail for many different crimes most of which less than theirs. You don’t say anything for them. You’re just pathetically using these people as a human shield. Won’t work. Very few people agree with your representation.

[ck4829]

37. Criminals

[republianmushroom]

38. trump should be setting in a jail cell for his part in this.

38 months and counting (includes foot dragging).