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highplainsdem

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12. Actor Steven Weber:

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Jun 28, 2020, 10:03 AM

Jun 2020

Link to tweet

“Corrupt Joe is shot”

It is a purposefully provocative phrase masquerading as an innocent one.

Trump is fomenting violence.

#gethimgone

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Haberman calls out Trump's "Joe is shot" wording: Would get others visit from Secret Service [View all] highplainsdem Jun 2020 OP

so no more shrouding the dog whistles of violence agingdem Jun 2020 #1

Reported. lamp_shade Jun 2020 #2

K & R malaise Jun 2020 #3

Thanks for posting that. Here's the thread from June 15 where I posted about Trump's highplainsdem Jun 2020 #6

You were right malaise Jun 2020 #7

i just followed a link to the tweet orleans Jun 2020 #25

Great video of the Villages protest. nt jalan48 Jun 2020 #4

Another distraction from the AOTUS hatrack Jun 2020 #5

This is shithole's shout out to . . . Iliyah Jun 2020 #8

Biden should have SS protection due to being the presumptive nominee yellowdogintexas Jun 2020 #19

Kicking after editing the OP to include tweets from Frank Figliuzzi and Fred Guttenberg. highplainsdem Jun 2020 #9

Reported. nt Mike 03 Jun 2020 #10

Retired CBS WH correspondent Peter Maer: highplainsdem Jun 2020 #11

Actor Steven Weber: highplainsdem Jun 2020 #12

I think it was taken down. mantis49 Jun 2020 #13

Just posted another OP about the deletion, with a link to the tweet with the video for those who highplainsdem Jun 2020 #16

He's apparently removed the tweet. N/t Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #14

Yes. See reply 16 here. I've posted an OP linking to the tweet with video that Trump had posted, highplainsdem Jun 2020 #17

I'm wondering if it's the new strategy Nasruddin Jun 2020 #23

My guess is that is was taken down by the same folks Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #24

My first thoughts, exactly. I think there was another, last week. Frustratedlady Jun 2020 #15

Not quite two weeks ago. I posted about it then. See reply 6 for the link. highplainsdem Jun 2020 #18

Not the first time he has called for an opponent to be shot. Lonestarblue Jun 2020 #20

Yep. ABC News story on what Trump said in 2016: highplainsdem Jun 2020 #26

We know that this kind of messaging works, and results in death, carnage, and violence. NBachers Jun 2020 #21

I reported that tweet. Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #22

This is the campaign message.... louzke9 Jun 2020 #27

If "Joe is shot" on Fifth Avenue Martin Eden Jun 2020 #28

trump's tweet has now been deleted. George II Jun 2020 #29

So tired of saying Faux pas Jun 2020 #30

Maybe orangeviRu$$ia will tell putin to pay his snipers for it? Lock him up. Jun 2020 #31

Chilling. BTW thanks for including the texts of the tweets. Hekate Jun 2020 #32

She's right, but don't be distracted from Trump letting Putin put contracts out on our troops. gulliver Jun 2020 #33