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liberalmuse

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40. He could have waved from his window.
Sun Oct 4, 2020, 05:52 PM
Oct 2020

Nope, this was reckless and he needs to be removed from office. He's unfit. All he had to do was step down and put Pence in charge. It's been done before. That would have projected strength and power of peaceful and temporary succession.

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He went back inside Walter Reed? leftieNanner Oct 2020 #1
Pretty sure it was just a drive by soothsayer Oct 2020 #3
There are no National Security Implications here. bottomofthehill Oct 2020 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author bottomofthehill Oct 2020 #34
This is a bad take. Drunken Irishman Oct 2020 #2
This isn't how I would have done it, however. NightWatcher Oct 2020 #12
So, you're cool with him spreading the virus? Drunken Irishman Oct 2020 #18
Strength as a nation left a while back... HipChick Oct 2020 #4
How does he reflect any strength? wryter2000 Oct 2020 #5
He doesn't. He needed to use the 25th to give acting Presidential powers to Pence. Statistical Oct 2020 #6
Whatever Rice4VP Oct 2020 #7
You have got to be freaking kidding me. LisaL Oct 2020 #8
That's bullshit choie Oct 2020 #9
But now it makes me question whether Marius25 Oct 2020 #10
Dex is a powerful steroid, provides a very real burst of energy Maru Kitteh Oct 2020 #28
Yikes. bearsfootball516 Oct 2020 #11
That could have been achieved without a motorcade. mobeau69 Oct 2020 #13
No flaming from me. I am glad too, for your reasons, pnwest Oct 2020 #14
Really weird to be glad about him risking spreading the virus for this. Drunken Irishman Oct 2020 #21
did you READ what I said? pnwest Oct 2020 #26
Did you read what you typed? Drunken Irishman Oct 2020 #27
Consider yourself flamed. Bigly. n/t rzemanfl Oct 2020 #15
Totally disagree locks Oct 2020 #16
He could have just put out the video that he posted to twitter a few minutes ago wishstar Oct 2020 #17
We live in the days of deep fake videos. Anything could be faked NightWatcher Oct 2020 #23
So if anything could be faked this could be fake so it did nothing. Statistical Oct 2020 #31
He could have accomplished the same thing by videoing from his hospital room exboyfil Oct 2020 #19
He could have stood at a window or on a balcony and waved. Tanuki Oct 2020 #20
I doubt he could stand and walk on his own. This was a way to control that NightWatcher Oct 2020 #25
So move him to the window in a wheelchair. BlueStater Oct 2020 #38
Were you listening to Lee Greenwood when you typed that? BannonsLiver Oct 2020 #22
Damn you now I got that stupid song in my head. nt Statistical Oct 2020 #33
Lmfao, damn I snorted Docreed2003 Oct 2020 #45
That's not a show of strength -- it's a goddamn circus. Duncan Grant Oct 2020 #24
He needs to be seen as selfish and stupid. Sneederbunk Oct 2020 #29
Crazy man driving around in circles does not inspire confidence bottomofthehill Oct 2020 #30
Bullshit. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2020 #35
Are you nuts???? Ms. Toad Oct 2020 #36
Other world leaders have been infected with Covid19. I don't recall any of them doing photo ops Arkansas Granny Oct 2020 #37
Respectfully, MustLoveBeagles Oct 2020 #39
He's been endangering people since February, we've learned. NightWatcher Oct 2020 #41
Oh I know he has MustLoveBeagles Oct 2020 #44
He could have waved from his window. liberalmuse Oct 2020 #40
He needed an adoration fix. world wide wally Oct 2020 #42
Bullshit. kacekwl Oct 2020 #43
he could have just came out to the podium... consider_this Oct 2020 #46
A brief speech at the podium would've been another safe option MustLoveBeagles Oct 2020 #47
Farewell Tour? Talitha Oct 2020 #48
He was in a sealed vehicle...with SS...what a miserable thing for him to do...shows how Demsrule86 Oct 2020 #49
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