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gollygee

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13. The goal was establishing a monarchy

Reply to nature-lover (Original post)

Wed Feb 10, 2021, 09:07 PM

Feb 2021

I'm not exaggerating or kidding. He always said what he meant, and he said maybe he'd be in office another 8 years instead of another 4, or maybe even 12. And then he talked about his kids taking over. He never joked about this stuff. He said what he meant.

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The goal was martial law. nt [View all] nature-lover Feb 2021 OP

Yup n/t Timewas Feb 2021 #1

Yup. bearsfootball516 Feb 2021 #2

I believe that may be true. panader0 Feb 2021 #3

He had to get it done before the election was certified. When Pence failed, game on. nature-lover Feb 2021 #6

That's what it looked like.. didn't work. Cha Feb 2021 #4

Agree. hedda_foil Feb 2021 #5

This was his Reichstag Fire and it failed SoonerPride Feb 2021 #7

I fear it was his Beer Hall Putsch. (eom) StevieM Feb 2021 #11

Pretty sure trumPutin was hoping for a bloody battle between MAGAts and anti-fascists. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2021 #8

Yep. It looks awful for trump that only his rabble showed up. crickets Feb 2021 #14

That's precisely what they were after n/t gay texan Feb 2021 #9

No... brooklynite Feb 2021 #10

Of course, it was. Iggo Feb 2021 #12

The goal was establishing a monarchy gollygee Feb 2021 #13