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bigtree

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2. this isn't just bait

Reply to D. Spaulding (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 12, 2025, 02:36 PM

Jul 2025

...this is a threat against YOU and every other citizen in America.

If anything, he wants to distract from his intention to use his secret police force against political opponents, as he's deployed ICE and military forces exclusively in Democratic-majority and Democratic-led states and cities.

It's actually tyranny against the American people which is being practiced and encouraged from the highest office in the land. Ignore this at your own peril.

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Totalitarianism on full display, Trump threatens to strip citizenship away from a US citizen who opposes him politically [View all] bigtree Jul 2025 OP

He's trying to distract and change the subject right now D. Spaulding Jul 2025 #1

this isn't just bait bigtree Jul 2025 #2

Exactly right. H2O Man Jul 2025 #9

He is playing God. pandr32 Jul 2025 #3

Dems remember, what goes around, comes around. republianmushroom Jul 2025 #4

I can't agree with this strongly enough. bigtree Jul 2025 #5

Again, correct. H2O Man Jul 2025 #10

A narcissist composed of only spite and revenge. And never misses a chance to do it. Grins Jul 2025 #6

Professor Vladeck- Denaturalization and Expatriation LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2025 #7

let's not forget and ignore that Trump has already moved forward on myriad illegal actions bigtree Jul 2025 #8