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In reply to the discussion: Everything Corker said ON CAMERA/RECORD today was jaw-dropping, but one thing really got me... [View all]Amimnoch
(4,558 posts)That orange jackass has made it completely clear.. Federal assistance is only for people, and states that support him and his agenda.
The west coast went for Hillary Clinton. I imagine this is why he doesn't give 2 shits on if his words lead to a war or not.
Hell, in his mind, I imagine a nuclear strike or 2 on the west coast is a win-win for him. It gets rid of people who overwhelmingly opposed him, and it gives him a platform for consolidating his power, possibly even expanding presidential powers and putting martial law into place.
Anytime in the past, be it Bush's, Reagan, Ford, or hell even Nixon, and I'd write this kind of theory as hyperbolic, and ridiculous, but hell.. just look at his own actions, his own words in his less than 1 year as POTUS.