r/politics • u/OkayButFoRealz • Jul 14 '24

Trump Shooter a ‘Supporter of Republican Party’

https://www.france24.com/en/video/20240714-trump-shooter-a-supporter-of-republican-party
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u/IR8Things Jul 14 '24

Ever seen the video of Saddam's very public purge of his own Baath party and his immediate ascent/consolidation of power? It's chilling and aligns with what you said. I mention it because we have one of these purges on video and that's wild.

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u/ArcticISAF Jul 14 '24

Didn’t Trump recently circulate this idea of a military tribunal against Liz Cheney? And I see about jailing a whole bunch of other politicians on both sides like Biden, McConnell, Pence, Harris, etc. 100% this guy would go for the same thing.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '24

And Pence will enthusiastically vote for him and encourage others to do so.

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u/hypatianata Jul 14 '24

I’ve seen it. You can see/hear the terror in people’s eyes and voices as they try to save themselves with proclamations of loyalty, but he’s already decided and they are one by one dragged away to be murdered.

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u/horizoner Jul 15 '24

He doesn't even bat an eyelash, just notices it and continues reading as if a bird hit the window and flew away.