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Trump faces backlash for ‘in four years, you don’t have to vote again’ remark (www.washingtonpost.com)

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Some Democrats say his comments, directed at a Christian audience, signaled his plans to be a dictator. His campaign says he was talking about ‘uniting’ the country, and experts point to his ‘deliberately ambiguous’ speaking style.

Democratic lawmakers and Vice President Harris’s campaign joined a chorus of online critics in calling out remarks Donald Trump aimed at a Christian audience on Friday, arguing that the former president and current Republican presidential nominee had implied he would end elections in the United States if he won a second term.

At the conclusion of his speech at the Believers Summit in West Palm Beach, Fla., Trump said, “Christians, get out and vote, just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore. … You got to get out and vote. In four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good you’re not going to have to vote.”

Democrats and others interpreted the comments as signaling how a second Trump presidency would be run, a reminder that he previously said he would not be a dictator upon returning to office “except for Day One.”

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[–] [email protected] 83 points 3 months ago (12 children)

"Deliberately ambiguous" isn't the excuse these people seem to think it is.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 3 months ago (11 children)

I don't even see how anyone could argue it's ambiguous. Can anyone give one plausible, specific theory about what else it could've meant?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

He could, if he were a normal person, mean that he won't be able to run again if he wins this time, so people won't have to come out to vote for him.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

That explanation ignores the "fix it" comment. Even being extremely generous and going with the line of thinking that you proposed and further adding that by "fix it" he meant that he would fix all of the problems of our country within the next term, that would still require the assumption that he has no values for which he believes needs to be stood up for after next term. Or more specifically that he doesn't think it matters who is elected in the future. While I do believe that he is extremely egotistical and to a certain extent doesn't care about anyone else, I have a hard time believing that he would be equally okay with anyone being elected even after his presumptive second term. The only way that I can see any of these comments making sense is if he is talking about rigging or altogether doing away with elections.

And to be clear I'm not trying to argue with you since I understand you aren't saying you agree with the statement you made. I'm just pointing out that you would have to do much more mental gymnastics than even that in order to get to some sort of excuse for those comments.

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