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Trump bizarrely claims 'they' will change the name of the state of Pennsylvania if he loses it
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this post was submitted on 10 Feb 2024
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
Former President Donald Trump bizarrely claimed that if he loses Pennsylvania, “they” will change the state's name.
Trump made the claim in a speech to thousands of members of the National Rifle Association (NRA) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on Friday night.
Trump says if he doesn’t win the election, Pennsylvania will cease to exist because ‘they’ will change the name pic.twitter.com/eGyY5GiEMF
In recent years, there have been moves across the United States to address the country’s racist past by renaming places named after controversial historical figures, particularly those with ties to slavery and the Confederacy.
"I promise you this, with me at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, no one will lay a finger on your firearms — just as took place for four years when I was your president," he said.
President Joe Biden was born in Pennsylvania and won the state against Trump in the 2020 election.
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You know what's ridiculous about this? His followers will agree without noticing that Biden and Obama and Clinton didn't take their precious guns away.
Know what else is ridiculous about it? The Trump administration banned bump stocks in December 2018. Not Congress, the ATF did it. Under Trump.
Biggest federal gun control move since Clinton's assault rifle ban which was done through legislation.
Not the bump stocks though, Trump took those from the ammosexuals and you don't hear shit about it anymore.
Also Trump- https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/376097-trump-take-the-guns-first-go-through-due-process-second/
You think facist authoritarians will let the people keep weapons?