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Former President Donald Trump urged members of a crowd in Florida to vote and said that if he wins, they “won’t have to vote anymore.”

Speaking at a Turning Point Action event in West Palm Beach on Friday, Trump, who tried to overturn the 2020 election he lost, delivered a cryptic message.

“And again, Christians, get out and vote!” he said to a cheering audience. “Just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore. Four more years. You know what? It’ll be fixed! It’ll be fine! You won’t have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians. I love you, Christians! I’m a Christian. I love you. Get out. You gotta get out and vote. In four years, you don’t have to vote again.”

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[–] [email protected] 95 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There's nothing subtle about Trump. So when he say something blatantly stupid and evil, it doesn't need translation or interpretation. If he says, "we're going to 'fix' voting so that you'll never have to worry about voting ever again" there only ONE way to interpret that. Believe people when they show you what they really are.

It also doesn't help that our mainstream, "liberal news media" (you know, the one that's owned by only six corporations) is constantly running interference for Trump.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Chaos gets views... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] [email protected] 39 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Doesn't seem particularly "cryptic" to me. Essentially he's saying "If we win, you don't need to vote, because I'll make sure we win from now on by rigging it".

Seems pretty cut and dry to me what he's saying.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago (3 children)

my beautiful Christians. I love you, Christians! I’m a Christian. I love you.

I'm not an expert in American politics, but is he high on something?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

That's how he talks, even way before he ran for president. Trump was kind of a hyperbolic snake oil salesman in the stock markets before he got into politics, and he was surprisingly good at it.

Also.

Welcome to Costco, I love you

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

I think they're all high on something. It results in a bad trip for the rest of us.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I need to try this on Christians!

Please give me 60% off this TV my beautiful Christian, I love you, I'm a Christian.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Lol what the fuck.

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

Wow. Best case, he's admitting he won't run for a third term and doesn't care once his personal issues are solved. The worst case is openly delaying himself a traitor.

Time for another meme ad...

[–] [email protected] 114 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You heard it straight from Trump: you don't have to vote anymore.

If you're a trump supporter, take a break on election day. He's got it covered.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I love you, Christians! I’m a Christian.

"Hello, fellow Christians! You should vote for me, because I am, like you, a Christian! Praise Jesus!"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

"I love you, Christians! I’m not Christian."

That's what he said. It's clear from the context, from his body language, from everything. You don't talk about a group as "you X" when you're a part of it, you talk about "we X". He talked about them as an outsider, then made it clear he wasn't one.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

They don't have to vote now or ever.

The USA does not have compulsory voting.

[–] [email protected] 117 points 4 months ago (2 children)

This is as cryptic as saying "I will come to your house tonight and burn it down with everyone still in it."

[–] [email protected] 39 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You will never need to worry about your house again!

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago

You won't have to worry about anything at all again.

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