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Whitewavemark2 Tue 15-Oct-24 07:18:42

With only 3 weeks to go, perhaps we can start to watch the shenanigans taking place in the USA.

Trump is warning America of his intention post election.

“Donald Trump has provoked an angry backlash from Democrats after calling for the US armed forces to be turned against his political adversaries when voters go to the polls at next month’s presidential election.
In comments that added further fuel to fears of an authoritarian crackdown if he recaptures the White House, the Republican nominee said the military or national guard should be deployed against opponents that he called “the enemy within” when the election takes place on 5 November.
He singled out the California congressman, Adam Schiff, who was the lead prosecutor in the ex-president’s first impeachment trial, as posing a bigger threat to a free and fair election than foreign terrorists or illegal immigrants, his usual prime target for abuse.
Trump’s comments, to Fox News in response to a question on possible election “chaos”, triggered an angry reaction from Kamala Harris’s campaign, which likened them to previous remarks that he would be a dictator “on day one” of a second presidency and his suggestions that the US constitution should be terminated to overturn the 2020 election result, which he falsely claims was stolen by Joe Biden”.

Casdon Thu 31-Oct-24 15:54:42

Meanwhile, Trump’s colours are being nailed to the mast.

On CNN:
“Trump says he is “going to protect women whether they ‘like it or not’” - there’s a clip of him saying it, the patronising …

How any woman could vote for him I don’t understand.

Wyllow3 Thu 31-Oct-24 15:42:35

Thank goodness it's not like that here. The whole style, the huge amounts of money, goodness knows what on SM with AI stuff but yes, imo Biden's past making intelligent choices. But we have the oft repeated "Eating cats and dogs" to implicate legal immigrants as hate figures which is pretty disgusting to me - but is still repeated.

A little cheering soundbite for Kamala supporters

www.foxnews.com/politics/harris-picks-up-endorsements-from-new-hampshire-republicans-6-days-before-election

Galaxy Thu 31-Oct-24 13:01:19

It's not even the morality, it's the stupidity of it.

nanna8 Thu 31-Oct-24 12:35:09

They are all disgusting, both sides. Referring to people as garbage is just not on. I wouldn’t want to vote for either party if I was living there.

Galaxy Thu 31-Oct-24 11:19:09

They dont learn do they.

Wyllow3 Thu 31-Oct-24 11:10:28

Thank you, here it is in full and context

"WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden took a swipe against Donald Trump's supporters as he reacted to the Republican presidential nominee's weekend rally at Madison Square Garden, which was overshadowed by crude and racist rhetoric.

In a call organized by the Hispanic advocacy group Voto Latino, Biden on Tuesday responded to a comic at Trump's rally who called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage

Biden's initial comments were garbled.

“Just the other day, a speaker at his rally called Puerto Rico a floating island of garbage. Well, let me tell you something, I don’t, I don’t know the Puerto Rican that I know, the Puerto Rico where I’m fr -- in my home state of Delaware. They’re good, decent honorable people,” he said.

The president then added: “The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters. His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it’s un-American. It’s totally contrary to everything we’ve done, everything we’ve been

White House spokesman Andrew Bates said Biden “referred to the hateful rhetoric at the Madison Square Garden rally as ‘garbage.’”

NotSpaghetti Thu 31-Oct-24 02:00:24

I just heard this comment and although it's a bit garbled it's not how I've seen it reported.

Wyllow3 Thu 31-Oct-24 00:53:49

Live in Hope. Fox News of course is making much of Bidens comment, but interviews revealed that undecideds have also noticed Trumps offensiveness. Looking at Fox News front page its like a party political broadcast, I go to CNN or other sources.

MayBee70 Wed 30-Oct-24 22:55:02

Trump was odds on to win earlier today; still is but Harris’s odds are coming in.

Galaxy Wed 30-Oct-24 20:52:46

I dont think Clintons sinilar comments helped when she lost to Trump, they never learn.

Fleurpepper Wed 30-Oct-24 20:11:31

Mt61

Wyllow3

Sudden wave of fed upness with these ego driven men - Trump, Musk, now Rogan......

I like musk- straight talker, no BS

Just incredible to read.

Do you also like the fact he entered the USA as an illegal immigrant?

LizzieDrip Wed 30-Oct-24 20:11:29

Thanks MayBe.

Yes, the name-calling and general vitriol in the USA election is becoming ridiculous. Let’s hope Biden’s comment doesn’t make any difference. Apparently many USA citizens have already voted so🤞🤞🤞

I just can’t stand the thought of Trump winning - I really think he’s unhinged!

Whitewavemark2 Wed 30-Oct-24 20:10:44

They seem to have been stuck on 48% for both for weeks now. Not sure what the swing states are showing. Too close to call I think.

I know Trump is already suggesting that he won’t accept the Pennsylvanian vote if he loses.

MayBee70 Wed 30-Oct-24 20:07:56

I hope not sad.

Whitewavemark2 Wed 30-Oct-24 20:06:37

Tbh I’m not sure at this point anything will make a difference.

MayBee70 Wed 30-Oct-24 20:05:24

LizzieDrip

What thoughtless comment? Have I missed something🙈

He described Trump voters as garbage. Although he says he was referring to the comment made by the comedian at Trumps rally and it got misconstrued. Mind you, Trumps son has boasted about having 40,000 people at Trumps NewYork rally only for someone to point out that the venue has a capacity of 20,000. It’s all getting a bit silly.

Whitewavemark2 Wed 30-Oct-24 20:03:59

Mt61

Wyllow3

Sudden wave of fed upness with these ego driven men - Trump, Musk, now Rogan......

I like musk- straight talker, no BS

😄😄😄

LizzieDrip Wed 30-Oct-24 19:59:02

What thoughtless comment? Have I missed something🙈

petra Wed 30-Oct-24 19:56:25

MayBee70

Has Biden just handed Trump the keys to the White House with his thoughtless comment sad?

Yes!!!!

Nmama Wed 30-Oct-24 19:51:01

Sorry--Musk simply strikes me as a huge phony megalomaniac in the Donald Trump mold, and Trump says he plans to use him when he's president. Granted Musk's attitude toward workers, that's not good news. (Musk was not born an American citizen, so he cannot become President. Whew.) He's been in an Iron Man film, which gave him a lot of attention, and recently has been trying to encourage people to vote by, if I understand it correctly, having a lottery for voters in Pennsylvania, which is a state Trump needs to win. That turns out to be illegal. He has also offered to "give Taylor Swift a child" so she won't be a childless cat lady. Big of him. He's already had a bunch of children (to whom he's given very weird names) and not all of them are willing to have contact with him, despite his millions. I think he's an unsavory character, in short, and he's involved in the US election and is trying to help Trump, and . . .ick.

MayBee70 Wed 30-Oct-24 19:49:25

Has Biden just handed Trump the keys to the White House with his thoughtless comment sad?

Galaxy Wed 30-Oct-24 15:31:48

Sorry I honestly dont know how to respond to that.

Nmama Wed 30-Oct-24 14:49:52

Googling "musk plastic surgery" and "musk swimming" can be interesting. I wouldn't care if he's had procedures done and used weight loss drugs if he wasn't in public life, but somehow this once flabby, chinless balding man has money enough to have transformed himself into a kind of icon of strength we're supposed to worship and it isn't the real him.

Wyllow3 Wed 30-Oct-24 13:09:02

As devious a man as you might meet! His "lottery" to buy votes for the Republicans in Pennsylvania.

He is being sued by the Philadelphia prosecutor
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1e7lnye61eo

😡

MayBee70 Wed 30-Oct-24 12:59:56

Mt61

Wyllow3

Sudden wave of fed upness with these ego driven men - Trump, Musk, now Rogan......

I like musk- straight talker, no BS

confused