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CousinIT

(9,241 posts)
Fri Sep 25, 2020, 06:13 PM Sep 2020

Trump Got a 'Kick Out of' the Election Fears He's Stoked

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-got-a-kick-out-of-the-election-fears-hes-stoked-inside-the-doj-theres-some-panic

Justice Department prosecutors expect Bill Barr to join election lawsuits benefiting Trump, who thinks it’s funny not to promise a peaceful transition of power.

In the closing months of his first term in office, President Donald Trump has taken the public approach of a wannabe authoritarian, but with the private perspective of a MAGA internet troll.

Over the past week, Trump declined to commit to a peaceful, orderly transition of power, no matter who wins the 2020 presidential election, declaring at one point, “We’re going to have to see what happens.”

To horrified voters, onlookers, and the Democratic opposition, it was another clear instance of the sitting president openly telegraphing his plans to seize power, something some administration officials fear will soon take form within the federal government and among major party organs.

But to Trump, it was… funny as hell.


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Trump Got a 'Kick Out of' the Election Fears He's Stoked (Original Post) CousinIT Sep 2020 OP
Yes, of course; elleng Sep 2020 #1
Infinity and beyond. The media just gives him more air time, and he dominates the news cycles Baclava Sep 2020 #9
Zacly; elleng Sep 2020 #10
Of course. Are we surprised? Srkdqltr Sep 2020 #2
He gets a kick out of killing people mzmolly Sep 2020 #3
He will get obnoxiousdrunk Sep 2020 #4
When he's wearing an orange jumpsuit, it won't be funny anymore n/t NEOBuckeye Sep 2020 #5
And he practiced the sadism way early in his life when he was pinching legs from spiders, MFGsunny Sep 2020 #6
Kicking his kids nt Nululu Sep 2020 #7
He is a piece of shit jorgevlorgan Sep 2020 #8

elleng

(130,895 posts)
1. Yes, of course;
Fri Sep 25, 2020, 06:17 PM
Sep 2020

that's what he does: Stokes fears, and gets kicks out of it every damn time. Shall we count the #### of times it's happened, these last years???

 

Baclava

(12,047 posts)
9. Infinity and beyond. The media just gives him more air time, and he dominates the news cycles
Fri Sep 25, 2020, 08:24 PM
Sep 2020

Of course its all bullshit, because he dont care, more drama, more chaos, thats his game.

elleng

(130,895 posts)
10. Zacly;
Fri Sep 25, 2020, 08:29 PM
Sep 2020

DAMN media. Even those I enjoy hearing from spend too much time on all sorts of fears he's stoked.

mzmolly

(50,992 posts)
3. He gets a kick out of killing people
Fri Sep 25, 2020, 06:22 PM
Sep 2020

too.

Michael Cohen said Trump doesn't have a sense of humor. He doesn't joke.

I think his trial balloon went over like lead so he's claiming it's just fun and games. I don't buy it.

MFGsunny

(2,356 posts)
6. And he practiced the sadism way early in his life when he was pinching legs from spiders,
Fri Sep 25, 2020, 06:34 PM
Sep 2020

... wings from flies, eyes from frogs, well ... you get the drift.

MF45 - the sadistic-in-chief

VOTE HIM OUT.

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