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avebury

(10,952 posts)
Sun Sep 27, 2020, 08:58 PM Sep 2020

Former Trump Campaign Manager Parscale armed, barricades self

in Fort Lauderdale home

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/09/28/former-trump-campaign-manager-brad-pascale-armed-barricades-self-in-fl-home-police-called/

Former campaign manager for Donald Trump, Brad Parscale, who was replaced by the President less than four month until November’s vote was reportedly armed with a gun and threatening to harm himself at his Fort Lauderdale home on Sunday afternoon.

Police have not confirmed that Parscale worked for Trump, but records confirm that the property in Fort Lauderdale is owned by Parscale and Local 10 has spoken to neighbors who also said it was the former advisor to the President.

Fort Lauderdale Police responded to a home in reference to an armed male attempting suicide Sunday afternoon. When officers arrived on the scene, they made contact with the wife of the man who told them her husband was armed, had access to multiple firearms inside the house and was threatening to harm himself. She had placed the 911 call.

Fort Lauderdale Police said that the armed subject was transported to Broward Health Medical Center where he was placed under a Baker Act.

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Former Trump Campaign Manager Parscale armed, barricades self (Original Post) avebury Sep 2020 OP
If he had been a.black male he would be swiss cheese Demovictory9 Sep 2020 #1
Is this real? Dream Girl Sep 2020 #2
This is a true news story. avebury Sep 2020 #14
Is he afraid he will nailed for involvement in tRump's tax fraud? BigmanPigman Sep 2020 #3
asdf durablend Sep 2020 #4
What's that mean? BigmanPigman Sep 2020 #5
I think he's responsible for the billion dollar campaign grift MaryMagdaline Sep 2020 #8
I wonder why today he chose to do this? BigmanPigman Sep 2020 #10
Good question. My best guess is what Steve Schmidt and Rick Wilson MaryMagdaline Sep 2020 #16
The new campaign manager is Bill Stepien - Chris Christie's former campaign manager & Chief of Staff Klaralven Sep 2020 #36
Interesting MaryMagdaline Sep 2020 #37
Don't know about the tax fraud bit Glamrock Sep 2020 #13
They all need to be in strait jackets. Captain Zero Sep 2020 #6
These goons make kakistocracies look good malaise Sep 2020 #7
??? Seems like sort of a big deal if this is him. I thought it was an "Onion" piece & almost skipped hlthe2b Sep 2020 #9
It's him. His wife called the cops. tblue37 Sep 2020 #24
Probably just the first tin soldier to fold like a lawn chair. lindysalsagal Sep 2020 #11
I think once Parscale read the NYT story he realized everything he has will be taken away... tenderfoot Sep 2020 #12
I'm not questioning what you are saying, but rather, you piqued my intrest Brother Buzz Sep 2020 #31
No. tenderfoot Sep 2020 #34
Holy shit, I just knew this was satire Leghorn21 Sep 2020 #15
The Onion is just too far behind the Trump administration at this point. MissB Sep 2020 #33
Sun-Sentinel running with same story lostnfound Sep 2020 #17
Now this is a BIG FUCKING DEAL!! PCIntern Sep 2020 #18
Can 2020 get any weirder??? Nt lostnfound Sep 2020 #19
Was this more of "Goodbye Cruel World!" or "You'll Never Take Me Alive, Copper!" brooklynite Sep 2020 #20
He is in the hospital . . . Iliyah Sep 2020 #21
Trump will deny he knows him.. HipChick Sep 2020 #22
They are coming apart at the seams. nolabear Sep 2020 #23
'Police cannot confirm that Parscale worked for donald trump' Volaris Sep 2020 #25
Consciousness of guilt C_U_L8R Sep 2020 #26
Well, he is lucky that he was not a Black man pulling that stunt, Blue_true Sep 2020 #27
He hires the BEST PEOPLE Olafjoy Sep 2020 #28
This is very dramatic leighbythesea2 Sep 2020 #29
His one mistake was to spoon with Trump's pants presser. nt Blue_true Sep 2020 #30
All I want is for things to be normal again. Olafjoy Sep 2020 #32
Did the cokemonsters catch up with him? 2naSalit Sep 2020 #35

BigmanPigman

(51,590 posts)
10. I wonder why today he chose to do this?
Sun Sep 27, 2020, 09:08 PM
Sep 2020

He did this in the AM before the story came out so did anyone get a tip that this was coming from NYT or it was just a coincidence in timing?

MaryMagdaline

(6,854 posts)
16. Good question. My best guess is what Steve Schmidt and Rick Wilson
Sun Sep 27, 2020, 09:13 PM
Sep 2020

Have been talking/laughing about in their pod cast. One billion in campaign funds and nothing to show for it. They keep calling it the mother of all grifting and they’ve said the new campaign manager must be looking at every expenditure. Might have called the feds (my guess, not Wilson/Schmidt). New campaign chair probably wants it clear he had nothing to do with any fraud or theft.

 

Klaralven

(7,510 posts)
36. The new campaign manager is Bill Stepien - Chris Christie's former campaign manager & Chief of Staff
Sun Sep 27, 2020, 11:28 PM
Sep 2020

And Chris Christie is the former prosecutor that sent Charles Kushner, Jared's father, to the slammer.

Stepien also worked for Bush/Cheney and for McCain.

Glamrock

(11,800 posts)
13. Don't know about the tax fraud bit
Sun Sep 27, 2020, 09:09 PM
Sep 2020

But my guess is he’s been visited by the FBI or possibly an Intelligence agency (CIA) about some horrible shit. Treason?

hlthe2b

(102,247 posts)
9. ??? Seems like sort of a big deal if this is him. I thought it was an "Onion" piece & almost skipped
Sun Sep 27, 2020, 09:05 PM
Sep 2020

on by.

Yikes if it is him.

lindysalsagal

(20,680 posts)
11. Probably just the first tin soldier to fold like a lawn chair.
Sun Sep 27, 2020, 09:08 PM
Sep 2020

They didn't call the show "House Of Cards" for nothing.

tenderfoot

(8,426 posts)
12. I think once Parscale read the NYT story he realized everything he has will be taken away...
Sun Sep 27, 2020, 09:08 PM
Sep 2020

because it's all on loan and he'll never get paid.

Brother Buzz

(36,423 posts)
31. I'm not questioning what you are saying, but rather, you piqued my intrest
Sun Sep 27, 2020, 09:27 PM
Sep 2020

Do you have a source or background on this angle?

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
15. Holy shit, I just knew this was satire
Sun Sep 27, 2020, 09:11 PM
Sep 2020

WRONG

WOW

THIS IS FOR REAL, MY PEEPS, just google “Parscale”!!!

MissB

(15,807 posts)
33. The Onion is just too far behind the Trump administration at this point.
Sun Sep 27, 2020, 09:29 PM
Sep 2020

They’ve ruined the Onion for us.

nolabear

(41,960 posts)
23. They are coming apart at the seams.
Sun Sep 27, 2020, 09:21 PM
Sep 2020

It’s incredible. Who’d have thought choosing unqualified grifters to run your campaign and government would result in having unqualified grifters going off the rails when the grift goes South?

C_U_L8R

(45,002 posts)
26. Consciousness of guilt
Sun Sep 27, 2020, 09:22 PM
Sep 2020

Seems someone's world is crashing in. Time to atone for your sins, Parscale. Confess.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
27. Well, he is lucky that he was not a Black man pulling that stunt,
Sun Sep 27, 2020, 09:24 PM
Sep 2020

police would have shown up and immediately shot him.

Olafjoy

(937 posts)
32. All I want is for things to be normal again.
Sun Sep 27, 2020, 09:27 PM
Sep 2020

I just want the insanity to stop and go away. Dumpster is the biggest 💩show in history

2naSalit

(86,586 posts)
35. Did the cokemonsters catch up with him?
Sun Sep 27, 2020, 10:53 PM
Sep 2020

Too much whiff and you might hurt yourself. Especially when you might end up in prison soon.

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