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ificandream

(9,335 posts)
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 01:07 PM Feb 2022

'We'll do it again': Trump announces third run for presidency, praises Russian president Vladimir Pu [View all]

Source: Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Leading Republicans spent much of three days avoiding Donald Trump’s chief grievances or ignoring him altogether as they unified behind a midterm message designed to win back the voters the polarizing former president alienated while in office.

That changed Saturday night.

Facing thousands of cheering activists at the Conservative Political Action Conference’s annual meeting, Trump falsely blamed his 2020 election loss on widespread voter fraud, for which there is no evidence. And as Russian troops advanced on the Ukrainian capital in an invasion widely condemned by Western leaders, Trump described Russian President Vladimir Putin as “smart.”

“Of course he’s smart,” Trump said, doubling down on praise of the Russian leader that many other Republicans have avoided in the wake of the invasion. “But the real problem is our leaders are dumb. Dumb. So dumb.”

Read more: https://www.wric.com/news/politics/well-do-it-again-trump-announces-third-run-for-presidency-praises-russian-president-vladimir-putin/?utm_source=8news_app&utm_medium=social&utm_content=share-link



What a fucking insecure wimp he is to grandstand and announce two years ahead.
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He'll be in Jail before then SouthernDem4ever Feb 2022 #1
I hope he is... 3catwoman3 Feb 2022 #16
👍 mobeau69 Feb 2022 #20
He is a very old man Farmer-Rick Feb 2022 #23
The entire rest of the world is against Putin. Initech Feb 2022 #42
LOL! n/t EndlessWire Feb 2022 #24
Indeed! Just perish and darken our country no more.... Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #25
Anybody Know A Source For Double-Height Flagpole Extensions? Asking For A Friend nt smb Feb 2022 #47
For the job you are envisioning... jmowreader Feb 2022 #64
I love it. Traildogbob Feb 2022 #32
I think so too. ificandream Feb 2022 #2
Delusional, that is for sure. ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2022 #3
Grifter needs to say that to empty pockets of the marks. L. Coyote Feb 2022 #4
Absolutely. ificandream Feb 2022 #12
The "polarizing former president"? You mean the DISGRACED former President, AP? Wingus Dingus Feb 2022 #5
"p"Resident. Never President. n/t EndlessWire Feb 2022 #26
He'll do what again? Lose a third time? bif Feb 2022 #6
Lie... Cheat... Steal... ultralite001 Feb 2022 #27
And Yet He Lost ProfessorGAC Feb 2022 #56
just goes to show he has no sense of the political landscape. He is so hated outside of his PortTack Feb 2022 #7
Putin will be a millstone around his neck. I'm no longer afraid of this clown. Wingus Dingus Feb 2022 #9
Agree PortTack Feb 2022 #13
Yeah, more than money and power, PatSeg Feb 2022 #33
He has most likely been assured by Republicans in key states that they will ensure he wins. Lonestarblue Feb 2022 #43
Trump is a threat to all of us, and we must not dismiss that threat. Doodley Feb 2022 #8
FLUSH. Three time loser with toxic message runs? ffr Feb 2022 #10
USEFUL IDIOT that MF45 MFGsunny Feb 2022 #11
Maybe US should sanction Trump. LisaL Feb 2022 #14
good plan! SouthernDem4ever Feb 2022 #17
I'd be OK with just building a wall around Mar-A-Shithole! Initech Feb 2022 #19
Sanctioning Putin Traildogbob Feb 2022 #35
A sense of timing he does not have.... bahboo Feb 2022 #15
He hates the fact Puttin is getting more headlines than he is. ificandream Feb 2022 #18
This makes me want to change my registration to Republican so I can vote against him in the primary bucolic_frolic Feb 2022 #21
I certainly hope Democrats in Wyoming do that for Cheney. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #36
you forget they pushed through legislation to make what trump wanted legal? SouthernDem4ever Feb 2022 #52
if you mean Wyoming's same day registration law, then pick another day. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #53
No, I mean the repuglicans can get rid of the election committees and override the vote SouthernDem4ever Feb 2022 #55
The GRIFT continues - It's really all he has.. Grifting IS HIS BRAND.. n/t TeamProg Feb 2022 #22
+1 padah513 Feb 2022 #41
No, Donnie, the real problem is your supporters are dumb William Seger Feb 2022 #28
Sure, stand with Putin you moron Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2022 #29
I wonder if he read that popularity poll where DeSantis beat him by 2 points? -nt CrispyQ Feb 2022 #30
those two are like a choice between an inoperable brain tumor SouthernDem4ever Feb 2022 #57
He's desperate for money so he's got to push the fundraising button now. Ford_Prefect Feb 2022 #31
Yep, he never encountered a situation PatSeg Feb 2022 #34
He loves seeing his name in the news. ificandream Feb 2022 #38
But does this count as "official announcement"? Because the rules change if it is. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #37
Every day that he isn't found dead of a stroke on the floor of his cell is a day wasted. Orrex Feb 2022 #39
You and me, same page. ZonkerHarris Feb 2022 #45
Putie is "smart" in that he has media coverage which poor TFG craves so much uppityperson Feb 2022 #40
If this is an announcement he has to follow FEC rules again now. ZonkerHarris Feb 2022 #44
You just keep thinking Butch. That's what your good at! Brother Buzz Feb 2022 #46
Is it so he can scream "It's political!" when the indictments finally come? intrepidity Feb 2022 #48
Projecting as usual, what an idiot! n/t AntiFascist Feb 2022 #49
Can he legally do that? gldstwmn Feb 2022 #50
Surprise! Not. He wants to make sure that DeSantis, Hawley and rest don't even try andym Feb 2022 #51
'We'll do it again' myohmy2 Feb 2022 #54
he was jealous when Covid got all the attention Skittles Feb 2022 #58
America gains nothing by allowing that POS to remain free. Solly Mack Feb 2022 #59
Fuck Putin's puppet. olddad65 Feb 2022 #60
Threat to National Security 2live is 2fly Feb 2022 #61
what does the gold-digging mannequin think of that Skittles Feb 2022 #62
Interesting timing. olddad65 Feb 2022 #63
Trying to help Putin by deflecting. ❤️❤️ live love laugh Feb 2022 #65
You realize the first debate will be a lot of fun jmowreader Feb 2022 #66
TFG Taint ain't gonna be washed off the GQP anytime soon! Martin Eden Feb 2022 #67
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