Donald Trump made a claim at his rally on Saturday that had people worrying about what he meant. Trump, who spoke in Mosinee, Wisconsin, was called out by CNN for a "lie" about transgender kids. But he also made another statement that caught the attention of political observers on social media, ...
  • RickRussell_CA@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2825·
    2 months ago

    The relevant:

    “I better win or you’re gonna have problems like we’ve never had. We may have no country left,” Trump said at his weekend swing-state rally. “This may be our last election. You want to know the truth? People have said that. This could be our last election.”

    Eh. The article goes on to quote pundits who claim he’s threatening voters – that if he doesn’t win, he’s gonna do something to end democracy.

    Seems kind of overblown to me. First, Trump would have to do something (laugh) and second, this is normal posturing. If you elect the other person, it’s doom and gloom, if you elect me it’s 4 more years of good times. These folks would have watched LBJ’s Daisy and concluded that LBJ was planning to nuke the country if he didn’t win.

    People trying to make sense of Trump’s incomprehensible blather are always gonna come out looking silly.

      • Skvlp@lemm.ee
        16·
        2 months ago

        Exactly. Trump is projecting. His lot will move to end elections if they win, so they accuse the opponent of wanting to end elections.

    • acosmichippo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      117·
      2 months ago

      everyone is overcomplicating this imo. in the context of the last 3.5 years, clearly this is just trump saying democrats will “steal” every future election if he doesn’t win this year.

      • rayyy@lemmy.world
        13·
        2 months ago

        saying democrats will “steal” every future election

        It goes way beyond that. His threats are intended to evoke all sorts of emotions and fears - that’s why he keeps them so vague. An accomplished conman like him knows how to work his marks.