‘My ultimate and absolute revenge’: Trump gives chilling CPAC speech on presidential agenda
Unbound and unhinged, ex-president vilifies immigrants before devolving into bizarre riffs, including calling himself a ‘total genius’
Elvis Presley’s Suspicious Minds – was followed by the tinny sound of Justice for All, a rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner sung by defendants jailed over their alleged roles in the January 6, 2021, insurrection.
Their alleged roles?!?! YOU FUCKS goddammit Guardian what the motherfucking hell are you doing? They were convicted by a court of law there's no alleged about it!! FOR FUCK'S SAKE.
well that and they where on video that they took of the event! in case anyone wants to go with the oh the court is rigged or something. definately no alleged about it.
Who exactly does this schlocky shit appeal to? This is obvious theatre; it's scary how manipulable his base is.
He added: “We have languages coming into our country … they have languages that nobody in this country has ever heard of. It’s a horrible thing.”
He comes up with the weirdest shit.
What languages nobody has ever heard of? Spanish? Mandarin? German?
We have ____ coming into our country … they have _____ that nobody in this country has ever heard of. It’s a horrible thing.”
It's ad libs at this point.
Always has been.
Does he mean like when English came into this country and nobody had ever heard of it?
I’ve heard of talking backwards in code to the beat of a babies heart. And then sucking the last drop of adrenochrome from the teet, sinking teeth to eat, ketchup, the walls! The walllls
Among the great tragedies of our time is the fact that this slimy rapist dirtbag conman isn't already yesterday's news. Fade the fuck away, Donald.
The American right are beyond pathetic that this whining fat orange bitch is the best they've been able to come up with for 3 consecutive election cycles. At best he's a distraction from the shit our country needs to do and at worst he's a danger to the entire world, us included. Demented dotard belongs in jail and nowhere near the levers of power.
There's the quiet part that gets said out loud.
then there's the part that they think, loudly.
Then there's the parts that are so awful, they even think them quietly.
I'm convinced CPAC is the last part, there.
I'm genuinely creeped out that someone saying these things can have so much support. Honestly I just want to go home and hide under the bed. A year ago when people said things about Trump like "authoritarian" and "fascist" and whatever else it was kinda true but also some hyperbole. Now it's just plain true.
It was never hyperbole. Remember when he tried to overthrow democracy? Sorry, but you're just coming to acceptance. This isn't new. Ask historians.
You should see how they talk when they think they're in their echo chambers. Hell, they just do it in the open now.
You should hit the streets and let everyone you know that Project 2025 doesn't have to be real.
Those quotes sound way too coherent to be coming from Trump....
How does he manage to say the most Fascist shit so clearly but then everything else is just mumbled incoherent garbage?
It's written by Steven Miller, Bannon, and the like
But yea, he's good at saying the fascist shit. Rolls right off his grotesque tongue and out his putrid KFC-hole
Because someone else wrote it.
Trump is a moron and can barely string a sentence together when he is winging it. When he has a prompt and someone he owes money to tells him what to say, he is as eloquent as he can be.
I feel like the only one who sees through the bullshit. I feel like I'm the only one who has realized that trump isn't a smart person nor good at speaking unless he has a script to follow that he can't diverge from because as soon as he does the crazy cat lady is on display.
He says to a community to agrees with him and is posting the articles that say that
I feel like the only one who sees through the bullshit. I feel like I'm the only one who has realized that trump isn't a smart person nor good at speaking unless he has a script to follow that he can't diverge from because as soon as he does the crazy cat lady is on display.
Yes, yes...you very special and unique little unicorn.
You're the only one.
The article explains that he used a teleprompter for this speech and broke away from it a few times to ramble incoherently.
Damn, these people have nothing in their lives but hatred.
This man says so many things daily that shows he is unfit, and the best defense we have against him is Biden. It is going to be a rough ride.
How are there not at least a million other citizens in the United States who would be better presidential candidates, not just these two old yokels.
No, we have other better options, but liberals will refuse to vote for anyone who they haven't had led to them by the DNC establishment, and then act like everyone else is enabling fascism by suggesting actual leftist leadership.
Why do you think that regular voters get to decide who the DNC candidate is during a Democratic incumbent administration?
If you abstain from voting because you equate Biden to be as bad as Trump, Trump will be the next President. Don't be a fucking idiot.
I hate Trump as much as the next guy, but that title is misleading:
the unprecedented success of the United States of America will be my ultimate and absolute revenge.”
Sure, but that "success" are coming after his "day 1 dictator" comments-- just a few short dots to connect and come up with the original title here.
Dog whistles
These manipulative headlines only help Trump. In the same speech he says he is the only person who can stop WW3. A ridiculous statement that only a cult leader would say. He also said that Biden approved Nord Stream on day 2 of his presidency which is a complete lie. Nord Stream 1 was blown up and then Biden got Germany to cancel Nord Stream 2. The opposite of what Trump said. There is plenty of valid criticisms and no need to be manipulative of Trump's words.
Meanwhile I just saw an article about donors being worried about Biden using note cards...
I'd be more worried about the genocide.
People ITT: Fine with supplying arms to a country engaged in genocide as long as it's the dems doing it.
The fact that anyone thinks electing Trump will somehow improve the Gaza situation is absolutely baffling to me.
Just... wow.
Is his campaign manager Vince McMahon?
Could be, they do know each other. Even worked together.
Trump is in the WWE Hall of Fame.
His venues have hosted Wrestlemanias, and he and Vince had a hair vs hair feud that culminated in a Wrestlemania match - Trump won.
No idea why this isn't brought up more - the WWF in the late 90s was incredibly vulgar, racist, and sexist. And Trump intentionally associated with it. Why is that never discussed?
Look into the term Kayfabe and how it relates to the rhetoric of Trump. There are several worthwhile analyses. Here is one such article:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-trump-learned-about-manipulation-from-pal-vince-mcmahon
This is a song I like to call: "we all hate you, please die."
In the 1800s and earlier, this kind of talk would be met with bayonets.
Let's make it happen
Linguaphobia! That's a new one
Can somebody just put the full text of the speech here?
Is he gays
Sure sounds like Trump is a big threat. I may not know much but it seems like cutting off arms supply to Israel would be a bargain if it means this guy doesn't get elected again. I'm sure some moderate will come in and educate me on why they should get to have their cake and eat it too.
Stop equivocating. There's no tomorrow after this. Short sighted. I'm starting to despise people like you as we get closer to the election. And before you try to debate me, THIS POST IS A FORUM ABOUT THE THREAT OF A TRUMP VICTORY. No response of yours refutes the fact you're steering the conversation. You're working toward a Trump victory no matter what you claim your motivation for your comment.
This would be the progressive dream. Not arming Israel and Trump losing is having my cake and eating it too. It'd be a dream come true.