We're way past 'Trump being Trump': This is an attempt to destroy our democracy
If a report came out on Sunday that Joe Biden and his “associates” were contemplating invoking the Insurrection Act to quell any anticipated protests assuming he’s reelected in 2024, I guarantee you the right-wing media in this country would be screaming their asses off right now. In fact by Monday, you would probably already have a live preview of an actual insurrection, with people brandishing arms, waving flags, and protesting around various locations in this country. In short, it would not be deemed, “Okay, nothing to see here.”
Trump has said and done a lot of things that the media appear to have internalized as just, well, “Trump being Trump.” Apparently that list includes sexual battery, criminal fraud, and fomenting physical attacks on the U.S. Congress and government property. All of these proclivities would be permanently disqualifying for almost any other political candidate. (At least, they used to be.)
But this guy keeps on upping the ante and pushing the limits because he can.
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