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Emile

(36,019 posts)
Sat Jan 6, 2024, 07:33 AM Jan 2024

Trump pushes latest bizarre conspiracy theory

Would be the end of America': Trump pushes latest bizarre conspiracy theory.

Donald Trump launched his latest bizarre conspiracy theory Thursday, claiming the influx of migrants at the nation's southern border had been devised to create another election fraud.

And, in an extra weird twist, an apparent typo said the move would affect the 2020 election.

"The invasion through our Southern Border is for purposes of voting in the 2020 Election," the former president railed on Truth Social.

"They are signing people up. Would be the END OF AMERICA. MAGA!"

Trump doesn't say who is signing people up to vote, though the suggestion is that it's the Democratic Party.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-immigration-2666870265/

What would they say if Joe Biden made a gaf like that?

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Trump pushes latest bizarre conspiracy theory (Original Post) Emile Jan 2024 OP
Or if Joe said, drop a glass of water on a magnet... MiHale Jan 2024 #1
That's An Actual Quote ProfessorGAC Jan 2024 #5
Who knows what he meant?... MiHale Jan 2024 #8
someday this nightmare will be over and future peeps will not believe it even happened. Blues Heron Jan 2024 #2
This is why he must be convicted and sentenced before he strokes out and dies Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2024 #11
About fourteen things come to mind immediately... 2naSalit Jan 2024 #3
Of course... ificandream Jan 2024 #4
Name of their game is called Owning the Libs. Emile Jan 2024 #10
Highly likely. March 2023: tanyev Jan 2024 #6
I remember this story. ms liberty Jan 2024 #7
The Twilight Zone. spanone Jan 2024 #9
The Texas Governor Is Contributing To This Conspiracy Theory By Tr**p...... global1 Jan 2024 #12
You cannot register to vote without some proof of citizenship LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2024 #13
He knows how stupid his voters are. Emile Jan 2024 #14

MiHale

(11,929 posts)
1. Or if Joe said, drop a glass of water on a magnet...
Sat Jan 6, 2024, 08:23 AM
Jan 2024
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-cognitive-decline-magnets/

The former president said at a rally that he was largely ignorant about magnets, raising the issue in connection with so-called "magnetic elevators."

"They had an almost billion-dollar cost over on the magnetic elevators," Trump said at the Iowa hearing on . "Think of it. Magnets. Now, all I know about magnets is this: give me a glass of water, let me drop it on the magnets. That's the end of the magnets."

ProfessorGAC

(73,653 posts)
5. That's An Actual Quote
Sat Jan 6, 2024, 09:32 AM
Jan 2024

Magnets are destroyed by water? Or dropping a half-pound on them?
Boy is he dumb.

MiHale

(11,929 posts)
8. Who knows what he meant?...
Sat Jan 6, 2024, 10:06 AM
Jan 2024

I not gonna crawl inside that mind to find out. Or if I would come out somewhat sane it might make a pretty good plot for a horror flick.

Blues Heron

(7,183 posts)
2. someday this nightmare will be over and future peeps will not believe it even happened.
Sat Jan 6, 2024, 08:37 AM
Jan 2024

Last edited Sat Jan 6, 2024, 09:20 AM - Edit history (1)

Bernardo de La Paz

(57,199 posts)
11. This is why he must be convicted and sentenced before he strokes out and dies
Sat Jan 6, 2024, 11:54 AM
Jan 2024

He must be made an example of. He must become the warning to the future: Don't let a neo-tRump trump your democracy.

All so that future "peeps" (I think you mean people, no need to be cute) WILL believe it happened.

2naSalit

(97,351 posts)
3. About fourteen things come to mind immediately...
Sat Jan 6, 2024, 08:50 AM
Jan 2024

But here's a couple;

His propensity for projection is the first filter to apply and I think it's telling that he's confusing the dates, because this might actually be a rerun for him. He's played this trick before because he's a one trick pony.

He keeps referring to the idea that the large waves of migrants are being "brought in" as though they had been recruited with promises of life in the US solely to throw elections (against him). Considering that this claim could be projection, is that what has already happened, to some degree, in the past? Those "caravans" of migrants who suddenly materialize just before elections and dissipate shortly thereafter unless they serve some other rhetorical purpose?

The fact that -45 and his minions can never cough up specifics or facts is another tell, the only thing going on is bluster about bullshit they made up to try and divert attention from their own wrongdoing, I think this is certainly a case of such feedback loop of misinformation.

tanyev

(47,178 posts)
6. Highly likely. March 2023:
Sat Jan 6, 2024, 09:37 AM
Jan 2024
Large group of migrants encountered were misinformed
Release Date Fri, 03/31/2023

EL PASO, Texas – More than 1,000 migrants, mostly from Venezuela, surrendered themselves to Border Patrol Agents in the El Paso Sector, on Wednesday, after reports indicated that migrants may have been misinformed regarding current immigration policies and initiatives.

At approximately 3:30 p.m. on March 29, U.S. Border Patrol in El Paso Sector received reports of a large group of migrants walking eastbound, in Mexico, paralleling the international border from the Bridge of the Americas Port of Entry. At approximately 4:00 p.m., agents from the El Paso Station began to encounter groups of migrants, 20-30 at a time, with more than 1,000 entering the U.S. illegally and surrendering to Border Patrol Agents at the border gate, near Barker Street and Cesar E. Chavez Border Highway.

The migrants encountered were primarily citizens from Venezuela, but were also from other various countries including Nicaragua, Colombia, and Ecuador. Throughout the night and into the early morning hours, agents continued to encounter groups attempting to make illegal entry into the United States.

Many of the migrants claimed that they received information regarding CBP immigration policies via various social media platforms. Migrants indicated social media posts stated that if they surrendered to agents in El Paso at a certain location, they would be allowed to remain in the United States. That information was not correct.

https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/large-group-migrants-encountered-were-misinformed

global1

(26,165 posts)
12. The Texas Governor Is Contributing To This Conspiracy Theory By Tr**p......
Sat Jan 6, 2024, 11:57 AM
Jan 2024

Think about this. Instead of keeping these migrants in his State - Texas - where he can control them and make sure that they aren't influenced by any Dem- he is sending them in buses and planes around the country to Dem States where they can be influenced by Dems against Repugs.

He is spreading - this so-called migrant influx - to Dem states where according to Tr**p's latest conspiracy theory in - "They are signing people up. Would be the END OF AMERICA. MAGA!"

Trump doesn't say who is signing people up to vote, though the suggestion is that it's the Democratic Party.

So a way to stop these migrants from being bused and sent to Dem States up north is to convince Tr**p that it is in fact - his Repug governors that are transporting these migrants to Dem states where they can be influenced by Dems for Dems.

Once Tr**p gets that into his mind that - it is in fact - his Repug Governors that are facilitating the sign-up of these migrants to vote against him - he'll sit on these Governors to stop them from busing and planing them around the country to Dem States.

Even though we know that this just Tr**p's new conspiracy theory - we can use his conspiracy theory to actually get Tr**p himself to stop this transporting these migrants out of Texas and around the country.

I've been trying to come up with a way to stuff this whole transporting of migrants - and now - Tr**p himself has given us a way to use HIS conspiracy theory to have HIM help us - stop the transporting of migrants to Dem States.

That's right - shove it right back into their faces.

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