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Demovictory9

(36,705 posts)
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 07:52 AM Jun 18

Trump Jr. blames trans people for Melissa Hortman's murder

Trump Jr. blames trans people for Melissa Hortman's murder https://share.google/gxOSYfbin1fwITYrK



The suspected shooter in the assassination of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman once claimed that transgender people have been corrupted by "the enemy" — but that hasn't stopped Donald Trump Jr. from claim he's part of the "radical transgender movement."

The president's son falsely claimed during a recent conversation with right-wing pundit Benny Johnson that the man accused of murdering and attempting to murder Democratic lawmakers, who had a list of Democratic elected officials and other progressive activists he intended to target, is actually a left-wing extremist with connections to the trans community.

“It’s like the radical transgender movement is per capita the most violent domestic terror threat, if not in America, probably the entire world … because you have all these shooters and murderers or attempted murderers in such a tiny population," Trump Jr. said, contrary to all available evidence.

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Trump Jr. blames trans people for Melissa Hortman's murder (Original Post) Demovictory9 Jun 18 OP
Bless his heart eShirl Jun 18 #1
Stupid BonnieJW Jun 18 #24
Hate choie Jun 18 #30
Dumbass Donny Jr Bettie Jun 18 #2
Junior is back on the cocaine train. madinmaryland Jun 18 #3
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 18 #8
Sounds serious Torchlight Jun 18 #13
Did I just miss one of our favourite trolls? niyad Jun 18 #31
Bad spelling and intolerance, so yeah... I'd guess a troll. Torchlight Jun 18 #49
Yep Chi67 Jun 18 #36
Oh, I dunno... WinstonSmith4740 Jun 18 #41
"It's like the radical transgender movement is per capita the most violent domestic terror threat, if not in America, sop Jun 18 #4
Trying to say that trans population produces higher percentage of killers Demovictory9 Jun 18 #7
"Transgender people are over four times more likely than cisgender people to be victims of violent crime," sop Jun 18 #19
Paging AI for new terminology . BattleRow Jun 18 #29
I'd be happy... WinstonSmith4740 Jun 18 #43
There would be fewer trans "shooters" running around TommyT139 Jun 18 #47
Is it just opportunistic politics.No, now I'm thinking there is something really weird about their obsession with LGBTQ Walleye Jun 18 #5
Well pre- gay marriage being legal, a lot of them were closeted newdeal2 Jun 18 #11
Yes, good point Walleye Jun 18 #14
Authoritarian types are obsessed with sex. yardwork Jun 18 #34
MAGA is obsessed with the sex they aren't getting Hey Joe Jun 18 #42
The rubes in the maga hats will believe it... JT45242 Jun 18 #6
That's the strategy. yardwork Jun 18 #35
Apparently, we are in backward world Gum Logger Jun 18 #40
Fuck junior spanone Jun 18 #9
Of course he would say that. He's as batshit crazy as the old man. Vinca Jun 18 #10
If Vance were truly a "left-wing extremist with no_hypocrisy Jun 18 #12
Without a loud and constant opposing message of the truth, the right will run with this and the rank and file right Scrivener7 Jun 18 #15
And then they will have a new target to attack and innocents will be harmed Deuxcents Jun 18 #23
Jaw-droppingly stupid---even by trump jr's low standards. (nt) Paladin Jun 18 #16
Hope DC law enforcement keeps an eye on his new private "club". Sounds like the last sort allegorical oracle Jun 18 #17
The dingleberry doesn't fall far from the raging gaping orange anus. Timeflyer Jun 18 #18
Holy shit why the fuck doesn't he just die already? Orrex Jun 18 #20
You know Maine Abu El Banat Jun 18 #21
Hey, why not? hadEnuf Jun 18 #22
from a friend of mine ," AllaN01Bear Jun 18 #25
Another social blind social stupid BS is that family is the best for girls-the fact is that girls experience more sex Stargazer99 Jun 18 #32
So effing sick of these mouth breathers. FalloutShelter Jun 18 #26
The douche doesn't fall far from the bag, Ocelot II Jun 18 #27
A steady supply of scapegoats is required mn9driver Jun 18 #28
He is right kwolf68 Jun 18 #33
Transphobic MAGA killers just can't help themselves. sop Jun 18 #39
Idiot. Turbineguy Jun 18 #37
No Asshole I blame the following.............you really are a punk just like your father........ turbinetree Jun 18 #38
I've said it here before and I will continue to say it again and again about all the tRump boys ... generalbetrayus Jun 18 #44
That's awesome. chowder66 Jun 18 #45
Jr. hitting the lines again? ProudMNDemocrat Jun 18 #46
Despite his self-deception, he has close to zero chance of being the GOP nominee in 2028 DavidDvorkin Jun 18 #48
Protect your mental health, turn off conservative media that Trump jr is using as a mouthpiece ck4829 Jun 19 #50
I'm Sure That Will Come As A Surprise to the Shooter Deep State Witch Jun 19 #51
Admit it, Donnie Jr. You know it's due to the republican culture of molesting children. Norrrm Jun 19 #52
That's a reach even for him Jilly_in_VA Jun 19 #53
The notsees are insane. There is no other way to explain them. Clouds Passing Jun 19 #54

eShirl

(19,380 posts)
1. Bless his heart
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 07:54 AM
Jun 18

such as it is.

I can't decide which is stronger in this one: the hate, or the stupid?

Bettie

(18,565 posts)
2. Dumbass Donny Jr
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 07:56 AM
Jun 18

is trying to seem relevant again.

And, as always, just making himself look like and idiot and an asshole.

Wait....he's just SHOWING himself to be what he has always been: an idiot and and asshole.

Response to madinmaryland (Reply #3)

sop

(15,156 posts)
4. "It's like the radical transgender movement is per capita the most violent domestic terror threat, if not in America,
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 08:01 AM
Jun 18

probably the entire world … because you have all these shooters and murderers or attempted murderers in such a tiny population."

WTF? I had to read that statement several times.

sop

(15,156 posts)
19. "Transgender people are over four times more likely than cisgender people to be victims of violent crime,"
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 08:50 AM
Jun 18

according to a recent study at the Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law.

We need a stronger word for "lie." Mendacity, deception, fabrication, falsehood, whopper...none of them can fully describe what these Trump people are doing to the concept of truth.

WinstonSmith4740

(3,358 posts)
43. I'd be happy...
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 10:21 AM
Jun 18

if the damn media would just start using "lie" again. It's not "misinformation" damn it. It's a lie.

TommyT139

(1,634 posts)
47. There would be fewer trans "shooters" running around
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 11:55 AM
Jun 18

...if Trump hadn't kicked them out of the armed forces, just sayin'.

At every level -- including special forces.

Three from this year's graduating class of the Air Force Academy alone.

Three. At least one of them is planning to go to court to challenge the administration. (I don't know about the others -- they may too.) If they don't leave on their own, the Trump administration is going to force them to pay for their education and training retroactively.

Those are trans people.

That fundie Trumpist loser wannabe cop assassin can't hold a candle to even the average trans person -- nor can any Trump nepo druggie.

Walleye

(41,387 posts)
5. Is it just opportunistic politics.No, now I'm thinking there is something really weird about their obsession with LGBTQ
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 08:02 AM
Jun 18

newdeal2

(3,345 posts)
11. Well pre- gay marriage being legal, a lot of them were closeted
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 08:12 AM
Jun 18

And some still are e.g. a certain senator from the south.

Hey Joe

(97 posts)
42. MAGA is obsessed with the sex they aren't getting
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 10:18 AM
Jun 18

The republican party and religious right have always been too curious and envious of other people’s sexual preferences and hate them for their freedoms and choices as they feel restrained by their own religious beliefs.
In short, they have become a party of leering panty sniffers and perverts. In everyone’s dirty laundry and personal spaces.
Disgusting

JT45242

(3,479 posts)
6. The rubes in the maga hats will believe it...
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 08:02 AM
Jun 18

Amplified on fox, right wing hate radio, podcasts, etc. this lie will become their truth.

They all believe the old Nazi adage that a lie told often enough and forcefully enough becomes the truth.

no_hypocrisy

(52,242 posts)
12. If Vance were truly a "left-wing extremist with
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 08:14 AM
Jun 18

connections to the transgender community,” then his targets would have been MAGA politicians and their supporters, not Democrats.

As an aside, Coke is a dangerous drug.

Scrivener7

(56,361 posts)
15. Without a loud and constant opposing message of the truth, the right will run with this and the rank and file right
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 08:23 AM
Jun 18

will believe it.

allegorical oracle

(5,324 posts)
17. Hope DC law enforcement keeps an eye on his new private "club". Sounds like the last sort
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 08:35 AM
Jun 18

of business Jr ought to be involved with. ('Tho never have understood whether Big Daddy's pardon powers can be used in DC.)

hadEnuf

(3,303 posts)
22. Hey, why not?
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 09:11 AM
Jun 18

Every other insane theory given by the right-wing is entertained. This should play well with the crowd waiting for JFK to return from hiding.

AllaN01Bear

(26,372 posts)
25. from a friend of mine ,"
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 09:24 AM
Jun 18

" most violent crime in america is caused by straight white males and is someone familliar to the victom". please try to change my mind on this . from someone whom i am very close to.

Stargazer99

(3,229 posts)
32. Another social blind social stupid BS is that family is the best for girls-the fact is that girls experience more sex
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 09:49 AM
Jun 18

abuse in families than from outside people. This Republican crap about the importance of family creating a healthy society is not true according to facts. How many lies do the Republicans like to BS you with?

mn9driver

(4,754 posts)
28. A steady supply of scapegoats is required
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 09:29 AM
Jun 18

for the budding Fascist state.

The MAGAs have already altered their reality of this recent assassination to create a link to “Marxists” and “Transgender” people. Going forward, they will continue to alter their reality so that their followers never have to look in a mirror to see what they have become.

This is planned and organized. We will see this again and again. It works because the internet has made it possible for people to choose what news they listen to. And more importantly, what news they don’t.

kwolf68

(8,117 posts)
33. He is right
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 09:51 AM
Jun 18

This is about trans-gen people. The killer hated trans gen people and preached hate against them. So it's their fault he has hate and kills.

generalbetrayus

(1,077 posts)
44. I've said it here before and I will continue to say it again and again about all the tRump boys ...
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 10:36 AM
Jun 18

DavidDvorkin

(20,248 posts)
48. Despite his self-deception, he has close to zero chance of being the GOP nominee in 2028
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 01:58 PM
Jun 18

But what a gift to the Democrats if somehow he were!

ck4829

(36,981 posts)
50. Protect your mental health, turn off conservative media that Trump jr is using as a mouthpiece
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 10:14 AM
Jun 19

Also, random, ask your doctor if universal healthcare is right for you.

Deep State Witch

(11,996 posts)
51. I'm Sure That Will Come As A Surprise to the Shooter
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 10:17 AM
Jun 19

Who is a Christian fundamentalist. He'd probably be insulted that Uday connected him to the transgender community!

Norrrm

(2,360 posts)
52. Admit it, Donnie Jr. You know it's due to the republican culture of molesting children.
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 10:32 AM
Jun 19

Republican Sexual Predators, Abusers, and Enablers Pt. 52

https://www.dailykos.com/blogs/CajsaLilliehook

Jilly_in_VA

(12,407 posts)
53. That's a reach even for him
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 10:47 AM
Jun 19

If you had a sense of shame, Junior, you'd be ashamed of yourself. Unfortunately, you blew that up your nose and out what little brain you had.

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