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brooklynite

(94,577 posts)
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 12:30 PM Jul 2020

Trump campaign considers displaying statues at future rallies: Sources

Source: ABC News

A potential new addition to President Trump’s future rallies: statues.

The idea has been discussed by White House and Trump campaign aides, but no final decision has been made, sources familiar with the planning told ABC News. It’s also not clear who exactly the statues would resemble, but sources say one idea was for “America’s Founding Fathers."

The potential move comes as the president continues to condemn those who are calling for the removal of controversial monuments -- a push from activists that first focused on Confederate monuments and for some has since expanded to other historical figures.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-campaign-considers-displaying-statues-future-rallies-sources/story?id=71672129&cid=social_twitter_abcnp

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Trump campaign considers displaying statues at future rallies: Sources (Original Post) brooklynite Jul 2020 OP
That'll really drum up votes. Bwahahaha. C_U_L8R Jul 2020 #1
I thought statue worship was anti-Christian. nt live love laugh Jul 2020 #2
Just call them "graven images." It's definitely mentioned, by golly! n/t Judi Lynn Jul 2020 #22
Oh, so he's bringing Pence with him. n/t mercuryblues Jul 2020 #3
Good one. LastDemocratInSC Jul 2020 #5
LOL nt reACTIONary Jul 2020 #29
Pence and Melania show up at most of the rallies anyway, don't they? Captain Zero Jul 2020 #41
Bet they make LunaSea Jul 2020 #4
On a horse. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #7
Oh! Will they be sitting in Clint Eastwood's empty chair? bucolic_frolic Jul 2020 #6
I'll bring the pigeons. ZenDem Jul 2020 #8
get melania to pole dance naked Marthe48 Jul 2020 #9
There'll be one of Trump, of course. tanyev Jul 2020 #10
I hope the one of tRump Scarsdale Jul 2020 #23
Here's A Statue He Could Use! smb Jul 2020 #32
Thank you for using an edited picture! tanyev Jul 2020 #34
Ditto. Double thanks. Hurts my old eyes wnylib Jul 2020 #35
Great collection of ideas! Too bad Jeff Epstein can't be in attendance. nt NCjack Jul 2020 #11
A Golden Calf would be nice. nt Gore1FL Jul 2020 #12
The Golden Calf is sacred to the Goddess, and She would preferNOT to be associated in any niyad Jul 2020 #24
this is comedic gold! LOL nt Javaman Jul 2020 #13
Your grandparents are dead, but the statues are alive! n/t hibbing Jul 2020 #14
About 30000 would fill an arena. uncle ray Jul 2020 #15
Good one. wnylib Jul 2020 #36
wrong and not PC as it may be... w0nderer Jul 2020 #16
The only one I'd like to see is Il Commendatore Harker Jul 2020 #17
Now that I'd pay to see! hatrack Jul 2020 #18
The look of disbelief Harker Jul 2020 #21
Idea: Why don't we just replace his audience with statues? Initech Jul 2020 #19
I am sure Trump could borrow this one for his rallies... TomVilmer Jul 2020 #20
Should not insult the pagan gods like that. Baphomet is not amused. niyad Jul 2020 #25
don't forget the gladiators ucrdem Jul 2020 #26
I thought this was, perhaps, satire.... but no. Mrs. Overall Jul 2020 #27
How stupid. Sounds like a cheesy trade show gimmick. Politicub Jul 2020 #28
It's a cheezy trade show oresidency. wnylib Jul 2020 #37
Ooh, way to spice up his failure rallies. truthisfreedom Jul 2020 #30
So who is going to pay for these CRK7376 Jul 2020 #31
The wooden Melania in Slovenia torius Jul 2020 #33
It's Slovenia. But an easy mix up to make. wnylib Jul 2020 #38
Thank you. Corrected. torius Jul 2020 #43
And I just corrected my own wnylib Jul 2020 #44
Please, Please, Please do this! GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #39
Custer, Pickett, Calley and Arnold. denem Jul 2020 #40
How long before he's displaying the Confederate Battle Flag alongside the US Flag? NurseJackie Jul 2020 #42
Oh My RobinA Jul 2020 #45

Captain Zero

(6,806 posts)
41. Pence and Melania show up at most of the rallies anyway, don't they?
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 04:36 AM
Jul 2020

who else Putin, Mueller,
Grassley would make a nice statue.
Watch him hire some GOP trucking company to cart them around... for big bucks.

bucolic_frolic

(43,167 posts)
6. Oh! Will they be sitting in Clint Eastwood's empty chair?
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 12:41 PM
Jul 2020

I've heard of straw men, but a rally worshipping the dead? I'm guessing MAGAzis are a new religion.

tanyev

(42,559 posts)
10. There'll be one of Trump, of course.
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 12:50 PM
Jul 2020

The only question is whether he'll allow any of those loser Founding Fathers to share the stage with him.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
23. I hope the one of tRump
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 03:52 PM
Jul 2020

is that naked one that made the rounds a few months ago. That plus the baby tRump balloons would be perfect.

niyad

(113,315 posts)
24. The Golden Calf is sacred to the Goddess, and She would preferNOT to be associated in any
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 05:28 PM
Jul 2020

way with that creature currently despoiling OUR HOUSE.

w0nderer

(1,937 posts)
16. wrong and not PC as it may be...
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 01:36 PM
Jul 2020

''Every freak needs a sideshow''

guess that fits the situation

and the crowd he pulls


Initech

(100,076 posts)
19. Idea: Why don't we just replace his audience with statues?
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 01:54 PM
Jul 2020

And then pipe in the crowd noise? Bet he wouldn't know the difference!

Politicub

(12,165 posts)
28. How stupid. Sounds like a cheesy trade show gimmick.
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 05:59 PM
Jul 2020

Like having a styrofoam replica of The Thinker in a company’s booth for photo ops. Which is something that I’ve seen and it looks ridiculous as it sounds.

CRK7376

(2,199 posts)
31. So who is going to pay for these
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 06:35 PM
Jul 2020

statues? Are they wax, concrete, marble, paper mache...or is he going to have a trailer hauling to his rallies removed Confederate Leaders Lee, Stuart, Stonewall Jackson on a Horse etc....What a joke.

torius

(1,652 posts)
33. The wooden Melania in Slovenia
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 10:08 PM
Jul 2020

Last edited Thu Jul 9, 2020, 10:54 PM - Edit history (1)

was set on fire and he hasn't mentioned that.

wnylib

(21,466 posts)
38. It's Slovenia. But an easy mix up to make.
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 11:25 PM
Jul 2020

Last edited Fri Jul 10, 2020, 07:34 AM - Edit history (1)

To keep them straight and avoid insulting the Slovaks, just remember that Slovenia has the word "sloven" in it to describe her.

wnylib

(21,466 posts)
44. And I just corrected my own
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 07:39 AM
Jul 2020

mistake in my earlier post. It was a typo where I left the "l" out of Slovenia in the post header. LOL.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
39. Please, Please, Please do this!
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 12:33 AM
Jul 2020

I can just imagine his campaign guys tying to convince him it is a bad idea

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
42. How long before he's displaying the Confederate Battle Flag alongside the US Flag?
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 08:05 AM
Jul 2020

And will he be hugging that too?







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