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6. Trump was trying to do two things here
Tue Aug 15, 2017, 08:43 AM
Aug 2017

Last edited Tue Aug 15, 2017, 12:34 PM - Edit history (2)

1) Sending a message to his alt right base that he has their back
even after he has to publicly denounce them.

2) As the news gets worse and worse for Tump about Russia and
his $$$$ crimes he is trying to blame the media for his problems.


*****

He has no shame.


The man has no filter Botany Aug 2017 #1
This excuse for a man has no filter, no conscience, and no sense of decency meow2u3 Aug 2017 #3
Trump was trying to do two things here Botany Aug 2017 #6
Trump's message: Nazis are bad, BUT the 'truly bad people' are the media ... L. Coyote Aug 2017 #25
Let me help you please, and I know it is obnoxious of me to do so but I must Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #29
Chanting "blood and soil" Lebensraum (living space) Botany Aug 2017 #34
My spouse and I have these lawn lamps in the backyard, they are solar, I noticed Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #35
I thought his chief of staff Kelly was going to get him under control? left-of-center2012 Aug 2017 #2
Maybe he's the one of the clean up crew... WePurrsevere Aug 2017 #13
Exactly what I thought! Lulu KC Aug 2017 #23
John Kelly's job... LudwigPastorius Aug 2017 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #30
the outrage..............omg, seriously? Demonaut Aug 2017 #4
Are we really the only ones who see how ridiculous the claim is? FBaggins Aug 2017 #18
Does Twitter have rules against tweeting calls to violence? Maybe it is time people left Twitter? 33taw Aug 2017 #5
They allow people to threaten nuclear war. L. Coyote Aug 2017 #27
patsy for Republican fox state TV- attack all other medias like the nazi party did. Sunlei Aug 2017 #7
Spread this wide and far #Charlottesville hashtag riversedge Aug 2017 #8
Can anyone identify the Blonde Bimbo? maxrandb Aug 2017 #9
I already have her blocked so I've run into her BS before... WePurrsevere Aug 2017 #12
Goddamn sick fuck. dalton99a Aug 2017 #10
Purposeful anti-Jewish dog whistles for his Nazi followers. L. Coyote Aug 2017 #28
Nothing surprising here. I fully expect a rally soon where he will just chelsea0011 Aug 2017 #11
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2017 #14
His anti press rhetoric is going to get someone killed. Initech Aug 2017 #15
I believe that it is illegal to delete those tweets without preserving them Danmel Aug 2017 #16
It's a dog whistle to the republican nazi/kkk base workinclasszero Aug 2017 #17
Calling General Kelly matt819 Aug 2017 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author turbinetree Aug 2017 #20
Terrorist in Chief Orrex Aug 2017 #21
He has deleted it Doug the Dem Aug 2017 #22
Message looks clear... Mike Nelson Aug 2017 #24
And he retweets a guy calling him a fascist. LOL. 25 45 L. Coyote Aug 2017 #31
This message was self-deleted by its author George II Aug 2017 #32
Trump better not harm one hair on the head of Jim Acosta. hamsterjill Aug 2017 #33
Maybe you can just call me a cock-eyed optimist, but ... Stonepounder Aug 2017 #36
Oh, that's just Trump's sense of humor. tclambert Aug 2017 #37
Hopefully that train BHDem53 Aug 2017 #38
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