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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis is why Ratcliffe held that press conference
and didnt take any questions.
Link to tweet
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Link to tweet
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Eliot Rosewater
(32,865 posts)ATTACKING us
uponit7771
(92,879 posts)Nevilledog
(54,342 posts)LisaL
(47,202 posts)Funny.
doc03
(37,821 posts)Then they say that it was meant to harm Trump? WTF How does threatening people that vote for Biden harm Trump?
But they have zero information on Russia interference.
Takket
(22,971 posts)not that i agree with it but basically they threaten people with harm in the name of drumpf to turn people TOWARDS drumpf in retaliation.
doc03
(37,821 posts)election to help Biden. This is worst than Comey.
malaise
(284,174 posts)The lunatic is outconning himself
StarryNite
(11,548 posts)Atticus
(15,124 posts)moondust
(20,869 posts)is a Trump Toady with no credibility. This could be an attempt to get the focus off Russia and paint Trump as a victim to help his failing campaign. Plus blame Iran and maybe you can finally start Bolton's war!
IthinkThereforeIAM
(3,178 posts)... eom.
notinkansas
(1,236 posts)It sounded like the whole purpose of that display was to paint a target on Iran.
whttevrr
(2,347 posts)Every. Fucking. Day.
WTF!?
dhol82
(9,543 posts)IthinkThereforeIAM
(3,178 posts)... for, "campaign advice"...
bucolic_frolic
(50,337 posts)Some will question it, Fox will take it as truth.
I'm seeing it as pathetic in a way. How much % of voters could this flip in 13 days? Undecideds are few.
It confirms Trump's whining, maybe that's the purpose. Surely a theme for Trump to attack with tomorrow night.
It just reeks of Trump's war on truth, screams of fake news. He's creating his own fake narrative and trying to sell it to us.
birdographer
(2,937 posts)and that's all there is to it. He is terrified of losing and he is doing anything he can to try to get a few more votes. I don't think 8 or 10 more votes will help him that much.
TheDemsshouldhireme
(208 posts)cemented to me, he has to be replaced in a new administration.
moonscape
(5,526 posts)as someone who told us the truth, when he was allowed to speak. Theres a reason 45 cant stand him.
Correct me if Im wrong, but I dont recall him putting emphasis on Iran or saying this is against 45, rather was trying to assure that they were on top ofthings, the election would be fair, etc. To me he was threading the needle and I do believe has his head down and is working on our behalf.
Id have to listen to his words again to make sure my impression is what I heard, but right now thats how I see it.
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Volaris
(10,865 posts)Roland99
(53,345 posts)crickets
(26,158 posts)UCmeNdc
(9,652 posts)rickford66
(5,850 posts)SayItLoud
(1,758 posts)Mossfern
(3,798 posts)Lock him up.
(8,369 posts)LOCK.EM.ALL.UP
Mossfern
(3,798 posts)this press 'conference' gives cover to the Proud Boys....blaming Iran.
Proud Boys are the victims here - and, of course, Trump, the perpetual victim.
Lock him up.
(8,369 posts)LOCK.EM.ALL.UP
czarjak
(12,804 posts)"And you will not deny it". Says Steven Miller.
muriel_volestrangler
(103,658 posts)I heard on the radio he said it was anti-Trump, but I thought the lack of detail was because it was a brief bulletin.
Ratcliffe is implying that everyone thinks that whatever the Proud Boys do, they've been ordered to by the Trump campaign. So news of Proud Boy threats would hurt the Trump vote the most.
Mossfern
(3,798 posts)if only he had denounced them completely.
It's on Trump, it's on the Proud Boys because they acted in the way that made the threats credible and maybe it's on Iran as well in concert with Russia, in concert with the Trump campaign.
See?
Simple.

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