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(45,025 posts)Meaning 'I will destroy my perceived enemies".
Take that as serious as an invitation to an extermination camp
Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)He means You can fulfill your bloodlust fantasies through me.
He means that he will channel any anger or grievance you have, no matter the cause or source, to anyone you desire.
He will tie his destructive impulses to religion if needed, of course.
Docreed2003
(16,883 posts)All he has left are the grievance folks.
SomedayKindaLove
(531 posts)NCDem47
(2,250 posts)So of course he can only top them. Monkey see, monkey do with that one.
Caliman73
(11,752 posts)He is signaling to his supporters that he will use the power of government to go after "enemies" that they have grievance with.
Trump is an idiot in most things, but he understands and uses emotional manipulation very well, especially with people who are already inclined to identify with him.
You see his supporters talk about how, "Trump is the only one who tells it like it is". Trump is the only politician who would say just about anything to make sure he has support. He talks about "saving Social Security" even though he doesn't give a rat's ass about the average person who relies on Social Security for their wellbeing. He knows it is popular and so he uses it to stir up emotions.
markodochartaigh
(1,157 posts)the chosen one. Maybe he is referencing divine retribution.
2naSalit
(86,839 posts)lame54
(35,329 posts)viva la
(3,325 posts)I mean, he really wants to sound like a supervillain. But he's just too whiny for that.
allegorical oracle
(2,357 posts)pardon all his family/friends/supporters who committed crimes during and after he was in office that weren't already pardoned.
GreenWave
(6,777 posts)ruin to tribe
Beirut intro
Most were gibberish much like the speeches of IQ 45.
Sneederbunk
(14,314 posts)LudwigPastorius
(9,191 posts)They think they're being attacked on all sides by people of color, women standing up for their rights, LGBTQ folks, liberals, etc.
They think their "way of life" is eroding. (we can only hope it is)
Retribution to them means stopping all of the above by any means, politically or with actual force. For many of the MAGAts, it means actual deportation or extermination of their enemies.
Whether he could pull this off, or not, Trump is all too happy to play into their sick fantasies.