'We'll do it again': Trump announces third run for presidency, praises Russian president Vladimir Pu
Source: Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Leading Republicans spent much of three days avoiding Donald Trumps chief grievances or ignoring him altogether as they unified behind a midterm message designed to win back the voters the polarizing former president alienated while in office.
That changed Saturday night.
Facing thousands of cheering activists at the Conservative Political Action Conferences annual meeting, Trump falsely blamed his 2020 election loss on widespread voter fraud, for which there is no evidence. And as Russian troops advanced on the Ukrainian capital in an invasion widely condemned by Western leaders, Trump described Russian President Vladimir Putin as smart.
Of course hes smart, Trump said, doubling down on praise of the Russian leader that many other Republicans have avoided in the wake of the invasion. But the real problem is our leaders are dumb. Dumb. So dumb.
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What a fucking insecure wimp he is to grandstand and announce two years ahead.
SouthernDem4ever
(6,617 posts)He deludes himself.
3catwoman3
(23,947 posts)...DEAD before then.
By this evening would be fine.
Farmer-Rick
(10,135 posts)Death is right around the corner for him. He is sounding more child like and messing up his words.
An imbecile on his last leg is who is praising Putin. Tells you all you want to know about Putin.
Initech
(100,038 posts)Except for Trump and his brain dead MAGA minions. That explains a lot!
EndlessWire
(6,457 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,697 posts)smb
(3,471 posts)jmowreader
(50,528 posts)...a nice tall tree and a Percheron horse would work far better.
Traildogbob
(8,674 posts)ificandream
(9,335 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,722 posts)We need to rally to make sure that does not happen. He will in jail first.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)ificandream
(9,335 posts)I love the fact he's charging them for his fake Twitter. And the dopes are paying for it. LOL.
Wingus Dingus
(8,052 posts)EndlessWire
(6,457 posts)bif
(22,685 posts)ultralite001
(892 posts)It's in the RTumpster's blood...
ProfessorGAC
(64,852 posts)He's toxic.
The most recent Gallup poll showed 18-23% drop in approval among REPUBLICAN demographics. Since Dec. 1!
Among non-college educated Rs, his approval went down 21%.
He was underwater in every demographic, including seniors.
The freaks at CPAC represent 25%, at most, of R voters. That red meat speech got those idiots riled up, but it won't move the needle on those already bored with his act.
In fact, that speech is part of what the majority disapproves of.
PortTack
(32,705 posts)Shrinking political sphere
He will unify Dems like pootie unified the EU and NATO
On edit: the orange mass cant stand that he isnt in the news. The Ukraine war has taken over the media. He thinks by announcing his run this will put him back in the front...it wont. If anything it will only further bring to light what he did to Ukraine holding up military aid.
Wingus Dingus
(8,052 posts)I'm afraid of the NEXT clown.
PortTack
(32,705 posts)PatSeg
(47,260 posts)Trump craves attention. He cannot stand to be ignored or upstaged. He'll take negative publicity over no publicity any day.
Lonestarblue
(9,958 posts)And its possible they can cheat and do so. The key is electing unscrupulous elections officials in the states and also taking back the House in the upcoming election so that Republicans can decide to reject any inconvenient EC counts.
Plus, he has lots of legal bills and needs to keep grifting from his supporters.
Doodley
(9,036 posts)ffr
(22,665 posts)MFGsunny
(2,356 posts)Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
LisaL
(44,972 posts)For support of Putin.
SouthernDem4ever
(6,617 posts)Initech
(100,038 posts)Traildogbob
(8,674 posts)Will hit trump and GQP pocket books. Eric knows where the cash comes from. Trutin is Trump, Pump is Pootin. Shared cells at The Hague. Let em kiss and hug until they both die, many many years away. No combs, no spray tan, very tight prison cloths, pink. Putin has to see that supreme white gene up close. He can ride trumps fat ass shirtless.
bahboo
(16,314 posts)the world is turning against your bullshit....
ificandream
(9,335 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,044 posts)Some states have that option. At some point I might even float the idea with my local Democratic committee holder. It has been done in the past to block local candidates.
oldsoftie
(12,489 posts)Because that seat WILL go to a republican. Iy would be nice to slap trump in the face by giving his number one target a victory.
I'll be doing it in GA as well. Voting for Kemp & Raffensberger in the primaries for standing up to that bastard.
Its imperative that his hand picked minions be defeated even in state races
SouthernDem4ever
(6,617 posts)good ole brad and brian both were proponents of the awful voting laws just passed in GA.
oldsoftie
(12,489 posts)There's always a way around any law. Ask any tax lawyer.
I've already voted in the first election since the new GA laws took effect. I didn't see any issues so far but these were local elections. And volunteers that I know are already contacting voters to make sure they ARE registered and have one of the required IDs. And I'm not even in a large city. I would think we have volunteers all over doing the same thing.
But regardless of these new laws, I will vote for them in the GOP primary. THE most important thing to me right now is defeating the Trump lackeys in the primary. I think it is imperative in every state that has one running that we all do the same. Unless there's a contested Democratic primary. Otherwise I want these fools GONE. they are a bigger threat to the 2024 election than Kemp or Raffensberger or Cheney.
SouthernDem4ever
(6,617 posts)that's what they passed besides all the voter suppression laws.
TeamProg
(6,030 posts)William Seger
(10,775 posts)And they're definitely dumb enough to vote for you again, but the GOP will not survive another Trump candidacy. It might not even survive this threat of a run if enough Rs decide it's time to risk jumping off the crazy train while others try to out-Trumpy each other.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,741 posts)CrispyQ
(36,421 posts)SouthernDem4ever
(6,617 posts)or a fatal car crash.
Ford_Prefect
(7,870 posts)PatSeg
(47,260 posts)that he couldn't turn into a fundraising initiative.
ificandream
(9,335 posts)Personally, I want to see it on an inmates' list.
oldsoftie
(12,489 posts)I don't know how it works but what you can and can't do after announcing a run changes
Orrex
(63,172 posts)Of course, I'd settle for seeing him stroke out on live TV, too. I'm not picky.
ZonkerHarris
(24,207 posts)uppityperson
(115,677 posts)ZonkerHarris
(24,207 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,375 posts)intrepidity
(7,275 posts)"They're trying to stop my re-election to POTUS!"
As an official candidate, he will claim this.
AntiFascist
(12,792 posts)gldstwmn
(4,575 posts)andym
(5,443 posts)He wants to be President again, perhaps President for life-- his ego will accept nothing less.
myohmy2
(3,139 posts)...what, lose?...overthrow our government?
"Facing thousands of cheering activists at the Conservative Political Action Conferences annual meeting,"
...it wasn't that long ago that this group of assholes hated Russia and any Russian sympathizer because they were COMMUNISTS...
...anything Russia did was wrong...if someone tripped over a curb in Moscow it was failure of COMMUNISM...
...well, now that Russia's being lead by a Fascist Dictator they can't get enough of anything Russian...
...this reaffirms my complete belief that conservatives are enormous assholes...
...big, giant, oozing, assholes...
Skittles
(153,113 posts)now he is jealous of Ukraine
Solly Mack
(90,758 posts)He belongs in prison.
We won't save democracy by living in fear of what the republicans might do if Trump goes to prison for his crimes.
If they can prevent doing the right thing with their threats, then they are in control. They are casting an autocratic shadow over America and by allowing them to get away with it, we are already living under their thumb.
olddad65
(599 posts)2live is 2fly
(336 posts)Removing classified/top secret documents from the WH may prevent the orange swine from running again. While a POTUS may possibly have the ability to alone declassify documents, I highly doubt he can do it on a whim. But what I'd be willing to bet all my worldly possessions on is that, there are clearly defined procedures a POTUS must follow in order to declassify said docs. He cannot just take what he wants and decide later.
Skittles
(153,113 posts)she didn't seemed so pleased to have to pretend to actually do some real work last time
olddad65
(599 posts)The puppet master Putim must have ordered it.
live love laugh
(13,079 posts)jmowreader
(50,528 posts)"Mr. Trump, I have four questions for you.
"The first question is, please explain what the fuck you were doing at Mar-a-Lago with fourteen boxes of documents so secret the National Archives can't even tell people what they are.
"The second question is, did you really sell Javelin antitank missiles to Ukraine on the condition they couldn't be fired at Russian tanks?
"The third question is, is there any way to justify your applause for Russian president Vladimir Putin as his army was illegally invading a sovereign nation?
"And the fourth question is, why are you running to get back a job you refused to do the first time you had it?"
Martin Eden
(12,844 posts)They had two chances to rid themselves of this treasonous villain for impeachable offenses, but decided to embrace him again and again.
They chose their bed of vile shit, now let them sleep in it.