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Trump is not funny.
Criminals and rapists are not funny, nothing they say is funny.
They are simply beneath contempt.
I think it was probably different polls. If the same polls were asking a question about support for Trump in 2024 after a failed assassination attempt back when they were polling about support for Hillary in 2016, that'd be very strange.
I could see him playing up the martyr angle but getting more aggressive as a result… That's pretty much what his post yesterday indicated.
Ah yes the famous polls that were so right with Hillary winning. Touch grass
Agree
….hard to know what he ll do from here on in, but i wouldnt be surprised if he doubles down, and gets worse over time, theres not much logic in the world of the narcissist, you d think he d experience ptsd just like the rest of us lessor beings, but……
I still imagine Trump will be the exact same and will look for unity and consolidarity so long as that's all on his side. He will do what is best for himself, as always.
I'm pretty sure if anyone gets murdered at a political event, most presidents tend to reach out to the victim's families. Wouldn't have even been limit to that, link to Obama reaching out to Sandy Hook victims below. Imagine he would have done similar with Parkside etc.
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/photos-and-video/photo/2013/04/president-barack-obama-talks-phone-nicole-hockley-and-families-victim
they say 1/3 of people dont have a sence of humor , they must be all Dems who take the "dictator for a day" literately
you didn't get many gold stars in school I'd imagine
Well now you mention it, his statement of being a dictator on day one is not a bad indication at all.
All the best warmongers were dictators.
You might need guiding to a list, most on this forum do not seem to have difficulty at all.
He is such a narcissist he probably thinks his 'destiny' means he can't be assassinated… it is possible on some level it will 'scare' him into toning down his language.
I don't hate Biden
This idea of reaching out because it's the decent thing to do is nonsense
what does that make Trump for not reaching out to his own supporters?
I still imagine Trump will completely change his tone at his rallies to be more consolidarity and including now that he knows most people don't care or were a bit surprised someone took a pot shot at him.
He will do what is best for America, It was the will of Jesus after all.
your naked and slavish hatred of the man is apparent yet it remains Trump hasn’t reached out to the family. many more people than sad sacks who think everything in life is transactional, will wonder why Trump, one of the most famously transactional persons in history never made that “transaction” after the victims died and will seemingly have to wait for the media to remind him what decency even looks like
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The idea that Biden is reaching out to someone on tv out of decency and is allowing 500lb bombs to be shipped out to Israel to kill civilians is nonsense
Evidently my last statement has been answered, thanks, :waves bye
need a list, full stop!. The "he is going to steal yo democracy" doesnt cut it.
You're saying that this particular incident hit home
So that's why he reached out
Interesting take, It would carry more weight if Biden didnt have a career chocked with speaking with families of all sorts for all forms of incidents. You could quite literally check this stuff yourself. Can he call a family everytime someone gets shot, dont be ridiculous the murder rate is incredible in the US. Does he call people when something hits home, yes . And no it doesnt make the headlines. Hes a human, im actually not sure why you assume he doesnt have good character when all facets of information indicate that he does..
OR, are you arguing the point for the sake of it with no real foundational merit ?
Well I suppose it's a bit better than not bothering to attend a service for the dead because it happens to be raining.
You would think a chance to tone down the hate would be welcomed.
"Blessed are the peacemakers", Trump needs targets,
If Biden hadn't reached out to the victim's family, would you think that would have been disrespectful?
No I don't believe everything in life is transactional
Do I believe Biden reached out to the victims family because it was politically smart , yes
Your standing point is everything is transactional and that's probably a natural point of view for someone who doesn't understand decency
So Biden reaches out to victims in the public eye
They are a special case
My god, you can't be this simple.
Biden reached out to Corey Comperatore's wife as a gesture because it was the decent thing to do. It's as easy to get as that.
It's not a deep dive into his soul. It's not an expose of the man's heart. I'm not going to pretend I know anything about that. It is however, merely, seemly and respectful behaviour to reach out to someone who's husband was shot dead a few days ago by a political assassin.
There's nothing hard to understand here.
Really, nothing.
Yes, and quite the opposite kind of gesture Trump made to Biden after Biden won the presidential election back in 2020, where protocol is that the loser congratulates the winner. And furthermore, Trump is not known for following protocol, is he? He went off playing golf instead of visiting the wounded man in hospital…yeah, he's some human being all right!
Given Trump's ancestory, could one equally use the well known "no true Scotsman" argument?
this seems like the type of argument that would come from someone who would only do a nice thing if they could self congratulate themselves on TikTok.
Biden simply put is a devout Catholic and has decades of reputation as being the type of person to sit down with you for hours and talk about family. The stuff simply just matters to him and not as a matter of political expediency.
but **** it you won’t take it from me take it from one of his staunchest political rivals will you
