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Donald Trump received rare blowback from Republican lawmakers over a video posted to social media that included a racist image of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, depicted as primates.

Since Trump’s return to the White House, Republican lawmakers have treaded carefully when disagreeing with the president, often communicating their concerns in private for fear of suffering his wrath.

But the swift calls to remove the post, which also echoed false conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, represented a rare moment of bipartisan backlash to Trump’s actions from lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

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[–] wirebeads@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Fucking pathetic cowards. The entire lot of you. Actually Americans as a whole are stupid.

From a country outside of your borders: Fuck you.

As a citizen of a country that’s not crazy, you fucked up the first time you voted in this piece of shit.

You should have learned: Fuck you

Then you losers voted him in a second time: Fuck you.

Now you’re allowing facism, racism, homophobia, and the destruction of the planet for a couple of wannabe cosplay dictators to stay in power because they rape and kill young children and are destroying that constitution so hold so dear, but are ok with it being used as toilet paper and not upholding the laws written on it: Fuck you.

From the bottom of my heart: Fuck you. America is cancer.

[–] politicalincorruption@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It’s what I say about Trump and Republicans as an American that voted for Kamala. You’re not wrong, the entire country needs shook to the ground for voting in the malignant cancer.

[–] Tehbaz@lemmy.wtf 1 points 2 days ago

If your country manages to remove the fascists from power in future, the leaders need to be put on trial for high treason & crimes against the people, then jailed for life or executed. Same goes for any collaborators such as the ultra rich donors and politicians who capitulated to the fascists.

After that, all MAGA cult members need to undergo deprogramming and reeducation to ensure that they are no longer an active threat to democracy. Any of those who cannot be convinced should be treated as mentally unwell and placed into asylums to protect society.

[–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 1 points 2 days ago

Be careful; they’re a bit of a protected species from what I found yesterday.

I wasn’t nice either but it seems going after them can be different to them going after us and they aren’t magically going to do the right thing. There’s a couple of other options still left to exhaust.

Death to America and butter sauce

[–] Sprocketfree@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And what country might that be? I'm curious what kind of glass house you live in while throwing stones.

[–] wirebeads@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The one that didn’t elect a life long rapist pedophile snuff film aficionado grifter who dodged the draft and has turned your country into a fascist regime.

[–] Sprocketfree@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Hard to confirm without you saying which one. But whatever, you seem like an annoying troll so I'm going to just block you and move on

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world -2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

From a country outside of your borders: Fuck you.

I see you, Canada.

We all see you.

Alberta is the beating heart of your corrupt fascist oligarchy. A glorified gas station parked atop a charnel pit. You're Russians with the serial numbers filed off.

Death to Kkklanada.

May the millions of native peoples trampled by your imperial boot rise up and strangle you.

[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

Well someone is a little upsetti spaghetti.