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Former president Donald Trump disseminated on social media on Friday an image of President Biden with his hands and feet tied and his mouth gagged, the latest example of the Republican candidate’s use of increasingly violent rhetoric and imagery this campaign season.

The image can be seen about halfway through a 20-second video that Trump posted on his Truth Social site. The post says it was recorded Thursday on Long Island, where Trump traveled this week to attend a wake for a recently killed police officer.

In the video, two trucks decorated with giant Trump flags and altered American flags are driving on a highway. On the tailgate door of one of the trucks is the image of Biden lying horizontally, bound and gagged.

Trump has a history of sharing and promoting violent images featuring his perceived enemies.

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[–] Breezy@lemmy.world 42 points 7 months ago (4 children)
[–] poweruser@lemmy.sdf.org 23 points 7 months ago

He doesn't appear to be gagged in this pic. Maybe they're referring to a different violent image

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I like how even in this, they're shitty at binding someone. They can't even pretend to do things correctly.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago

Haha, that's a good point. This is the January 6th gallows all over again... These people are the edgy punisher logo manifest.

All those stupid thin blue line flags, too... Who the fuck believes that lie after Uvalde?

[–] Breezy@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

Well hes not gagged. So maybe theres an even worse one.

[–] Guntrigger@sopuli.xyz 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Is that actually painted on someone's truck? I kinda hope so because it's so shoddy. The perspective doesn't even line up for the truck bed.

[–] Breezy@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

Its a wrap. And they're real. Shouldnt be allowed but here we are. Had anyone had something like this with bush bound and gagged after 2001 they wouldve been arrested and tried in a heartbeat.