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Donald Trump warned Tuesday of "very bad things" if Republicans lose the US midterm elections, as the US president kicked off a travel blitz under the shadow of unrest in Minneapolis and voter worries about the economy. At a rally in Iowa – one of the first stops for primary campaigns in US presidential elections – Trump said his party must win both the Senate and the House in November despite his own poor approval ratings.

"I'm here because I love Iowa, but I'm here because we're starting the campaign to win the midterms. Got to win the midterms," second-term president Trump said in his speech. "If we lose the midterms, you'll lose so many of the things that we're talking about, so many of the assets that we're talking about, so many of the tax cuts that we're talking about – and it would lead to very bad things."

In his Iowa speech, the 79-year-old president repeated his claims about a "Golden Age" in the United States and insisted prices were falling for most goods. But he admitted that it may be hard to convince voters in November's midterms, saying that in past elections "if something happens, the screw turns with the voters" no matter how good the president.

Trump returned to a familiar theme of talking about running for a constitutionally barred third term as president.

"Should we do it a fourth time?" he said, referring to his false claim to have won the 2020 election that he lost to Democrat Joe Biden, along with winning in 2016 and 2024.

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Well if Schumer and the Israeli owned democrats are still in office nothing will happen other than a little bit of toothless theatre and they will keep quietly funding fascism and setting up the dominos for the next Israel first Heritage Foundation plant. Hopefully people vote out the AIPAC traitors and then we might actually have a chance to reverse some of this damage

[–] apftwb@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

That's a nice state you have here. It would be a real shame if something were to happen to it.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

He’s right. He will go to jail. That’s bad for him, at least.

[–] hateisreality@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

All I have learned is what that warn us about they want to do, thus if Republicans won the midterms VERY VERY bad things will happen

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Very great things for everyone else. Maybe he gets impeached and removed, but doubtful.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Agreed, The only upside to it is if they continually attempt to impeach him over and over with his visually declining health, the stress of it just might bring about his untimely demise.

[–] voxthefox@lemmy.blahaj.zone 66 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Bad for Trump maybe.

A reckoning hopefully.

[–] lena@gregtech.eu 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] J92@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Just dump him at point nemo with a raft and a compass?

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

And a camera with a satellite uplink so we can all watch

Oh no! Very bad things?! In this economy?!

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Bad things will happen to him. Finally. He'll be in so many impeachment hearings, he won't have time for TS postings and golf anymore.

[–] Flatworm7591@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They won't though. He'll probably be dead of old age before any of his cases ever come to trial, let alone a verdict. And in any case, it wouldn't surprise me one bit if the next US president (whoever that may be) simply pardons Trump to avoid "alienating voters" or to "ensure domestic peace" or some other bullshit reason. Same sort of shit they pulled with Richard Nixon.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Impeachment is part of a political process to remove an elected official from office. There's no case to go to trial.

I mean, they've already done it to him twice, but the Senate has to vote to remove him from office.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago

It's not like we'll be impeaching him every week. Some weeks we'll have to impeach Noem, Miller, Thomas, Alito, Hegseth, Bondi, Patel, RFK Jr, McMahon, Johnson, Graham, Cruz, etc.

[–] Red_October@piefed.world 35 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Let's hope the bad things are from his perspective, things like him and his cronies being held accountable for their crimes and charges like Treason actually mattering.

But knowing him he means very bad things like ordering the military to execute his political rivals and declaring elections invalid.

[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 12 points 2 days ago

Trump only comprehends the world from his own perspective. If he got to use the military to execute his political rivals he would call those "very good things".

[–] desmosthenes@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

repercussions lol

[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

“If we lose the midterms, you’ll lose so many of the things that we’re talking about, so many of the assets that we’re talking about, so many of the tax cuts that we’re talking about – and it would lead to very bad things.”

It'll have been two years and you haven't enacted any of those for the people you're talking about. Why haven't you done any of those things yet and still just using it as a carrot dangling in front of these stupid people you're talking to.....

And I answered my own question.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 5 points 2 days ago

He's got a majority on the House and Senate. If. They can pass anything they want. If it isn't happening, it's because they don't want it.

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It’s called “accountability”.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 2 days ago

The only accountability he'd see is getting removed from office. Which is great, but he'll die of old age before he sees a prison cell.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

Will someone shut up this goddamned demented rapist please?!

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's a nice Democracy you have there.

It would be a shame if anything happened to it.

[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

Pretty much what one head of state said in Trump's first term on a visit. I want to say Denmark but think it was in the area at least.

If that's what you were referencing then oops, wasn't sure. I thought it was a good burn back then, now it's obvious that democracy isn't the goal for a lot of the US.

[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Bad for him.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Tbh I’d be surprised if the r’s don’t win midterms and 2028. Musk and other billionaires are providing the funding again and the government is pumping out propaganda.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Let alone the likelihood of them just rigging the elections

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Im sure you will, but they will be like the ones in north Korea, China or russia

[–] kurwa@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

150% voter turnout!

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago

He's setting up to blame the democrats for all of his own failures. Once they win the midterms, he can say its their fault because they are in power again.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If Trump thinks it’s bad, it’s gotta be good, so I’m all for the Republicans getting so stomped that they don’t recover for decades.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago

For one thing, there is no Republican Party. That was just the larval stage before they morphed into their final form -MAGA. Republicans are dead as the Whigs, and should only be referred to in a historical, scholarly context.

[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

“Should we do it a fourth time?” he said, referring to his false claim to have won the 2020 election that he lost to Democrat Joe Biden, along with winning in 2016 and 2024.

Man, fuck this guy.

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

so many of the tax cuts that we're talking about

Damn, it feels like things are pretty dire for him even among his stupid fuck base when he's going back to just straight-up bribing them with money (of course they're losing money anyway because tax money pays for itself multiple times over and because his tariffs are directly fucking them over far worse than any breaks he could offer).

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Spoiler: the tax cuts will only benefit billionaires.

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Dude, what the fuck?? I've been waiting my whole life to see if Republican tax cuts will benefit average, working-class people, and you just go and fucking ruin it for me. Thanks.

[–] Elbow1240@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago

"Transgender for everybody" incoming

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago

"They're going to make us drive on the other side of the road!"

[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] blueyonder@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Why is this tagged with NSFW?

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago

Fat fingers. Sorry about that.