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submitted 9 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

Sean Hannity was trying to throw Donald Trump a life vest, and Trump was waving it off.

At a town hall in Davenport, Iowa, on the eve of what may be the final Republican primary debate of the campaign, the Fox News host asked the likely GOP nominee whether he had “any plans whatsoever, if reelected president, to abuse power? To break the law? To use the government to go after people?”

Trump parried. Hannity probed. He again asked Trump whether he was indeed “promising America tonight you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody?”

“Except for Day One,” Trump said.

Were Trump’s initial remarks a Trumpian jest? A threat? A promise?

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[-] ProfessorScience@lemmy.world 101 points 9 months ago

Back in Davenport, as Hannity wrapped the town hall, the crowd’s reaction left no confusion over how Trump’s town hall and his remarks landed.

They gave him a standing ovation.

I need an adult.

[-] massacre@lemmy.world 37 points 9 months ago

Adult here.... the word you're looking for is alcohol.

[-] clif@lemmy.world 20 points 9 months ago

Alcohol here. The word you're looking for is "heroin"

[-] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 20 points 9 months ago

Heroin here, I will solve all your problems and in exchange give you one new problem.

[-] Triple_B@lemmy.zip 13 points 9 months ago

1 problem > lots of other problems. I'm in.

[-] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 12 points 9 months ago

Your one and only problem now is a crippling heroin addiction.

[-] kamenlady@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Pills here, i brought some alcohol

[-] Nougat@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago

Alcohol here, the word you're looking for is Armalite.

[-] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 34 points 9 months ago

Adult here: get the people you know to vote, and vote as well

Those you know who aren't that motivated, motivate them

Elections are very important

Vote in every election you can and participate in the primaries leading up to them

We can only defeat this scourge by working together

[-] HooPhuckenKarez@kbin.social 10 points 9 months ago

The majority of people I know would vote for Trump. There's no chance of me flipping that. Should I really encourage them?

[-] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 20 points 9 months ago

No. Flip the script and discourage them.

[-] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 9 months ago

"You guys have got this in the bag, you don't need to vote in this one. Have you seen Biden's approval rating, woof."

That should work at least a little bit in discouraging the trumpets you know

[-] whatupwiththat@kbin.social 8 points 9 months ago

we're sooo fucking doomed

[-] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 75 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Trump isn't hiding what he plans to do. He has been open and honest that he will be a dictator and tyrant.

[-] clif@lemmy.world 26 points 9 months ago

That's what "they" want. This isn't going to be a negative to hardcore trump loyalists.

[-] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 12 points 9 months ago

Possibly the only time in his life he's been honest

[-] Erasmus@lemmy.world 59 points 9 months ago

It’s almost like he could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and wouldn't lose voters

[-] capital@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months ago

But Biden’s handling of the Middle East /s

[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Muh conscience /s

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 20 points 9 months ago

No it doesn't. He's going full steam ahead, and a lot of the country supports him. I can feel the background noise of insanity permeate my city.

[-] TheSanSabaSongbird 1 points 9 months ago

His supporters aren't the point. They are unreachable. We know that. It's the very few remaining swing voters who might be pushed over to Biden by this. If I were a swing voter --and granted I'm not-- it would definitely get my attention.

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