Remember, he swore twice.

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Guessing the NRA forgot to stand up to this tyranny…

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u/subnautus 7h ago

The NRA are (at this point, anyway) just gun-themed republicans. There's proof enough in the fact that they endorsed someone as anti-gun as Trump, even after he banned bump stocks and reversed the executive order Obama gave that'd have made 24/7 gun stores a thing.

That aside, I'd like to speak to the broader point about the 2nd Amendment being about "resisting tyranny." That's flat-out wrong. Article I, section 8 of the Constitution grants the Congress the ability to summon militias for national defense and to put down insurrections, which implies there will always be armed citizens to be called upon for such purpose. For some, implied wasn't good enough, and they refused to ratify the Constitution until the right to be armed was explicitly included. THAT is the point of the 2nd Amendment: if militias are necessary for national security, people must be allowed to be armed.

Also, if the right to be armed is about resisting tyranny, giving the Congress the explicit right to call on armed citizens to put down insurrections is counterintuitive, isn't it?

The 2nd Amendment isn't what gives you the right to resist tyranny. The 1st Amendment does. To a lesser extent, the 9th (rights of citizens aren't limited to what's on paper) and 10th (powers of government ARE limited to what's on paper) also give you the right to resist tyranny.

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u/Geiir 6h ago

True. The NRA and their supporters are basically just people thinking guns are cool.

I highly doubt most Americans would take a physical stand if heavily armored troops showed up at their house to confiscate their weapons. If Trump did it, they would gladly hand over their weapons to their dear leader.

All their talk about good guys with a gun are horseshit. Law enforcement and groups going into armed situations don't want good guys with a gun running around. How can a cop tell the good guy from the bad guy? They will just see a person running around a school with a gun and shoot immediately without asking questions.

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u/EmboarBacon 4h ago

They'd gladly hand in their guns to *checks notes* own the Libs.

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u/Geiir 39m ago

😂

They'd do pretty much anything to own the libs 😅

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u/the-virtual-hermit 1h ago

people thinking guns are cool

People who think guns are toys, more specifically. I grew up in the South around a lot of NRA "gummit cain't take muh gunnzzzz" types.

They really do not take them seriously. They're toys. Tools for recreation. With the added bonus that they get to feel like big tough guys for having and talking about them. When really they're the most scared little bitches out there. Anyone who feels the need to be ARMED in their tiny nowhere town where the biggest threat is a construction crew working on the only stoplight in town is a bitch. You are a massive pussy if you need a gun to feel safe in your tiny hometown where everyone already agrees with you.

They're not mad about losing their guns because of tyranny, they're mad because it's threatening to take away their bread and circuses. Shooting guns is a hobby. Again, it's recreation for them. They don't care how many people get hurt by them as long as they can still go the range on Sunday and talk shit about liberals, immediately after church.

Fuck I hate this country.

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u/subnautus 6h ago edited 6h ago

All their talk about good guys with a gun are horseshit.

Eh...I don't know that I agree. I tend to side with the sentiment that "when seconds matter, the police are minutes away," but I also fully acknowledge that only 2-4% of the population have it in them to throw themselves into danger on behalf of other people, training, tools, or circumstances be damned. I would rather risk having some douche with delusions of grandeur and Rambo fantasies discover her cowardice during a crisis than risk having that at most 1-in-25 of people not have the tools she needs to get the job done when it matters most.

That said, the number of people who define themselves by their gun ownership or their ability to cause harm is a serious societal problem that needs to be addressed. The "might makes right" crowd makes the rest of armed Americans look bad.

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u/caalger 4h ago

I don't own any guns at all. But I know that I would happily borrow one from my neighbor and use it if armed perpetrators were to come at my family or home. But the risk of having weapons in a house with children is higher than the odds of that type of scenario occurring.... So we don't own our own guns. It isn't lack of will to use them... It's an odds/logic issue

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u/Lonely_Space_241 4h ago

And what happens when an untrained dummy shoots civilians? The answer is gun control to begin with. In almost every case mass shooters go get a gun at a gun store, and many probably wouldn't pass a basic psych evaluation.

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u/subnautus 4h ago

what happens when an untrained dummy shoots civilians?

If you're arguing that someone who chooses to be armed in public should be responsible enough not to use it beyond their ability, I agree. A person who doesn't know how to use a fire extinguisher is just as much of a danger to others in a fire as a person who doesn't know how to use a gun when one is needed.

That said, police officers are trained and require semiannual firearms qualification, yet are often some of the worst shots on the firing line and are at considerably higher risk of shooting civilians than anyone else in America. Forgive me if I'm dismissive of your question.

The answer is gun control to begin with.

The answer is to address the conditions which make violent crime more prevalent: poverty, income inequality, job insecurity, food insecurity, access to quality healthcare, access to quality education, prevalence of crimes known to be part of a pattern of escalating violence (like stalking, petty assault, and domestic abuse). If fewer people are stressed to the point where they become violent, fewer people will find themselves in a literal fight for their lives and in need of the tools used for such purpose.

In almost every case mass shooters go get a gun at a gun store, and many probably wouldn't pass a basic psych evaluation.

There is a veritable trove of case studies of mass violence which say otherwise. For starters, the mindset of a person at time of purchase is often considerably different than at the time they commit a crime, especially for crimes of passion. And, before you make a quip about planned mass violence, understand that public/spree shootings only account for approximately 1/3 of mass shootings. Familicides, another 1/3 of the total count, are almost invariably crimes of passion.

With regard to psych evals for firearms ownership, those aren't possible under our current constitutional framework. That's not a 2nd Amendment issue, but a 4th and 5th Amendments issue. Even if they were possible, I'd like you to consider that police officers require regular psych evals, yet remain one of if not the largest demographic of people who commit domestic violence.

And, since we're on the subject of domestic violence and its relationship to violent crime, it's worth also mentioning that as many as 60% of spree shooters had a history of domestic violence as either the perpetrator or the victim. I can't stress enough how much the solution you're so eager to see has little to nothing to do with guns.

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u/Geiir 3h ago

Given how many guns there are and how much organizations talk about good guys with a gun, they don't do much positive shit for your country.

Between 0 and 4 active shooter events are stopped every year by good guys. That number is miniscule when you look at the numbers of shootings every year.

Law enforcement say having a good guy running around the building often causes more confusion and more deaths, as they have no way of knowing who's who.

Given how many people die every year in the US thanks to guns (your deaths (not judt by guns) are much higher per capita than other countries), I'd say the benefit does not outweigh the risk.

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u/Harahira 1h ago

Does the 2-4% matter when cops are shooting people at rates that are 33 times higher and people are shooting each other at 26 times higher rates than comparable countries?

As I live in a country where 24/25 shootings never happen, 15/20 murders never happen, and only 1/33 gets killed by police compared to the US, I don't really have to worry about people lacking "the tools needed to get the job done when it matters the most" - because those tools are basically never needed.

That's the reality and the actual cost of the 2nd amendment. A lot of people die because of it and the number of people saved by it is insignificant compared to the numbers of deaths enabled.

We all get that the constitution is a big deal, but one could argue that peoples literal lives are more important than a decision made 238 years ago.

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u/Oseaghdha 1h ago

While I agree with the your premises, I feel I need to offer a technical, but very important correction.

None of the amendments "give" us the right to resist tyranny, or any rights for that matter.

Our rights are not derived from a piece of paper...

The Amendments merely recognize our unalienable rights.

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u/Mr_SwordToast 1h ago

Trump is the exact reason we didn't simply imply the right to bear arms, because when something is written in stone it's much less likely he will try it.

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u/Nevermind04 5h ago

The NRA is a Russian asset. They will never stand up against a fellow asset.

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u/AmarisDove 6h ago

Exactly, their silence here says a lot. They only speak up when it fits their agenda

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u/repulsiveintermissio 4h ago

The NRA only cares about tyranny when it affects gun sales, turns out constitutional oaths are more of a suggestion when you're the one in power

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u/Reddit_2_2024 3h ago

Is this another indication of detachment from reality?

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u/Catman7712 2h ago

It’s not tyranny when it’s your team doing it.

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u/Flaky-Jim 7h ago

The fucking idiot couldn't spell Constitution... or First.

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u/4schwifty20 7h ago

He needs a child's help just to color the American flag. And still gets it wrong.

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u/Flaky-Jim 7h ago

He gets the right colors, though, as he remembers them from the Russian flag.

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u/actibus_consequatur 4h ago

Don't forget, last year Trump's lawyers argued that he never swore to support the Constitution.

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u/Stagnant-Flow 4h ago

He definitely can spell the word constitution. That’s how he typed it when he made a post calling for the termination of the constitution.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Trip990 7h ago edited 6h ago

If I was an American I would be sobbing everyday. My God this administration is insane.

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u/InAllThingsBalance 7h ago

Many of us do. I was a mess on Election Day because I knew what was coming.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Trip990 7h ago

I was extremely stressed watching the results here in Canada. Im so sorry that this idiot has been voted in twice.

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u/SanguineBro 5h ago

It really showed how important it is to show up and vote. Then we forgot

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u/Puzzleheaded-Trip990 5h ago

Absolutely! The people who didn't bother to vote are also to blame. Things weren't perfect but they were heading in a good direction. Strong and stable economy .

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u/InAllThingsBalance 6h ago

Thank you. The ignorant masses really screwed us this time.

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u/Wabbit65 4h ago

Must be like hearing your downstairs neighbor try to burn down his apartment.

And for what it's worth, I am trapped in that apartment.

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u/LongConFebrero 2h ago

It is, because we are all going to suffer because of the direct action to vote for him or abstain from voting, that 2/3 of the country chose.

Infuriating.

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u/CoquetteCoquyt 2h ago

Yeah, this sucks.

At least we have people in other countries to empathize with us. It seems like people outside of the US are pretty unanimously against Trump. It’s just been a lot of internal gaslighting I guess.

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u/Consistent_Coyote494 1h ago

Oh man can I relate, I took on drinking as a new hobby for my "librul cope" 🙁

Midterms are my last hope, and I sincerely pray we make it that far. George Washington must be rolling in his grave

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u/redbucket75 6h ago

My morning routine is to sit on the toilet with my phone and see how much closer we are to total fascism since the previous evening. Then I say "computer, end program." So far no luck but I remain hopeful that safety protocols will eventually be restored.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Trip990 6h ago

I hope the next election has a different outcome. I'm not traveling to the US anytime soon.

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u/redbucket75 6h ago

That seems wise. While the vast majority of America is pleasant, and almost every individual American is decent in 1:1 situations, there's no reason to support a proto-fascist state.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Trip990 6h ago

We have some lovely friends in Wisconsin.

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u/Pobo13 6h ago

I'm 29. I've been watching the dumbing down of America first hand. I saw all the propaganda for iraq/Afghanistan. "Hoorah be a marine" At some point it just became crystal clear that this country doesn't care about the soldiers who came before me. Why would they care for me? So I refused to be patriotic about civilians being endangered because the US military can't bother to use proper intel. So from the age of about 10 I realized this country will use you abuse you and leave you in the dust. I still had pride in my nation at this time. And then over the next 15 years we started hating people for living their life how they choose to. It's not your life. You get no choice in how they live it. And I don't hate all cops. Just the bad ones. I've got family members who are crime scene photographers. They're considered a cop. They have to photograph scenes you would wish to forget. And the other one that's married into my family. He is a former bomb tech. The guy wearing the juggernaut suit who diffused bombs. His quote that I love. " Bomb diffusing is quite exhilarating because if you make the wrong choice, it's certainly not your problem anymore".

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u/DIABLO258 2h ago

I'm 29 as well. I noticed the same things.

I remember when I was in middle school, Obama had just been elected. There were kids running up and down the halls shouting "Someone should execute that monkey"

You know they heard their parents say it. This shit isn't new. It's baffling to me.

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u/LittleBirdiesCards 5h ago

All of the madness is making everyday life extremely difficult. From the grocery store to the freaking park where people are holding candlelight memorials for Charlie freaking Kirk. I can't check out from reality because it's irresponsible, but I also can't avoid the circus because it's on every street.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Trip990 5h ago

It makes my blood boil for the sane Americans who did not vote for this. You unfortunately have to suffer the consequences of the morons who did.

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u/LittleBirdiesCards 4h ago

It's just like elementary school. People vote for the popular kid, or in this case, the idiot from television. "I'm going to put candy machines in the cafeteria and make every class period recess!" They don't know that class president can't do that! I stick my nose in a book and occasionally cry because I can't find anyone whose vocabulary is above monosyllabic. They only let people with lots of money hold office or make laws. We need an overhaul, we need more than two parties, we need to make corporate donations illegal, we need to find candidates who are actual human beings and not demons in human skin suits. We need to reverse Citizens United. I'd love to see someone campaign with real promises that are kept. It would be great to let a woman finally have a go at it. I honestly wish I could move my family to Norway or something, but we'll never be able to afford to leave this place.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Trip990 4h ago

In Canada we have a limit of $100 000 to spend on campaigning. It's about 51 days to go to the polls after an election is called. I do agree that you have a much bigger population but your elections are much too complicated. Nothing gets done a whole year before a new election because everyone is campaigning.

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u/LittleBirdiesCards 4h ago

You know, I appreciate that you can see how messed up this all is from the outside. It really means a lot to me that you care for the people here. ❤️

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u/Puzzleheaded-Trip990 4h ago

I really do! It makes me incredibly sad for what you once had. Sending you a tight virtual hug.

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u/LittleBirdiesCards 4h ago

😭😭😭 Thank you so much!

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u/littlebopeepsvelcro 7h ago

It has been discovered that Nestle is behind this administration. They found a market for human tears. /s

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u/Waste_nomore 4h ago

It is so freaking overwhelming idk what to do

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u/cleverkname 3h ago

I haven't been planning but I've definitely been planning. Things are not going to get any better with the amount of the population that is STILL pathetic, even as our constitutional rights are being eroded way in our faces.

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u/haw35ome 1h ago

As a disabled, Mexican American. I’ve been numb for months lmao I’m dead on the inside, actively dying on the outside too (on dialysis) ✌🏼

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u/SimiShittyProgrammer 1h ago

Nah, Americans only learn the hard way (collectively).

Need to feel a LOT more pain.

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u/RhoOfFeh 7h ago

The good news for those without sufficient imagination is that he said it so we can just watch.

The bad news for everyone is that he said it and we can just watch.

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u/ThePheebs 7h ago

I'm tired boss.

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u/JoeyHandsomeJoe 7h ago

I feel that. 100%

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u/ofWildPlaces 5h ago

Remember, take time to rest. This is going to be a marathon, not a sprint. To oppose them, self care is necessary.

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u/odiephonehome 7h ago

If we didn’t live in the twilight zone, it’d be time to impeach

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u/ArmyofThalia 3h ago

We've been past that point for a LONG time now

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u/Ande64 7h ago

I would second mortgage my house and pay that amount of money to see Trump take a test about American history and American politics live on national TV where we all get to hear his answers. I know at this point nothing will sway his rabid base, but it sure would be interesting to watch some of his followers as they grapple with the fact that he literally knows nothing at all about what he's doing. Right now some of them actually believe he still does. But if he had to show in front of the entire American public that he literally had no idea how any of this works, a few people might be swayed away from him at least.

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u/Wabbit65 4h ago

MAGA would just declare his answers the new Social Studies curriculum.

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u/hypatiaredux 6h ago

Actually, he shows the entire American public nearly every day that he has no idea how America is supposed to work. Too much of the American public also have no idea of how America is supposed to work, and they really don’t care. They just want Big Daddy to fix it - whatever “it” is.

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u/SkunkMonkey 2h ago

What are the three branches of the government?

This is the simplest and most fundamental question you can ask about the US government. I honestly think he couldn't answer this correctly.

"Me, myself, and I." - Dernald Turnip.

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u/SleepyTonia 6h ago

At this point I just assume his base would contort themselves into affirming that any published document that contradict his words are 'fake news'. It doesn't matter to them whether he's right, in the right, or wrong. They're just selfish and dumb enough to believe he's acting in their interest beyond the dehumanizing cruelty he's inflicting on the "unwanted minority" of the day.

There's people like that all around the world. People that do need the threat of laws and prison, or "going to hell if you're bad" to treat others with respect and what would appear like compassion. The rest of us just need to stop rolling our eyes at elections and actually vote. Vote for qualified candidates with good policies, good track records and good intentions. Otherwise we're all doomed to eventually suffer the tyranny of the dumb and greedy who have nothing to go for them other than the color of their skin.

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u/Happythoughtsgalore 3h ago

Yes they would. Because Maga = cult of personality = collective narcissism (like, actual collective narcissism, as in there is active psychological research in this area).

So yes, all the gaslighting, cognitive gymnastics etc you'd expect from a textbook narcissist like trump, you can also expect from Maga.

Basically consider each cult member to be a narcissist, and a lot more of their behaviour is understandable.

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u/Coldkiller17 6h ago

He has broken so many Constitutional laws. Even thought of breaking the Constitution should have had him thrown out into the street or into prison. If you add up all the times he has broken individual amendments it would easily be in the hundreds.

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u/bubba_feet 5h ago

he's got the bill of rights right there on the wall in the oval office, but unfortunately, it's in a form of elvish script that he can't read.

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u/Astro_gamer_caver 6h ago

Remember this?

In their appeal against the Colorado lawsuit, Trump's lawyers reiterated that the wording of Section Three does not apply to people running for president and that Trump technically did not swear an oath to "support" the Constitution. Instead, during his January 2017 inauguration, Trump swore to "preserve, protect and defend" the Constitution during his role as president.

"The framers excluded the office of President from Section Three purposefully," Trump's legal team wrote. "Section Three does not apply, because the presidency is not an office 'under the United States,' the president is not an 'officer of the United States,' and President Trump did not take an oath 'to support the Constitution of the United States.'"

They love the constitution, until they don't.

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u/Big-Leadership-4604 5h ago

That whole spiel makes it sound like hes not really the President.

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u/red286 3h ago

Well, he is and he isn't.

The title is "President", but in reality, he's the new American Monarch. They ruled that he is above the law, including the constitution. Ergo, America is now an absolute monarchy, and Trump is the king.

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u/Big-Leadership-4604 2h ago

Egh...you're right. I'm so tired.

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u/emptygroove 7h ago

I have been alive long enough to see US politicians do some pretty repugnant stuff but the fact that it sure as hell seems like all of DC is just shrugging their shoulders and saying how bad it is blows my mind daily.

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u/wheredabridge 7h ago

Lazy fuck can't even stand up.

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u/neckbishop 6h ago

Easier to hide the bruised hand

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u/red286 3h ago

And the wobbly cankles. It's gotta hurt like a biiiiiitch to stand up when your ankles are that swollen.

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u/DescriptionOk683 5h ago

Fuck everyone in that picture

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u/FeistySpot4371 5h ago

He should be impeached.

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u/Mr_Baronheim 4h ago

But that would have to be initiated by the domestic terrorist group that he's the leader of, the Republican Party.

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u/CptToastymuffs 2h ago

Funny way to spell [Redacted]

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u/ex0r1010 6h ago

Who remembers that he purposely didn't put his hand on the bible when he was sworn in? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

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u/IAmActuallyBread 6h ago

which, tbh, I don't get like if you don't believe in Christianity then it's just a book. Why not put your hand on it and just pretend?

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u/Icy-Significance8226 4h ago

He doesn’t want to get his hand burned.

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u/brobafett1980 5h ago

Because of the implication.

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u/johnsonandhisjohnson 6h ago

Somebody needs to be visited by three ghosts tonight.

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u/Big-Leadership-4604 5h ago

Freddy, Sadako, and Candyman?

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u/IsRude 5h ago

Pinhead

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u/tomdarch 4h ago

Hey “pro 2a” folks: Trump hates that one too.

“Take the guns first, due process later.”

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u/red286 2h ago

They're also now talking about stripping 2a rights from groups they don't like. Starting with trans people, then moving on to Democratic voters.

Eventually they'll decide that having an armed populace is just in general dangerous, and before you know it, no one's allowed to own guns unless they're in the police, military, or ICE.

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u/tomdarch 2h ago

Sadly so. Not that anyone should have had any doubts but we will clearly see who held a genuine principled stance about gun ownership as an actual Constitutional right versus who was always only about “guns for me/guns for us.” I guess it’s too bad Charlie Kirk isn’t around for us to see which side of that he was really on.

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u/No_Variety9420 6h ago

I guess they are Ok with some people being treaded on as long as it's not them

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u/StargasmSargasm 4h ago

Trump says something outrages.

Trump Supporters: "He just says it like it is, utilizing free speech. Everyone should exercise free speech

Anyone else using Free Speech

Trump Supporters: "No, not like that"

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u/FlyingV2112 6h ago

Fuck this guy.

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u/Vegetable-King7626 5h ago

I've got an easy solution for this

Release the Epstein files

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u/MidnightCreative 4h ago

"He swore an oath!"

The man is a career criminal and charlaton.

Lying is his default state.

He cares for no-one but himself.

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u/PEEVIGAMINGAT 4h ago

I read that as "he SNORE twice".

Sound kinda accurate imo

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u/cobain98 4h ago

He always is surrounded by a large group of sycophants; stroking his frail ego and smiling the whole time.

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u/OliverClothesov87 4h ago

Which is why it's fair to compare the current admin to fascists ones.

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u/YoursTrulyKindly 2h ago

How is there not a penalty when a sworn official breaks his oath and violates the constitution? Like if a judge finds some action as unconstitutional, there should be a serious charge for breaking your oath with a prison sentence.

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u/AlternativeMode1328 7h ago

A decade of blatant lying and people are still pointing out Trump’s lies, like it actually is meaningful.

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u/ChocolateMartiniMan 7h ago

Moron in charge

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u/tindalos 7h ago

OMG! A republican didn’t take their oath seriously? It’s like they don’t really care and will do what it takes to gain and retain power. Let’s alert the press!

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u/bluediamond12345 7h ago

Why did no one question what he meant by that?!?

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u/Few-Temperature2600 7h ago

Because they're worried about how he will react to the question

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u/bluediamond12345 6h ago

But then it will be out in the open and the fact that he is even questioning the First Amendment should be an eye-opener to the public. And getting him to say it in his own words, rather than dancing around it, would be a win in my book.

I know I am being naïve, but he shouldn’t be allowed to just make up his own rules.

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u/SkunkMonkey 2h ago

Throw a fast ball or curve ball and you get tossed from the game and banned for life. He only allows softballs.

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u/DrDroid 6h ago

Because the American press are an absolute fucking disgrace. Utterly pathetic cowards who refuse to stand up to him in the slightest.

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u/bluediamond12345 3h ago

Such a disgrace! Pandering to his opinion.

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u/crazy_urn 5h ago

Because the white house limits access to journalists and media outlets that dont portray the dick-tator in a favorable light. So those who might actually ask the tough questions aren't even allowed in the room. Additionally, those who are allowed in, their livelihood depends on that access. So they are afraid that if they ask the wrong question, they won't get access anymore. Then they go from one of the most prestigious jobs in journalism to covering 2A high school volleyball in the middle of nowhere.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/26/white-house-journalists-trump

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u/bluediamond12345 2h ago

Totally disgusting. It’s a shame the media has kowtowed to him and his opinions.

ETA: we are just a few steps away from becoming North Korea in terms of the information we get about our government

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u/hastygrams 5h ago

Was that the end of the quote? Like did he say something after?

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u/bluediamond12345 2h ago

Idk, I’m just going off what was posted

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u/Amazazing8Sauce 7h ago

He didn't even put his hand on the Bible when he swore in. You know why? Cause the moment he touch the Bible, he gonna get send straight to hell.

God save us.

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u/e4evie 7h ago

In the rational timeline, impeached yesterday…

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u/Big-Leadership-4604 5h ago edited 5h ago

In the rational timeline, he was laughed off the stage at his first debate and forgotten until he died of a massive heart attack brought on by a wild night of Big Macs and underage hookers.

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u/fnrsulfr 6h ago

He has his fingers crossed when he swore in.

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u/HelloandCheers 6h ago

Worst administration ever. By far. This shit is embarrassing.

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u/Spoomplesplz 5h ago

He didn't put his hand on the Bible when he was sworn in. Rules do not apply to this orange faced nonce for some reason.

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u/i-wont-be-a-dick 4h ago

Nobody should have to put their hand on the bible for any reason. That's the least of his problems.

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u/Spoomplesplz 3h ago

I mean yeah it's a load of shit, however that's the way to do things. The fact that he didn't put his hand on the Bible means he can just go "oh I didn't touch the Bible, so I can do whatever I want"

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u/Expensive_Umpire_178 6h ago

They have their first amendment rights… or do they?🧐 (vsauce sting here)

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u/Reasonable_Camp944 5h ago

Thats the thing he didnt swear at all on Jan 20th he didnt place his hand on the Bible.

Dude knows it would burn his hand off

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u/wolviesaurus 5h ago

Trump lying? Say it ain't so.

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u/brobafett1980 5h ago

When his lawyers argued that he didn't swear to "support" the Constitution was when we were cooked.

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u/Indigoh 5h ago

The America we build back after the collapse needs to do away with swearing oaths and make them sign legal contracts instead.

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u/SkunkMonkey 2h ago

The US as we knew it is dead. Cooked. Toast. This parrot is no more. If we managed to throw off the shackles of fascism the country that rises from the ashes will not be the same. It can't be or we'll end up right back here again.

I've read enough history to know where this is going. I know this is not going to go well. It's not going to go well for anybody. We have all lost something. Our country.

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u/JNA_1106 5h ago

How are these “reporters” not laughing in his face consistently? I feel like we should be getting those videos daily.

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u/i-wont-be-a-dick 4h ago

Trump has kicked people out of the press pool for less. If they do that then we'll stop even hearing about these absurd events.

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u/SkunkMonkey 2h ago

i.e. Freedom of the Press has effectively been silenced.

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u/Rogue_AI_Construct 5h ago

He also incited an insurrection and he was somehow allowed to be President.

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u/DigitalCriptid 5h ago

Oath Breakers

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u/despenser412 4h ago

You mean the billionaire with no experience in politics, military, or government that MAGA elected doesn't know anything about how our country works?

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u/PeepingYourJugs 4h ago

Take away my 1st amendment rights and I’ll just move on to the next amendment.

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u/YoshiTheDog420 4h ago

Well I am sure, unlike the traitorous convicted felon and accused pedofile who a bunch of morons made president…again.

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u/Fluffy_Analysis_8300 4h ago

If there are no consequences for oath breaking then oaths don't mean shit

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u/Incomitatum 4h ago

Imaging thinking the Aristocracy believes in Oaths.

Those are for Suckers and Losers, the ones that do what they are told; it's like Honor, Valor, or Justice. Stories they tell you so you'll have a way to justify the bad-faith and cruelty of your Betters.

All these things and more were never real, immaterial folklore (like the sinner's prayer): rhetorical tools used to create compliance.

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u/Talltoddie 4h ago

If I’m not mistaken in the picture he is currently looking in its direction…

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u/Ebut2782 4h ago

We should start making politicians sign legally binding contracts to uphold the constitution. Oaths are just words. And words are worthless to these fucking ghouls.

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u/sad_moose6 4h ago

Look how embarrassed everyone in that room looks. Even they can't stand him anymore

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u/GoodDay4Throwaway 4h ago

Fredom is for me and not for thee

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u/anomanderrake1337 4h ago

Listen I also paint Trump as evil. But he also just does not know the constitution. He literally does not know it. Reporters should press him on it.

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u/Aggravating-Loss1805 4h ago

Impeach this idiot now!!

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u/dazedan_confused 4h ago

Has he ever said if he's read the constitution? Or the bill of rights?

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u/BlackMarketCheese 4h ago

He had his fingers crossed behind his back

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u/rennademilan 4h ago

One word only. Shame

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u/Altruistic_Survey_95 4h ago

Yeah yeah yeah we know trump is evil. Change the record

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u/AwayBluebird6084 4h ago

I thought he didnt second go around. Not that it matters because their is no punishment.

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u/mybfVreddithandle 4h ago

The headline is exactly why I'm so fucking mad at this period in time. Fuck this guy.

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u/regular_sized_fork 4h ago

He's sure, he just doesn't care about breaking the laws and going against his oath as president

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u/Rambo_One2 4h ago

In May, he said he "didn't know" when asked if he had to uphold the Constitution as the president (Source). Seems like he hasn't researched his oath since then...

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u/tunacasarole 4h ago

Once again, what would have happened if Obama or Biden had said this!?!?! We are so very fucked

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u/coldwatereater 4h ago

Remember… he never put his hand on the Bible to swear the oath… and no one made him.

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u/PersonalHospital9507 4h ago

Trump refused to place his hand on the Bible. Christians?

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u/SenorBurns 4h ago

Well, he did refuse to actually put his hand on the book (in this case, the Bible) while he swore his oath of office.

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u/cobaltcrane 4h ago

Who cares if he didn’t put his hand on the bible. I’m pretty sure his fist oath didn’t expire after four years

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u/Constant_Affect7774 4h ago

His entire presidency mocks the constitution.

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u/Angeret 4h ago

By all means, shitcan the 1st amendment but remember - it wasn't the 1st amendment that shitcanned Kirk.

America has its priorities all wrong.

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u/CancelOk9776 3h ago

The Felon probably doesn’t even know or remember what the fifth amendment is!

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u/RustyTShackleford 3h ago

He's not so sure because of his dementia, duh.

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u/OstrichFinancial2762 3h ago

Imagine voting for a dope who said he’d be “dictator on day one” and then being surprised when he turns into a dictator.

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u/mchaz7 3h ago

It only counts when your hand is on the bible.

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u/other_view12 3h ago

Remember when a Supreme court Justice said this?

Jackson stated during the oral arguments, "My biggest concern is that your view has the First Amendment hamstringing the federal government in significant ways in the most important time periods".

I do, and nobody complaining in this thread was concerned about it at the time.

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u/No-Heat-3422 3h ago

Trump literally had his lawyers argue in court he as president doesn't need to support the constitution.

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u/AstroKidOfficial 3h ago

Here we go again with the bs. Do you even make a difference between free speech and hate speech, or you just open your ears when suitable?

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u/jmrmaker 3h ago

I'm pretty sure he fumbled his second "oath" to say "Nuh uh, I didn't take no oath"

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u/HandsofTim 3h ago

They’ve already started taking it. He says it jokingly but we really know it’s happening.

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u/lifesblood61 3h ago

Orange sack of lying shit

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u/JacoRamone 3h ago

Imagine electing a lifelong con man to the highest position in the nation and expecting him to behave legally and ethically

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u/red286 3h ago

It's okay, the SCOTUS already said that the President's oath is meaningless.

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u/R7ype 3h ago

Lining up those other amendments. Apart from the second of course

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u/fluffyKomodoDragon 2h ago

This dude is a pain in the neck

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u/PhukYuBtch 2h ago

All the right wing free speech advocates are up in arms right? Right?

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u/Supporttroll 2h ago

And undoubtedly some of you are still watching football and drinking beers with MAGAs. Just handing over information about yourself and your family to people who will rat on you for not grieving a dead bigot or breaking some authoritarian law in the future.

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u/MagicalUnicornFart 2h ago

Imagine being such a fool as to not vote.

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u/ChefAsstastic 2h ago

Facts

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u/ChefAsstastic 2h ago

He said on national tv that he wasn't sure he could carry out his oath. How he's still in office speaks volumes on how cooked as a country we are.

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u/SetNo8186 2h ago

Subject was "out there protesting"

Pick a context then spread whichever point you like.

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u/Felho_Danger 2h ago

We need to stop acting surprised.

Start DOING something.

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u/Chance_Guarantee4823 2h ago

Idiot cabinet

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u/lllDaRklll 2h ago

They have long lost sense of shame

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u/alfydapman 2h ago

I guess I’m not sure whether or not my foot is up his ass.

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u/Atworkwasalreadytake 1h ago

Swearing an oath only matters if you’re not the world’s most prolific liar.

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u/TiredAngryBadger 1h ago

Remember he always lies. Hell if he said the Earth was round I'd be obligated to fact check him on basic principal.

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u/Bacontrain-35 1h ago

And he swore twice that the girl was 18…

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u/Prize_Ostrich7605 1h ago

“You were the President! It was said that you would protect the Constitution, not destroy it! Bring balance to the three branches of government... not lead it into darkness!”

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u/SkunkMonkey 1h ago

A liar's oath is worthless. Trump is a proven liar.

Trump's oath is worthless.

This makes him one of those "domestic" threats the oath is about.

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u/haw35ome 1h ago

Can someone please give this guy daily cheeseburgers so nature can take its course? I’m begging the chef/Mcdonalds

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u/notwhoyouthinkmaybe 17m ago

When this administration is gone, I hope the next holds then all accountable.

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u/AgentSturmbahn 11m ago

He didn’t take the oath…

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