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Republicans mostly silent as millions of Americans protest Trump on No Kings day
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You don’t understand how dictatorship works. Something as small as a busted escalator can bring down regime. You can’t afford to look foolish.
Trump has looked foolish for literally the entire time and nothing has changed. Maybe you don't understand how dictatorship works.
That’s why he can’t seem to quite grasp power like he wants. He even lost his re-election the first time.
My boy vlad in Russia locked that shit down quick.
Yea, he really got SLAMMED by the escalator fiasco. Or literally anything else in the last [his entire life].
What rock you livin’ under?
You clearly don’t know how dictators work.
You ever see Vladimir Putin get stuck on an elevator? No he’d have tha footage scrubbed and everyone who saw it shot.
You have to maintain a certain image if you want to be king.
Buddy open your eyes. You literally brought up the busted escalator that very clearly did not bring down Trump. Neither have his myriad of other on-air disasters and the party obssessed with screaming about child abuse has done nothing about his obvious attachement to Epstein.
We have loads of pictures on the internet of Putin in his stupid high-heels because he’s insecure about his height. I wouldn’t go around waving that shit around in the Red Square, obviously, but it’s not like they’re going around shooting everyone who might have seen a meme.
The evidence is right their in front of your eyes. You ignoring it is not a gotcha.
Buddy open your eyes!
Trump has been struggling as much as can to be a king. He’s been trying since day one!
Despite his mind controlled cult member following him blindly…. He still can’t make it happen. He keeps hitting roadblocks from us.
Yes, he’s making more progress than we’d like but you are a damn fool if you think things like the broken escalator aren’t hurting him. You’re a fool to not see he lost a lot of people already over Epstein.
You are a fool if you don’t see how someone like trump looks like a silly little baby compared to Putin or any other strong man dictator.
Looking foolish even for a moment hurts him very badly. It slows him down considerably.
Sorry I can’t snap my fingers and make the world perfect for you. We are fighting against tyranny. It’s a long slow battle. Don’t discredit our wins as an attempt to stop us. We don’t buy what you’re selling.