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CMUHoo

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I won't use the phrase "kill Congress" but how about this...


"We’re going to have to fight much harder and Mike Pence is going to have to come through for us. If he doesn’t, that will be a sad day for our country because you’re sworn to uphold our constitution. Now it is up to Congress to confront this egregious assault on our democracy. After this, we’re going to walk down and I’ll be there with you. We’re going to walk down. We’re going to walk down any one you want, but I think right here. We’re going walk down to the Capitol, and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators, and congressmen and women. We’re probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them because you’ll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength, and you have to be strong."

The word "fight" is in the transcript 20 times from Trump, plus the crowd chanting "Fight for Trump!" which he does nothing to dispel at that moment.

He never said to "kill Congress" or explicitly told his fans to fight. He also told the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by" rather than standing down. He likes to play these kinds of plausible deniability word games so that you can say he never said something while the most extreme fans can connect the dots as they see fit. It's a game to him, because he doesn't understand that a President's words matter or that telling the truth is importnat. Words are just a tool to get what he wants at a particular moment.

(In response to this post by Hoodafan)

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Posted: 01/18/2021 at 4:46PM



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  You are so desperate ** -- 111Balz 01/18/2021 7:27PM
  You didn't answer the question. -- 00 Hoo 01/18/2021 3:30PM
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  He was definitely putting the screws to them. -- hooshouse 01/18/2021 2:27PM
  Yep. Plus, something about a second impeachment. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 01/18/2021 2:29PM
  "OMG, Trump just tried to kill Congress!" LOL. ** -- Hokieesith 01/18/2021 2:18PM
  I believe that -- HoodatB 01/18/2021 1:59PM
  Of Trump trying to kill Congress? Link? ** -- Hoodafan 01/18/2021 1:58PM
  It was literally LOL worthy. ** -- Hoodafan 01/18/2021 2:46PM
  No. I was clearly laughing at you. ** -- Hokieesith 01/18/2021 2:35PM
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