Trump cultists love Trump's horrifying authoritarian/fascist character:
John Kelly, the Trump White House’s longest-serving chief of staff, said that he believed that Donald Trump met the definition of a fascist.
Mr. Kelly was homeland security secretary under Mr. Trump before moving to the White House in July 2017. He worked to carry out Mr. Trump’s agenda for nearly a year and a half. It was a tumultuous period in which he drew internal criticism over his own performance and grew disenchanted and distressed by conduct on the part of the president that he considered at times to be inappropriate and reflecting no understanding of the Constitution.
In the interviews, Mr. Kelly expanded on his previously expressed concerns and stressed that voters, in his view, should consider fitness and character when selecting a president, even more than a candidate’s stances on the issues."
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"He said that, in his opinion, Mr. Trump met the definition of a fascist, would govern like a dictator if allowed, and had no understanding of the Constitution or the concept of rule of law."
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"He discussed and confirmed previous reports that Mr. Trump had made admiring statements about Hitler, had expressed contempt for disabled veterans and had characterized those who died on the battlefield for the United States as 'losers' and 'suckers' — comments first reported in 2020 by The Atlantic."
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"At Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day 2017, Mr. Trump toured the section where recently killed service members are buried, including Mr. Kelly’s son Robert, a Marine who was killed in 2010 while fighting in Afghanistan.
While walking through the cemetery, Mr. Kelly recounted, Mr. Trump asked what had been in it for those who had given their lives. 'And I thought he was asking one of these rhetorical kind of, you know, questions,' Mr. Kelly said. 'But I didn’t realize he was serious — he just didn’t see what the point was. As I got to know him, again, this selflessness is something he just didn’t understand. What’s in it for them?' ”
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"Mr. Kelly had nothing good to say about Mr. Trump
Mr. Kelly was asked whether Mr. Trump had any empathy. 'No,' Mr. Kelly said."
THIS should end Trump’s campaign IMMEDIATELY.
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) October 23, 2024
Never in the history of the USA has a President’s own chief of staff called the President a fascist.
BUT - this has been so completely obvious over the past 10 years that it barely seems like news to me - and that in itself points… pic.twitter.com/wuUntpXRhv
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@amvetsupport
I am begging my military brothers and sisters, before you vote for trump, please look to this man's history. He has zero respect for you or anyone who served. We need to bring back respect for our military and we will never get that from trump. A draft evading, spoiled rich punk.
Duty, Honor, Country - not in the Trump lexicon.
ReplyDeleteTrump has never thought about the meaning of those words. I don't remember him ever using them in any of his rantings at his rallies.
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ReplyDeleteLiz Cheney
@Liz_Cheney
If your response to Gen John Kelly, gold star father & Trump’s WH chief of staff, confirming that Trump praised Hitler & called members of our military “suckers and losers” is to defend Trump, you need to look in the mirror and realize your dishonor will live forever.
Obligation, honor, country. My prefered meme. Duty is a word best replaced with obligation IMO. Something freely chosen. Not forced.
ReplyDeleteAnyone that votes for tRUMP is the sucker and loser.
ReplyDeleteWhen fascism comes to America it will be embraced by duped, angry, frightened and ignorant white men.
ReplyDeleteRapist, misogynist, racist, bigly confabulator, constant liar, egomaniac... those are clearly all admirable qualities in the eyes of the maga.
ReplyDeleteThose are the qualities -FJ/JoeCon and the sailors on the Mother Ship admire and want in an American president. Sickening!
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