Paul Revere by Cyrus Dallin, North End, Boston

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General John Kelly: "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."

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

I don't watch any cable news shows, so I never watched "Morning Joe."


But I did know that in 2016 it featured Trump in his first run at the presidency by giving him free air time almost every day. Then when he was elected, Joe Scarborough and his wife Mika Brzezinski turned on Trump and severely criticized him up to November 5, 2024. Then...


"Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski met with Donald Trump out of concern that the incoming administration might target them with government and legal harassment, two sources with direct knowledge of the situation told CNN."

Read that again.

Because they criticized Trump, they FEARED!  "...that the incoming administration might target them with government and legal harassment..."

This is what authoritarian/fascist governments do to unfriendly media. Go read about what Orban did in Hungary.

It is happening here. This is just the beginning. Trump does not respect American democracy nor the 1st Amendment.

Then the petty little tyrant posted this:





3 comments:

Dave Miller said...

I get why Joe and Mika met with Trump. He's going to be the president. Period.

What serious newsperson would not want an ability to meet with a US President. This rapprochement was about nothing more than money and access.

Now, as to the fear issue, let me opine from out west.

In 2008 my neighborhood, an exurban rural adjacent area had signs for both McCain and Obama. And it was okay.

This election we saw few Biden or Harris signs. But we do see plenty of Trump signs, flags, homes adorned with Trump Christmas light displays and more. The lifted white diesel four door truck barreling down the street with MAGA and Trump flags is another regular reality in the Vegas area, an area of Nevada that favored Harris by a large margin.

When you talk to people about this, regular Dems who still live in our area, you begin to understand why there are/were so few homes with Harris promotional material.

People are afraid of what might happen to their homes, cars and families.

Is it without reason?

I'm not sure. Do my conservative MAGA Loving friends have an answer? The more religious or sane ones decry the above reality. The hardcore MAGA people don't care how you feel or what happens. They say support Trump and nothing bad will happen.

Anecdotal? Yes, of course. Untrue? Hardly.

Les Carpenter said...

Life in Amerika under You Know Who will be a bonus for the extremely wealthy and those politically and ideology connected to You Know Who.

For the rest of us? I stinky bucket of crap.

But it's what ignorance and delusion has wrought.

skudrunner said...

I'm surprised he met with them but he does have a open door policy. They called him hitler and the most horrible person in the world. I doubt trump would target them because they are just not that important with less than a million viewers.
Joe was a avid supporter of biden and said he was sharp as a tack days before he was declared incompetent so he really is just a partisan hack and not a news person.

I fear what biden can destroy in the next month or so. He is now saber rattling with putin. Why did joey suddenly allow Ukrain to attack russia. His legacy is sinking below jimmy on a daily basis.