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F*cking Trump - protestors breaching Capitol steps

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CurlyhairedAssassin · 06/01/2021 19:25

As if the world doesn't have enough to deal with without him inciting that sort of thing.

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klaerntrapetor · 06/01/2021 23:55

@Miljea

Rolling news will talk all night (GMT) about this.

There will be much smoke, but little fire.

The upshot will be a couple hundreds disgruntleds will be shown to have been allowed to stroll into the Capitol.

They came, they strolled around a bit, they left.

Still awaiting the update about the bomb and the tear gas.

Meanwhile, the media are treating this like some third world coup.

Apart from the few injured, this deserves a 🙄, not a national soul searching.

Someone dies but I suppose you'll be rolling your eyes at that too.
blueangel19 · 07/01/2021 01:08

How is it possible for a couple of dozen people to get into the Capitol?

OMG! Did they defund the police?

Gabite · 07/01/2021 01:34

Interesting to see them wave the confederate flag about. Flag of sour losers

Gabite · 07/01/2021 01:36

@blueangel19

How is it possible for a couple of dozen people to get into the Capitol?

OMG! Did they defund the police?

I bet you're loving this.
Suzi888 · 07/01/2021 01:45

The police let them in and the Pentagon rejected the request for the National Guard. Hmm Trump told the protestors that ‘they’re very special to him’. He’s a sandwich short of a picnic, chuck his orange ass in prison.

StamfordHill · 07/01/2021 02:09

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longwayoff · 07/01/2021 02:18

No, StamfordHill, it is not. If you can't see that then I'm a little bit sorry for you. But only a little.

cbt944 · 07/01/2021 02:24

They came, they strolled around a bit, they left.

They smashed through antique-glass-panelled doors, they terrified the senators who were doing their jobs, terrorised the security guards, caused any amount of damage to a historic building, and left a young woman dead in the process. Storming the Capital building with no real plan other than to take selfies of themselves once they'd got in does not excuse their actions.

Nat6999 · 07/01/2021 02:48

Don't forget Boris is one of Trump's biggest fans, what happens over there will no doubt happen here sooner or later.

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SimonJT · 07/01/2021 06:08

I think someone is possibly in denial because these were white people.

merrymouse · 07/01/2021 06:22

@StamfordHill

Not a Trump supporter, but isn't this the kind of stuff leftist protesters have been doing all year?
No.
SimonJT · 07/01/2021 06:30

@StamfordHill

Not a Trump supporter, but isn't this the kind of stuff leftist protesters have been doing all year?
When have any democrats planted IEDs or broken into the senate?
DinosApple · 07/01/2021 06:44

The BBC are reporting 4 dead, so not a peaceful protest by any stretch!

They're also reporting that Trump has been blocked from Twitter and Facebook. About bloody time!

OhYouBadBadKitten · 07/01/2021 06:57

@StamfordHill

Not a Trump supporter, but isn't this the kind of stuff leftist protesters have been doing all year?
They looted, they smashed stuff, they photographed documents, they tried to take and burn the EC votes. They left IEDs.
merrymouse · 07/01/2021 06:59

They're also reporting that Trump has been blocked from Twitter and Facebook. About bloody time!

All democratic countries deal with riots from time to time, but not led by a President touting conspiracy theories.

Echobelly · 07/01/2021 07:15

As I predicted in discussion with my mates last night, this has backfired nicely on Trump. GOP election deniers have dropped objections as they can't be seen to be supporting this behavior and social media have finally had to act against the orange toad.

Lonelycrab · 07/01/2021 07:18

Can’t believe there are several Trump supporters trying to gaslight that this is normal. I’m shocked and stunned that this has been encouraged by a sitting president.

Hope the whole Trump family ends up in orange boiler suits after this. Absolute shame on them. If there’s any silver lining it’s that maybe some of the 70 odd mil that voted for him and the two or three posting on here might realise how very wrong they were.

TheSultanofPingu · 07/01/2021 07:24

Wonder if his buddy Nigel Farage, who turned up at one of his rallies will have anything to say on the matter.

PicsInRed · 07/01/2021 07:36

I know it's frowned upon to diagnose strangers on the internet, but Trump seems such a textbook case of NPD, he's practically a walking diagram.

merrymouse · 07/01/2021 07:38

Can’t believe there are several Trump supporters trying to gaslight that this is normal. I’m shocked and stunned that this has been encouraged by a sitting president.

Yes - even if you take the line that they were harmless idiots, they were exploited by the president and some of them didn't make it out alive.

Smiledwiththerisingsun · 07/01/2021 07:59

They dont look very peaceful to me @JesusInTheCabbageVan

F*cking Trump - protestors breaching Capitol steps
derxa · 07/01/2021 08:04

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merrymouse · 07/01/2021 08:13

@PicsInRed

I know it's frowned upon to diagnose strangers on the internet, but Trump seems such a textbook case of NPD, he's practically a walking diagram.
Nobody can truly believe at this point that he is fit to hold the office of President, but what is the safest way to get through the next two weeks?
Clawdy · 07/01/2021 08:31

Four dead. Will they become Trump martyrs? I can see him using those deaths, when in reality he is responsible for them.