@philokalia saidTrump missed the thrust of the Mueller Report. Did you miss it, too? Russian agents interfered in the 2016 election. This is beyond doubt. Indictments were issued. The report did not find sufficient evidence of collusion to issue any indictments of Trump campaign personnel, which the Trump administration has used as a smokescreen to deny that there was interference by a foreign power. This re-writing of history is positively Orwellian.
The question is likely in reference to whether or not he would call for recounts and invstigate election fraud.
Indeed, the Democrats could scarcely accept the election of Pres. Trump and invested much energy into implicating him in some collusion with Russia to undermine our democracy.
Pres. Trump has every right, just as much as anyone else, to call into question the results of an election.
There is evidence that the Russians are still actively interfering in the election processes of several countries, including the USA, the UK, and Germany. The danger is present and very real, and Trump is deliberately trying to change the narrative that there was and is no danger. That is what is undermining the democratic institutions of the free world. Wake up and smell the coffee.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-53433523
@handyandy saidI'm not worried about this. I've heard Trump has been quietly installing loyalists in the military, but he'll never get the rank-and-file behind him if he attempts a putsch upon losing the election. Also the civil uprising would be colossal. The Boogaloo Bois, Proud Boys, and all the other "boys" who never became real men wouldn't know what hit them if they came out in support of Dear Leader on November 4th with their absurd personal arsenals.
"I have to see. No, I'm not going to just say yes. I'm not going to say no, and I didn't last time either."
This is President Trump's response to a direct question during a recent Fox news conference as to whether he will accept the election, win or lose.
Does it make you worry?
Nonetheless I could envision Trump trying to use his personal Gestapo detachments in various US cities in an attempt to suppress the vote in those places come November. Any such attempt I think could be beaten back, but it will require vigilance in the weeks leading up to the election. Activists will need to keep track of where the goons are stationing themselves, because they're being deployed across the nation for a reason.
There is no bottom with Trump and the modern Republican party. We cannot assume they won't attempt the inconceivable in their desperation to cling to power. As ever: vigilance is required.
@moonbus saidWhat are the exact quotations and events that I need to be paying attention to?
Trump missed the thrust of the Mueller Report. Did you miss it, too? Russian agents interfered in the 2016 election. This is beyond doubt. Indictments were issued. The report did not find sufficient evidence of collusion to issue any indictments of Trump campaign personnel, which the Trump administration has used as a smokescreen to deny that there was interference by a forei ...[text shortened]... f the free world.[/i] Wake up and smell the coffee.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-53433523
Are you referring to Facebook ads and such?
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@philokalia saidSummary of the findings of the Mueller report:
What are the exact quotations and events that I need to be paying attention to?
Are you referring to Facebook ads and such?
https://www.acslaw.org/projects/the-presidential-investigation-education-project/other-resources/key-findings-of-the-mueller-report/
Russian interference was much more than FB ads; Russian agents hacked databases of several state's election administrations and voter lists.
The Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee's subsequent report confirmed it:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/21/us/politics/russian-interference-senate-intelligence-report.html
quote from the above linked page:
Mr. Burr noted that Russia had continued efforts to interfere in American politics, and he said the warnings of three years ago still must be heeded.
“Russia and its imitators increasingly use information warfare to sow societal chaos and discord,” Mr. Burr said. “With the 2020 presidential election approaching, it’s more important than ever that we remain vigilant against the threat of interference from hostile foreign actors.”
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@chesstachio saidYou can cry and jump up and down when you can't say what you want to.
In 2020 facts are racist.
Enjoy the boring forum.
What you must do is find another way to say it! 😉
-VR
@zahlanzi saidSeems some in government are taking Trump's madness into account.
he is posturing.
he has nowhere near enough support for a coup d'etat.
Colonel describes "war games" of what-if scenario of Trump not leaving office.
A bi-partisan group of senior military and political figures.