Summary

Donald Trump, speaking at the Justice Department, called for jailing officials behind the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal and defended allies while attacking critics.

He praised Judge Aileen Cannon, who dismissed his classified documents case, and condemned those who criticized her.

Trump called former special counsel Jack Smith “deranged” and referred to Jan. 6 defendants as “hostages.”

His remarks, delivered before Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel, underscore his escalated rhetoric on retribution now that he holds presidential power again.

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    I’m calling for killing the king, should we ever get one in the United States. I’m not saying that the president is a king, I’m just saying that if someone were to become a king, instead of a president, they should be executed.

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      I mean, I publicly say I wish Trumps shooter hadn’t missed so badly, and that Trump had caught the bullet with his empty fucking skull. I just wish when his skull gets blown apart, it’s on live TV, so I can enjoy having it as my screensaver in uncensored HD.

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          As bad as I wanted to see that happen, this problem doesn’t go away when one man dies. It’s clear that we need to see where this path leads before we learn our lesson. I wish that weren’t true, but it is.

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            Cults of personality fall apart when the leader dies though.

            However, I agree that you can’t just assassinate your way out of a deep, societal sickness. You have to address the underlying symptoms or it will just flare up again.

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              The Germans did a remarkable job at addressing their issues and changing their society for the better.

              Unlike the US did after the civil war. Or after Trump’s first reign and insurrection.

              Hopefully they’ll learn the lesson there.

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        What? And make him a martyr?

        I want him to cark it at a campaign rally. Pop a blood vessel in his skull, while pushing a little too hard on a constipated shit, only to lose the last shred of a fragment of sanity. To see him collapse onto the ground growling and chewing on the podium.

        To quote G’kar… it’s a dream I have.

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      11 hours ago

      If your guillotine blade isn’t sharp, at least make sure it’s heavy.

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      ASAP. And ideally before they actually become king. Like, if there’s gonna be a crowning or whatever ceremony, they shouldn’t get to make it. They’ll have a prior engagement with a hooded figure.

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        They should have never made it this far. obviously a fully corrupt and for sale president is ideal for a lot of powerful people.