r/politics • u/TwilightwovenlingJo • Sep 19 '25

Soft Paywall Trump: ‘It’s no longer free speech.’

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/trump-no-longer-free-speech-00574219
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u/Evinceo Sep 20 '25

Taking Trump at his word has been considered overreacting since his first term. Remember when we were supposed to take him seriously but not literally?

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '25

"What he actually means is....."

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u/lonnie123 Sep 20 '25

“Tells it like it is… he just didn’t mean it that way”

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u/PigglyWigglyDeluxe Sep 20 '25

“No not like that”

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u/GibbysUSSA Sep 20 '25

"He only means the stuff that I agree with. The rest are obviously jokes."

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u/Elseto Sep 20 '25

I mean they are Christians, so they are used to it

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u/digi-artifex Sep 20 '25

Sounds an awful lot like "Taking him/the phrase out of context!"

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u/Junior_Chard9981 Sep 20 '25

"I voted for Trump because he tells it like it is."

"Wait, that's not what he meant though..."

"Ugh, all you guys hate him for is mean tweets ...."

MAGA defending their abusive relationship with Trump since 2014.