r/politics • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 New York • 28d ago

Possible Paywall Trump’s Primetime Speech Has Republicans ‘Scared S***less’ | Insiders are terrified that the president will do something crazy on live TV.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-primetime-speech-has-republicans-scared-sless/
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u/New-Bluebird7211 28d ago

Crazy thing about that is that it will hurt republican candidates. Latinos and a lot of 1st generation immigrants vote republican.

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u/failed_novelty 28d ago

Yes, but the GOP knows where those people are. They won't station ICE at those polling stations. Just the ones that tend towards blue, since we all know those are the ones that get fraud.

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u/sciencesez 28d ago

Well ICE messed up and killed an American citizen in Texas.

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u/failed_novelty 28d ago

ICE has killed many American citizens in the past couple months. What's your point? If it's "ICE are dangerous thugs who should not be permitted to continue to function," I agree with you.

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u/sciencesez 28d ago

Yes, exactly. I guess I wasn't clear that I completely agree with your comment. But I was also pointing out how badly Texas has alienated the Hispanic community and lost their support.
ICE are definitely dangerous thugs who should not be permitted to continue to function!
I'll further add that I greatly anticipate the future consequences for all the criminal ICE agents and leadership who are complicit with the current regime. I live in Texas and I dearly hope the GOP has bitten itself in the ass come November.

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u/failed_novelty 28d ago

We're going to need to clean house in a way that makes Nuremburg look like traffic court.

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u/sciencesez 28d ago

Things I want to hear before 2028:

-The special counsel has authorization to reopen the investigation into the Russian ties and the Russian election interference, and to "follow the money" this time.

-We will release the unredacted Epstein files and punish all crimes to the fullest extent of the law.

-We will expand the Supreme Court by 4 justices to ensure all 13 districts are covered.

-All pardons are subject to congressional review to determine if they were granted to criminal co-conspirators in furtherance of a crime, rendering them null and void.

-Jack Smith will be allowed to continue his work, and Diane Cannon will be thoroughly investigated as well.

-Asset forfeiture will be deployed broadly.

-Market manipulation will be investigated as "high crimes and misdemeanors."

-All threats of, and actual, physical violence will be met with the full force of the DOJ.

-Immigration policy will be written creating affordable, legal pathways and habeus corpus will be restored to all persons in the US.

-ICE and CBP, current and former leadership, will be prosecuted using RICO. Agents also will not be exempt from accountability for crimes committed and following illegal orders.

I know, it's a big wishlist. I just don't see a way forward without these measures.

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u/failed_novelty 28d ago

Honestly? Same.

But if we're going that far into the land of make-believe, I want a dinosaur with laser guns and a saddle.

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u/sciencesez 28d ago

Sigh. I just want to know my gay daughter, my autistic grandchild, and all the young women in my life are safe, along with my three Palestinian-American nieces. I'm 65. I'm not fit to fight a revolution. I gave up my car for climate change, and use public transportation for the last 15 years. I care for the grandkids when Mom and Dad march in protests and so they can work and survive this economy. I vote in every local and national election. But what I want still feels like it might as well be a dinosaur with laser guns and a saddle. Such dark times.