• aramis87@fedia.io
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    18 hours ago

    What’s interesting to me is that sedition and treason are acts against the state, not any particular representative of the state. But he’s clearly thinking he is the state, not just a representative. L’État, c’est moi much?

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      16 hours ago

      Yeah. He’s made many comments in the past where it’s quite clear he views himself as king, anything he views as against the State is against him, anything he wants is what the State wants.

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        15 hours ago

        He also responded to the latest No Kings protest with a video of himself wearing a crown flying a jet and dropping shit on the protesters.

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      L’État, c’est moi much?

      That’s crazy. You think Trump’s ego would override his dogged commitment to Constitutional Principles and Democratic Norms? I just feel like this is a bridge to far, even for me, a staunch and outspoken liberal pundit.

      You’ll never win the next election if you don’t tone the far-left rhetoric way down and only say things you can prove beyond a reasonable doubt in a criminal court of law. That’s why you need to sit down, shut up, and support Liz Cheney in 2028.