And whose fault is that?
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee ominously predicted that if Donald Trump is prevented from winning or running in the 2024 election, it will be the last election “decided by ballots rather than bullets.”
And by “ominously predicted” they mean “threatened.”
Mr Huckabee seemed to be reiterating a common accusation from Republicans, Mr Trump first among them, who have claimed that President Biden is essentially waging a political war against the former president as the Justice Department — and state courts — have indicted him over various charges. There is no evidence to support the claims of election interference or political retribution.
And – listen up Mr Huckabee – there is abundant evidence that Trump did interfere with the last election, including that phone call that we’ve all listened to and including that speech on the White House lawn that we’ve all watched and listened to and that failure to act when his private army stormed Congress. The election interference came from inside the house.
Following Mr Trump’s indictment in the Georgia election probe, Texas Sen Ted Cruz said, “This is disgraceful. Our country’s over 200 years old. We’ve never once indicted a former president, or a candidate or a leading candidate for president and this is Joe Biden and this is the Democratsweaponizing the justice system because they’re afraid of the voters.”
Again, backward. (So much DARVO.) We’ve never once had such a flagrantly criminal and treasonous sack of shit former president. Not even Harding, not even Nixon.The issue is not holding Trump accountable, the issue is Trump being a flagrant open in your face criminal and wannabe overthrower of the government.
Also, just because we haven’t done it before doesn’t mean that that was good.
Of course, it has been a long-established American tradition when confronted by a mad bomber, to do exactly as he commands, and without delay. This especially applies when the threat comes from a bomber who is stark naked: mentally if not also physically. Safest course all round.
Donald Trump in 2016: I’m going to have the DOJ lock up my opponent.
GOP: Yay! This man will make a great president!
Donald Trump in 2017-2020: Damnit, DOJ, lock up my political opponents!
GOP: Yay! Best president ever!
Donald Trump gets repeatedly indicted
GOP: This is outrageous! Politicians shouldn’t be indicted! Also, when is the DOJ going to indict the entire Biden Crime Family?
Donald Trump: If I’m elected again, I’m totally gonna indict all my political opponents.
GOP: Yay! This man should be president again!
lol sob
Oh, if I really wanted to make you sob, I would have added:
Media: Donald Trump tried to overthrow the government, and has been indicted for that and several other crimes. On the other hand, Joe Biden is old.
Undecided voters: You know, that’s true. Joe Biden really is old.
At least Harding had the good sense or grace to die in office. Trump should’ve learned the lesson.
I can’t help feeling that it would be a good thing for everybody if Trump should die out of office (of natural causes, of course), and rather rapidly – though even if he did die of natural causes there would be MAGA outrage about Our Leader being driven to his death by all the pressure from deranged prosecutors, Trump-hating judges, animals, riggers et al.
No matter how the guy dies, the inevitable conspiracy theories about his death will never end.
So, I<3Huckabee, is admitting that Biden will win the election by ballot rather than by subterfuge?
Maybe Hucksterbee is speculating that, after Trump, there is no way a Republican can win a fair election for President again. So if Republicans want to rule past 2028, Trump has to end democracy in America. Or they have to shoot the country up.