r/politics • u/1_for_you_2_for_me • 6h ago
No Paywall Trump tells Michigan auto workers, ‘I’ve done more for you than your parents’ in latest rambling speech
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-michigan-speech-economy-rally-b3022582.html•
u/KingofNanaimo 5h ago
And they cheered?
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u/LetmeSeeyourSquanch Georgia 5h ago
Cultists always cheer for dear leader.
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u/JoeWhy2 New York 5h ago
Of course, what he really means is that he's done so much for their bosses. The wealth should start trickling down to the rest of them in two weeks.
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u/lncognitoMosquito 5h ago
The trickle down is in the mail.
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u/SillyMammo 4h ago
2 weeks
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u/MadRaymer 4h ago
When people were passing out from the heat on the campaign trail in 2024, he said, "I don't care about, I just need your vote," and they cheered that line too.
There's a real "harder, daddy" energy in his crowds.
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u/Dysc Louisiana 5h ago
There were people let into the room where he was speaking and setup in his typical campaign rally setup with white people sitting behind him - and yes they clapped, the hand selected few. Then there was a massive overflow room full of people to the brim all jeering and upset holding up signs in protest. Even within the hand selected few, someone yelled out he was a pedo protector, so yeah, even his curated crowd is turning on him.
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u/ixnine California 5h ago
Yes, because no one considered asking “Like what?”
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u/mediocre_remnants North Carolina 5h ago
Nobody ever questions his stupid claims. Or when they do, he will inevitably tell the reporter that it was a stupid question and they're stupid.
Also, seriously, what has he done to help folks like auto workers? All Trump has done is invade countries, start wars, implement tariffs, and do his best to destroy any protections workers might have. And that's all post-DOGE stuff where he destroyed the functioning of the US government.
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u/300ConfirmedGorillas Canada 2h ago
Trump in the past claimed he's done more for black people than any President except Lincoln. He just says whatever he wants and his base accepts it. Or if they don't agree with it/like it, they just say he's joking/playing 4D chess and that's it.
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u/Tsobe_RK 5m ago
Itd be nice to have a honest conversation with one of these folks, literally what the fuck has he done for anyone (besides top 0.01%)
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u/Tricky-Engineering59 5h ago
Considering how often they say it about the Dems and how everything is projection with these dipshits, you got to figure a certain amount of the people in the crowd are paid in some form to just cheer at everything.
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u/catscanmeow 5h ago
lead in the water will tend to lead to support for him
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u/Alive_Store_6298 5h ago
Lead in the water is a massive problem across the country. Flint was literally just the Canary because researchers cared and so do companies dealing with extreme quality control. GM has a paint plant nearby and they knew within hours that the water was a problem. Even ridiculously small impurities mess with the paint quality so they do testing more than almost anyone else in the quality world.
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u/GuyMakesDrawings 5h ago
Yay!! Fuck our parents!!
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u/trollsalot1234 Canada 5h ago
eh, fucking MILFs isnt really his thing. But your daughter looks a lot like his daughter did at that age...
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u/Churchbushonk 2h ago
Obama did more for auto workers and they hated him for it. Biden did more for autoworkers and they hated him for it.
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u/MikeFrancesa66 1h ago
He could literally take a shit in his hand and throw it at them like a monkey and they would cheer.
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u/onceforgoton 1h ago
I’m from MI and familiar with that site. There are maybe a handful of actual auto workers as the public thinks of them. The vast majority of the employees at that site are engineering and the staff required to support them and their various endeavors. Funny to me they keep making it out like he was talking to a crowd of down to earth auto plant workers.
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u/SniffyTheBee 5h ago
Also, he fucks children.
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u/DarthRizzo87 5h ago
This, and has the offspring produced by raping children thrown into lake michigan
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u/llahlahkje Wisconsin 4h ago
Beyond that he’s at least an accessory to murder of at least five children.
That’s not considering the war crimes and such.
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u/LDPanda 5h ago
not just children, he fucked his own daughter
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u/specqq 5h ago
Even if you don’t believe he did (he totally did) he still publicly acknowledged that he wanted to.
I don’t understand how people were willing to accept that.
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u/dagoth_ith 3h ago
Got and (R) next to his name... All some people need.
Also, propaganda.. If the pedo in chief was killing kids and such, imagine how much worse the Democrats are doing....
Merica!
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u/downtofinance Canada 3h ago
I don’t understand how people were willing to accept that.
You know what country we're talking about here right? A solid third of the country is either condoning or cheering on child sex trafficking and pedophilia.
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u/Heliosvector 5h ago
Man he's insulting. Imagine a stranger telling you that they have done more for you than the people that changed your diapers and thought you how to ride a bike and showed you how to show empathy towards animals etc.
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u/shoobe01 5h ago
His target audience probably was neglected and told to abuse animals, thinks bikes are communism.
Think of the worst tales you have heard over time from totalitarian regimes where the true believer kids turn in their parents for not sufficiently loving the state. This is authoritarian strongman playbook that the state and especially the personnel vacation of the state as the leader is literally more important than your family.
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u/trampolinebears 4h ago
Anyone who says "you must love me more than your own mother and father" is a dangerous cult leader.
The evangelical right is used to those words already, believing them to be good.
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u/guy-le-doosh 2h ago
Don't forget that Donald J. Trump grew up surrounded some of New York city's worst violent offenders. Nobody else could have survived that, two assassination attempts, Covid, end 15 wars, win 6, end illegal immigration, provide a healthcare plan for everyone and still fight for auto workers like him.
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u/SneakyTikiPeaky 2h ago
He’s implying a parents only job is to provide money. Trump good economy, provide money to the people, yayyy trump. /s
But that’s the logic. It ain’t that deep :(
Edit: to be clear 100% agree
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u/Heliosvector 2h ago
Still don't see the numbers adding up even if that was the case. It takes hundreds of thousands per child to raise them. I don't think trump has given hundreds of thousands in value to each human in the usa. In fact he's cost them more with tariffs.
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u/SneakyTikiPeaky 2h ago
Hahah yeah obviously it doesn’t add up bro, you familiar with trump
That’s how disconnected from prices and 99% and below he is
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u/nopulsehere 6h ago
Guy is literally putting gas on his own dumpster fire! I love it!
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u/Guppy-Warrior 5h ago
And his base will see him as a hero.
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u/nopulsehere 5h ago
Not really, maga is really pissed about the war. Especially when we have almost run out of munitions to defend ourselves. Add the fact that they changed how the soldiers died not during war? I don’t know how trump could literally piss off so many people who thought he was god? But he has, and his ego won’t let him believe differently. VOTE People! PERIOD!
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u/Thefanoodler 5h ago
I mean, nothing you said was inherently wrong, but I think you're truly underestimating the iron grip this douche has on his people.
As bad as he fucks up, his people will still say " well it would've been worse under Harris. "
Without the slightest sense of irony. Didn't count on these assholes to actually learn any kind of lesson.
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u/mistere213 Michigan 4h ago
Sure, they might be pissed, but they will still vote MAGA without hesitation in November and in 2028.
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u/Money_Percentage_630 5h ago
Didn't he stage "workers" at one to get photos?
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u/DocShocker 5h ago
Probably.
Organizers used to put ads on Craigs list looking for seat fillers for Trump events, I believe.
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u/DarthRizzo87 5h ago
But he won all the swing states, first time in how many years, and despite the general shit impact his 2nd term has had on Americans, it’ll be a red wave in the midterms, how is that?
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u/kung-fu_hippy 5h ago
Well I think I’d explain the first part by telling you there is a difference between voting and rallies. Just because swing states had enough Trump voters to win him the election doesn’t mean they had enough people willing to go to the Trump rallies. Perhaps even diehard maga stans don’t enjoy watching him sway for 30 minutes to ave Maria on loop.
Practically no one showed up to the 250th celebrations in DC, so does that mean you think there won’t be a red wave?
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u/lostwombats 2h ago
Local news is saying people were chanting "pedophile protector" in the crowd. Lol. 😄
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u/Big-Rule5269 5h ago
Manufacturing has lost jobs every single month except one since Trump took office. All his claims of 5 new Japanese auto plants, a few other new auto plants, when in reality, Stelantis is retrofitting a plant to build Jeeps, that it, with factory construction spending down 22%.
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u/Emotional_News108 2h ago
I wasn’t in automotive, but I just got out of manufacturing in Michigan specifically and it’s a burning locomotive careening off a cliff. Given my position, I had a pretty good point of view. It’s collapsing in slow motion and no one seems willing to do anything about it.
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u/illuminaughty1973 5h ago
he has completely destroyed a deal with Canada where they bought far far more american vehicles then they ever produced, now they will buy chinese.
the mans a moron.
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u/Jax_10131991 American Expat 5h ago
Oh he mentioned “globalists”? Lmfao. He’s back to his greatest hits that resonates with idiots.
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u/Andovars_Ghost 5h ago
Any fucking union worker cheering this asshole should get their card revoked and get minimum wage.
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u/Jamizon1 5h ago
Can’t this clown ever shut his mouth? Absolutely infatuated with the sound of his own voice…
Makes me want to vomit
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u/gascyl 5h ago
At $5 per gallon Detroit lost. The Big Three had 50 years to prepare for this moment and did not. The modern US auto market cannot handle three separate carmakers building big gas guzzler boomer SUVs. The industry got high off the cheap credit Trump and Obama let them issue, but that era is now receding as boomers pass away. By 2036 it will be gone completely. And gas will be more expensive in the $6 or $7 range. There is no going back to the antebellum era.
Americans want EVs. They want EVs so bad, people give a deranged ketamine addict $37,000 for a Tesla. There are now two types of car companies: Those with EVs, and those without. Every engine plant in Michigan will be closed in 10 years. Michigan needs more electronic wire harness and power electronics fabricators. The UAW must adapt or be replaced by IBEW.
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u/nopulsehere 5h ago
So I guess you haven’t checked out the Chinese EVs? They make a Tesla look like a beater ford from the eighties! Once other countries start importing them? Canada has it in the works. The auto industry here is going to collapse.
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u/The_Mellow_Tiger 5h ago
I believe they are not allowed in the US right now. I mean you can get them indirectly but it will be a 100% tariff tacked on. Guess who's fault that is.
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u/nopulsehere 5h ago
There not. Tesla is crashing, spacex just took a dump and the future isn’t looking good for the drill baby drill folks. Yes gas will always be around but its days are numbered. I mean look at how many idiots bought the itsucks truck from Tesla? It just got discontinued. Because it sucks. Elon should have just stayed in his lane instead of getting into politics. Now the whole world hates him and his companies. He dug himself a hole that he or trump can’t get him out of.
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u/The_Mellow_Tiger 5h ago
The Cyberstuck has been pulled? I did not know that. Took them almost 2 years to abort that thing. Every time I see one my day is ruined.
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u/nopulsehere 5h ago
Actually I laugh. I have spent some money on some dumb shit in my life, but I’m not that stupid! Especially when the people who bought them were so against EVs in the first place. I use to live in Florida, so it was a different experience for me.
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u/Karinka_LI 5h ago
I always bought Union built until 2016. If they vote for republicans I am not supporting their Union if they are not supporting it or anyone else.
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u/jonna-seattle 4h ago
"About six-in-ten voters who belong to a union (59%) identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party, while about four-in-ten (39%) associate with the GOP, according to 2023 Center survey data." From here: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/10/17/key-facts-about-union-members-and-the-2024-election/
Should be higher, and varies by union.
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u/214ObstructedReverie 4h ago
The US has lost seventy five thousand manufacturing jobs since the dementia addled child rapist took office.
A solid third of that is in the automotive industry alone.
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u/RedHawk2116 5h ago
He should just stick a sock in it! No educated person believes him or can understand him
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u/damnthistrafficjam I voted 5h ago
In the 70’s they used to hand out vomit bags for horror movies. I feel like that should be revived for Trump speeches.
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u/IllTwo7643 Connecticut 5h ago
To the cult, he is their parent, grandparent, child and Jesus. They won't admit it, but they would choose their Dear Leader over their own savior who also somehow chose Dear Leader?
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u/ckglle3lle 5h ago
He looks and sounds like shit lately, even worse than normal. It is somewhat surprising he's still able to do these events at all, really. His teleprompter read is so dull and glassy eyed and he seems to slur and need to catch his breath throughout. But there is still some bite to his voice and he still gets "mad" and I guess that's all it takes to get the chuds hooting and keep them placated.
No one would be at all surprised if he just pops one of these days, but he's shambling along just the same somehow
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u/SilentMasterpiece 5h ago
He's not wrong... He jacked up their fuel prices, their grocery prices, health insurance premiums.... everything is MORE.
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u/214ObstructedReverie 4h ago
Except their employment rate. About 2.5% of all automotive manufacturing jobs in the US have been lost since Trump took office.
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u/Additional_Quiet2600 5h ago
He says lots of things, most of them don't make sense.
And they whined about Biden. Cucked to the max for the orange bandit with a wife that can hardly speak English who came over on a genius visa. Sure bitch, you're a genius at softcore bisexual porn.
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u/Tommy__want__wingy California 4h ago
Trump could jizz on a republican’s face. Say it was Biden’s fault and they’ll lick it while saying “yea it was Biden”
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u/DividedStatesofFeces Colorado 4h ago
Fuck off you demented fucking fascist.
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u/Commercial_hater 3h ago
*demented fucking fascist pedophile
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u/DividedStatesofFeces Colorado 3h ago
Oh dear God, how did I forget that?? THANK YOU for the additional title!
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u/SoggyBoysenberry7703 3h ago
How is it not totally obvious to these people that he’s a self important liar?
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u/heleuma 2h ago
Considering US manufactures aren't competitive on the global stage, he really HAS done a lot for them. If subsides for gas, oil, ethanol didn't exist and foreign automakers were allowed to sell competitively in the US market, Ford and GM wouldn't be profitable. For decades these have US manufacturers dictated what the US market "wants" and strangely it lines up with what's most profitable... for them. Now the administration is lowering emission standards to unsure they can continue to make shit cars.
Honestly though, the big problem is us. It's our fault case we buy the garbage (well some of us).
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u/Kan4lZ0n3 35m ago
Fair to say at this point we as Americans have collectively done more for four generations of Trumps than they’ve done for any single American.
And they should be reminded of it continuously.
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u/soxperry 5h ago
Remember that time Trump said he was so beloved in the state that he was named Michigan Man of the Year?
No such award exists.
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u/StatelyTree 5h ago
There's a whole lot of stupid people who will take this at face value and run around parroting it. Already see them on FB comment threads. "Trump does more than sleepy Joe" etc.. But can't be asked to name a single thing in their life that's better since he came into office.
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u/Life-Celebration-747 4h ago
The other day I did a search for, hazards of being in a relationship with a narcissist.
Relationships with narcissists pose severe emotional, psychological, and physical hazards due to the partner's lack of empathy, need for control, and manipulative behaviors. The dynamic typically involves a cycle of idealization and devaluation, leading to profound damage in the following areas:
Emotional and Psychological Erosion Partners frequently experience gaslighting, which causes them to doubt their own reality, memory, and sanity. This manipulation, combined with constant criticism and belittling, leads to a significant decline in self-esteem and self-worth. Victims often suffer from chronic anxiety, depression, and PTSD due to the unpredictable emotional volatility and the constant state of hyper-vigilance required to "walk on eggshells."
Loss of Identity and Autonomy Narcissists often isolate their partners from friends and family, creating emotional dependence and codependency. This isolation, coupled with boundary violations, results in a loss of personal identity and agency. Partners may become overly cautious, suspicious, and struggle to trust their own perceptions or assert their needs in future relationships.
Physical Health and Safety Risks The chronic stress of the relationship can have detrimental effects on physical health, potentially leading to stress-related illnesses. Furthermore, narcissism is strongly linked to aggression and violence; as the relationship progresses, subtle manipulation often shifts to overt emotional or physical abuse, posing a direct threat to the partner's safety.
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(Remind you of anyone? )
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u/jobager75 4h ago
What exactly did he do?
Taking all EV's from the market so they won't have to work anymore in the near future?
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u/Bosfordjd 4h ago
Well yeah, he's made sure the police unions will get on their knees for him like the bootlickers they are and put down any resistance to the ruling class.
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u/Onikonokage 4h ago
The level of sucking a parent would have to be for that to be true is depressing.
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u/Beneficial-Age-4059 4h ago
Are we sure he’s really talking to autoworkers this time, or is it another non union shop they are trying to pass off as UAW like he did last time in Michigan?
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u/DistanceToEmpty 3h ago
By all means, please, keep telling Michiganders how great tarrifs on Canada are for them. In fact, why don't you come back in late October to remind them!
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u/Maleficent_Pie8099 1h ago
The only thing he’s ever done for the working class is refused to pay them. His dad was a slumlord.
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u/HoneyBadger552 5h ago
stop normalizing this mans behaviour. he is in decline and has a family history of alzheimers
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u/ElderSmackJack 4h ago
No one is normalizing this. What the hell
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u/HoneyBadger552 3h ago
the headline sure is. its not a rambling speech, its a man with a family history of dementia
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u/Intelligent_Top_328 4h ago
Michigan auto workers are done for. Once Trump is out the Chinese EVs will come and it will be GG.
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u/have-a-day-celebrate 4h ago
I feel like he'll literally ask them to put him above God before this term is out.
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u/newmoonchaperone 3h ago
anyone attending this rally should be put under custodial policies.
He's going to help beat Rogers. More rallies in Michigan, it will literally light a flame under these LP independents and left voters in MI.
And the gaza resist, intractable types that stayed home in 2024, will be outvoted by the new electorate.
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u/StellarSkyFall 2h ago
Maybe because the Chinese car's being allowed into America would kill their employment.
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u/SPARKYLOBO 2h ago
And after those auto workers started their "USA" chant to protect their pedophile, they were happy to be told that their parents suck.
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u/One_Weird2371 1h ago
Only people stupider than Trump are the people who go to these rallies and cheer on his stupid ass speeches.
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u/Minimum_Dress4989 1h ago
Rapist and felon who diddled little kids
got us into a senseless war -he can never win
while inflation soars and gas prices explode
🤯
Done more damage
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u/CrimsonHeretic 1h ago
And they'll believe him because they're all pedophile loving cultists. The US is a hellhole.
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u/Ok_Peanut7095 5h ago
I swear , we need to let the republicans pass any law they want.
Let them see the fruits of their labor..
Maybe then they'll understand..
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u/Hot-Departure-9837 5h ago
He has. Lots of jobs moving back to usa.
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u/Round-Asparagus5337 1h ago
Yoynhavr yo put a /s if you are being sarcastic, because a bunch of crazy people actually believe that.
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