In his first rally since the assassination attempt last week, former President Donald Trump addressed a crowd in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Saturday, slamming Democrats for portraying him as a threat to free and fair elections.
Trump, wearing a smaller ear bandage than previously seen, referenced the shooting multiple times, defending the media’s coverage and saying, “I took a bullet for democracy.” He also criticized Democrats for labeling him an extremist, saying, “The other side is going around trying to make me sound extreme… I’m not. I am a person with great common sense. I’m not an extremist at all.”
Trump mentioned the Heritage Foundation’s “Project 2025,” calling it a product of the “radical right,” which he opposes. He then returned to the theme of being an extremist, saying, “They keep saying, ‘He’s a threat to democracy.’ I’m saying, what… did I do for democracy? Last week I took a bullet for democracy.”
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what took so long?
By definition, a “balm of relief” cannot be a “threat”
Trump is a clear threat to democracy. He attempted to seat fake electors. He pressured his vice president to violate the Constitution. He pressured the Georgia AG to find him the votes. He unleashed a mob on the US Capitol to stop the electoral process. Trump has lied repeatedly about stolen elections and refused to accept any election that he loses. When he lost Iowa to Ted Cruz in 2016 he called it rigged and stolen and had undermined the peaceful transfer of power. Getting shot in the ear doesn’t change any of that.
crazykanoiy,
You forget that in 2016 the DemocRats publicly tried to pressure and intimidate electors to change their votes from Trump to Hillary Clinton. There were riots from snowflakes screaming, “not my president”, https://apnews.com/general-news-united-states-government-e401f1f7900d48b7ad8c360a4150d94c
Who’s the threat to democracy? The DemocRats, that’s who!!