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The meme has been liked nearly 9,000 times and shared 2,400 times as of Monday. In reaction to Mr Trump’s repost, journalist Aaron Rupar sarcastically wrote on Twitter: “rubbing my last 2 brain cells together as I try to remember who ran the government on January 6.”

The former president shared the meme despite a House committee that investigated January 6 declaring Mr Trump the “central cause” of the day’s events. “None of the events of January 6th would have happened without him,” the House panel wrote in its final report.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (4 children)

He most likely doesn't want to jail.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I wouldn't want to jail either personally, that's actually most of the reason why I don't start insurrections

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Same here, many other things I don't do:

  • withhold congress assigned funds to blackmail a foreign country for personal gain
  • Steal protective gear from states during a pandemic
  • Commit tax fraud (this is the condensed version)
  • Rape women
  • Rape underage girls
  • Try and extort/convince states to change a fair election
  • Not illegal usually, but not lie like you're trying to win a high score with your heartbeats
  • Teargas protesters so you can get a photo op in front of a church

Like you need an asterisk now when you tell kids they could grow up to be US President. I know there's tons more.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't believe you left out

  • Steal classified documents and show them to people without security clearances like Kid Rock and the Saudis
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Can't believe I did either, I knew there was something but there is just so much that makes that man an awful human being and a downside to any society he's allowed to be free in. Like if you sifted out the worst traits a human could have and squeezed 400lbs of it into a 250lb case, you'd end up with that orange douchy turd sandwich.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

"Most of?" 🤨

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Admitting to the crime seems like the wrong way to go about that...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He won't go to jail. At best he'll be banned from running for president, but that won't happen. At worst he'll be president again. Either way, the justice system is in his favor with this judge.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

He has three sets of charges coming total for now. "Honorable" Aileen Cannon is just one judge in his pocket for one set of charges. Other judges won't be bought or threatened into letting him slither away.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Cannon won't be presiding over the J6 charges. She's Florida circuit; J6 will be filed in D.C.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Really? Then why say, out loud, that during the time you were in charge of the government, that the government staged a riot?

I mean, that's a confession, right? Does he realize it's a confession?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You have to remember, he's very, very stupid.