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appalachiablue

(42,908 posts) Fri Sep 13, 2024, 09:00 PM Sep 13

Trump and Vance Sure Seem to Hate America

Daily Kos, Sept. 13, 2024. ( Photo: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance).
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Once upon a time, Republicans ran for office while crowing about the United States being the greatest country in the world, waving American flags, and chanting “U-S-A!” It was a whole patriotic show. Anyone who disagreed was a traitor. Along with the notions of “family values” and “strong national defense,” Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has now radically transformed the GOP into the party that hates our country.

At Tuesday’s presidential debate, Trump called our country “lost,” a “failing nation,” a “nation that is dying,” and a “nation in serious decline.” He claimed that Minneapolis “burned down,” said immigrants are “pouring into our country and killing people,” and rarely missed an opportunity to crap on this country.

This is nothing new for Trump, who has previously called the United States “pathetic,” a “third-world hellhole,” and a “stupid country.” It just goes on and on. Apparently he chose his vice presidential nominee well, because Ohio Sen. JD Vance raised eyebrows earlier this week with this doozy:

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Bizarrely, Vance claimed the U.S. isn’t the most prosperous country in the world, when it is—and it’s not even close. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg had some words for Vance:

Link to tweet

Republicans have rooted against our Olympians and revealed their hate for American democracy. Trump cheered the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team World Cup elimination. Today’s conservatives cheer dictators like Hungary’s Viktor Orban and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
Vice President Kamala Harris and her campaign have certainly noticed: WATCH...

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Trump and Vance Sure Seem to Hate America (Original Post) appalachiablue Sep 13 OP

People go on with their lives. Lots living paycheck to Klarkashton Sep 13 #1

Is that an endorsement of VP Harris? BOSSHOG Sep 13 #2

You covered it well, thanks! Blunderer JD could be a campaign gift afterall. Lol appalachiablue Sep 13 #3

they don't BELIEVE in America Skittles Sep 13 #4

No they don't, these anti democratic oligarchs only believe in power, appalachiablue Sep 14 #5

Klarkashton

(2,092 posts)

1. People go on with their lives. Lots living paycheck to

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Fri Sep 13, 2024, 09:04 PM

Sep 13

Paycheck as they have done since the invention of the paycheck. The farmhands hate the farmer this has never changed.

Now the media amplifies the age old gripes and pins them on Harris. JFC

BOSSHOG

(39,870 posts)

2. Is that an endorsement of VP Harris?

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Fri Sep 13, 2024, 09:06 PM

Sep 13

US is most prosperous country in the world. Because of what VP Harris has done. Thx JD.

Let’s all stand by with bated breath waiting for the next Vance utterance that will do damage to his campaign. He’s fucking awesome like that. Maybe it will be we force women to have babies because we are Christian not because we want them to get tax relief for having babies. Our donors frown on that.