“A thought or a notion comes in and it comes out of his mouth. There’s not a lot of filter that goes on," he said of Trump.

“A thought or a notion comes in and it comes out of his mouth. There’s not a lot of filter that goes on,” he said of Trump.

Some Republicans have read former President Donald Trump’s comment last week that would act as a dictator only on “day one,” as just another Trumpian quip. But not Sen. Mitt Romney.

“His behavior suggests that this is a person who will impose his will if he can on the judicial system, on the legislative branch and on the entire nation,” Romney (R-Utah) told NBC’s Kristin Welker during an interview on “Meet the Press” on Sunday.

“When he called people to come to Washington, D.C., on January 6, that was not a random date. That was the date when peaceful transfer of power was to occur. He called that on purpose. No question he has authoritarian rulings and interests and notions which he will try and impose,” Romney said.

  • the post of tom joad
    199·
    1 year ago

    What makes me so angry about this situation is there’s no real end in sight. I did my ‘duty’ in '20 but in spite of a mountain of crimes (and endless tweets and op-eds) that Trump is a threat to the fabric of our very democracy, the party i voted in as stewards of said democracy can not find one thing, one. fucking . thing, to use to put him behind bars.

    Now they ask us to do it harder this time, and im tired, boss. Can you promise me this is the last time?

    Trump has money and could live to be 100 for all we know. Will we be “saving democracy from Trump” in 2028?

    unrelated ramble time.

    I remember there was this study about drowning rats where one group survived way longer then previous test subjects because this group had been taught that they would be saved right before death. I don’t know about the rest of you guys, but I feel like i understand how the rats must’ve felt.

    Is now really the time for the government to be asking the people to help? We’re drowning here you know?

    • Blackbeard@lemmy.worldEnglish
      62·
      1 year ago

      I did my ‘duty’ in '20 but in spite of a mountain of crimes (and endless tweets and op-eds) that Trump is a threat to the fabric of our very democracy, the party i voted in as stewards of said democracy can not find one thing, one. fucking . thing, to use to put him behind bars.

      You…want a political party to arrest Trump and throw him in jail? What part of our justice system do you not understand?

        • Blackbeard@lemmy.worldEnglish
          31·
          1 year ago

          I’m gonna need you to write whatever the heck it is you just said in a complete sentence, please. Or, at a minimum, please check your grammar.

          So again, based on words that you, yourself just wrote…explain to me how “the party [you] voted” is supposed to “put him behind bars”. Walk me through the mechanics of that.

          edit: Also I find it hilarious that you used the word “insipid” to describe my “argument” (despite the fact that none was presented). If the basic tenets of our criminal justice system are uninteresting to you, then I’m starting to understand why you put your argument forward in the first place.