Given Donald Trump’s hostility toward democracy, it’s worth pausing when he asks supporters, "Why are we having an election?”

By all appearances, Donald Trump really doesn’t like it when Democrats describe him as a threat to democracy, and yet, the Republican keeps saying things that reflect a degree of animosity toward the American system of government.

Take the former president’s rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, for example. The New York Times reported:

Trump said polls suggested he was at “93 percent” although it was not clear what that number was referring to. The former president said he responded by saying: “So why are we having an election? They didn’t have an election. Why are we having an election?”

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Well Donald we are having an election so we can show you how many people despise you and your MAGA traitors.

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51% of the voting population (66%) by the 2020 popular vote. That’s what someone might call actually a big fucking problem if you stop and think about those numbers for a moment.

“Dear America: You are waking up, as Germany once did, to the awareness that 1/3 of your people would kill another 1/3, while 1/3 watches.”

  • Werner Twertzog aka Professor William Pannapacker

To be fair, Trump actually only got 47%, with the rest going to spoiler candidates.

So it’s closer to 30% of America wants to kill 33% of America.

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Trump said polls suggested he was at “93 percent” although it was not clear what that number was referring to

I just assumed they meant his diaper

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not working…

better

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In the first image, he must be polling at like 110% lol.

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Who leaked that poll?

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My day was better before I had to look at creepy weird old man crotch

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Here’s the perfect antidote!

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I could see an argument for the first pic being a shadow. Wouldn’t believe it, but it’s slightly plausible at a glance.

Oh boy, that second pic… That just can’t be fat, can it?!

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There’re other diaper photos, but with AI and deep fakes, nevermind shadows, angles, effects, etc. of days gone by…who really knows anymore.

Plus, delete your search history if you venture.

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Oh, he doesn’t want an election now? So he just wants Biden or Harris to remain in office?

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I mean, Roberts did basically declare Biden king.

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We’ve regressed from Stop the Count! to Why Count?!

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Next it’ll be "how count? "

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Didn’t GOP try to defund The Count (well, PBS and thereby Sesame Street) some 10-15 years ago? If so, that’s on them.

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All because of his filthy mouth, caught on camera 16 years ago

https://youtu.be/6AXPnH0C9UA?si=tzPX7osiVcIajyJl

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Haha exactly, it’ll be ‘I got dis many counts’ and show a measure of length between hands

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What count‽

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