John Kelly, James Mattis, and others who clashed with Trump during his administration are sounding the alarm about a possible second term.
  • MajinBlayze@lemmy.world
    362·
    1 month ago

    To Trump supporters, this sound like “The deep state doesn’t want Trump to be president”. Messaging like this reinforces their narratives

    • psychothumbs@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      181·
      1 month ago

      Can anyone really be so dumb as to see people who Trump himself appointed to office and worked closely with saying “this guy is an evil wannabe dictator” and think “man, those guys are part of the deep state conspiracy to destroy Trump”?

    • cybersandwich@lemmy.world
      151·
      1 month ago

      It’s not those people that this sways. They are a “lost cause” in most regards. It’s the people who have hesitations and concerns. The people that have been lifelong Republicans but are feeling jaded or are starting to see through the facade.

      It helps sway those people.

      • MajinBlayze@lemmy.world
        9·
        1 month ago

        Tbh I’m skeptical that this is a demographic that exists in any meaningful capacity.

        I hope I’m wrong on this…

  • n1ckn4m3@lemmy.worldEnglish
    333·
    1 month ago

    Fuck every last one of them for thinking that growing a conscience now matters. They can all die cold, alone and in disgrace for betraying our country when it really mattered. Them stepping up now is fucking worthless. It’s too late.

  • pyre@lemmy.world
    9·
    1 month ago

    it’s almost like you should’ve done something when you could and it mattered, you fucking cunts.

    no no no, if I say something now, I can’t sell it in a book later, preferably unreasonably close to an election.

    • cultsuperstar@lemmy.world
      2·
      30 days ago

      Sure, it’s annoying they’re saying this now but I don’t mind it. How much of this is just lip service though and will they still vote Trump? And Trump supporters won’t listen to them anyway. Once you turn on Trump, you’re a traitor to them and they don’t want anything to do with you.

      • pyre@lemmy.world
        2·
        30 days ago

        if anything this helps him. we’ve been over this. fearing them doesn’t work. they like being scary. they are fascists, you think liking Hitler is bad for them? they love it. we know it doesn’t work.

        “weird” did work. that they can’t handle. I don’t know why dems dropped that and more are back to “ohh they’re so scary”. makes them look strong and dems look weak.