“Fueled by hamburgers and endless cans of Coca-Cola, Trump ignored calls from his closest political advisers, including Vice President Mike Pence, who begged him to make a televised address and call off the mob.”
Apparently, per WH sources, Trump was thrilled when “his people” stormed the Capitol...but then quickly became embarrassed when he say “a poor, white trash mob.” He thought they looked low-class, and that was a bad reflection on him. He clearly didn’t grasp the magnitude of the situation beyond appearances and how that reflected on him. |
You would be wrong then. Here’s the builder and a friend standing on top. Two well-built men. It was made to be functional. |
I meant not enough room height-wise...a gallows does not have the noose at chest level. If it was meant to be functional, then they had no clue what they were doing. |
Of course. He does not grasp that nearly 400,000 HUMAN BEINGS in America have died. Only that it's unfair to him. |
If a person were hog-tied, it could work. I suspect these guys would've used that method goven the opportunity. |
Look, I’m not interested in getting into this with you. If you think a thin piece of rope tied like a shoelace around a small post would be a functional noose, go right ahead. |
DP. Our point is that it doesn’t have to be functional. If it’s realistic, it’s a threat, just like toy guns. And contrary to a gun replica, I’m convinced this gallows would have been used on someone had they caught them. It might not have “hanged” them, but it could have killed or injured them anyway. |
You are a disgrace. |
Same. A fervent mob. Once ruled like they were? Crazy. |
DP. They murdered a cop. They would have murdered more. There were bombs. An angry mob chanting for the death of the VP was being egged on by the president in real time. What are you trying to say here PP? That they crowd wasn’t serious? |
Oh, no, I completely agree that this was meant as a serious threat. As I said upthread - regardless of the functionality, it is a chilling sight. I’m not sure if they intended this to be used or not. You’re right that they probably would have tried. My point is that, as with most things Trumpers attempt, they had no clue what they were actually doing. |
And if one of them attempted to create a bomb that didn’t work? Still a crime |
Yes, I agree. |
I think they would have made it work, given the chance. |