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Newsmax host Carl Higbie went on a tirade on Friday after former President Donald Trump was convicted by a Manhattan jury the day before.

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal hush money payments to cover up extramarital affairs. Trump was concerned the affairs would come to light and harm his presidential aspirations. The Republican freakout has been swift if not predictable. Despite their outrage and indignation, some conservatives insist that being a convicted felon will help Trump’s chances of returning to the White House in November’s election.

During Friday’s edition of Frontline on Newsmax, Higbie demanded congressional Republicans drop everything and go after those involved in Trump’s prosecution.

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[–] ChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.world 97 points 6 months ago (4 children)

That 90% number is wishful thinking at best.

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 110 points 6 months ago (2 children)

And so what if Cletus has a hundred guns. He's only got 2 hands and early onset diabetes. I like my chances.

[–] ChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.world 52 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Good point, I could easily out maneuver a mobility scooter.

[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 36 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Better watch out now, Rascal makes a turbo model that'll get up into the high teens. Strap a couple AK's to one of those and you have the next Tarantino movie.

[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 22 points 6 months ago

That's a hilarious visual. A mounted gun where the basket should be

[–] grue@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

!noncredibledefense is leaking.

Also, left-wing e-bike technicals > right-wing mobility scooter technicals

[–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago

Vegans with tree trunk legs and fantastic cardio on a solar powered technical. Basically infinite range. Modern day light calvary. Highly motivated, fighting climate change AND for america's freedom, one kill at a time.

[–] ChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Starring Danny Trejo "Machete Scoots"

[–] elbarto777@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

Machete don't scoot.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

Sounds like a scene from Hot Fuzz

[–] lemmyng@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 months ago

Can still get foiled by a curb.

[–] ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

Unless you’re on their home turf, like a Walmart

[–] s_s@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

Just see the commercials on newsmax.

They're not broadcasting to the healthiest.

[–] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 21 points 6 months ago

I mean they may own five hundred guns each but i feel like only the first couple of them actually matter. The rest are just for masturbation purposes.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It won't help them against the government. They have all the working tanks.

[–] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Honestly you wouldn't even need that. Just turn off the internet for a few hours and they'd all just disappear.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Ummm..... That isn't exactly a thing. If you did "turn off" the Internet, I'm not certain we would ever get it functional again.

Just flip the switch on a cell phone base station.

[–] ringwraithfish@startrek.website 7 points 6 months ago

They think they own most of the guns because they've built a whole culture around it. What they don't realize is there are plenty of non-Rs who own guns too as a hobby or protection, but their whole identity isn't "I'm a gun owner" so they don't go around hoopin' and hollarin' that they own guns.