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[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Biden speed-running losing the election.

At this point all Trump has to do is pretend this didn't phase him, then not say anything too stupid and I'm sure Biden will do his best to just hand it over.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

all Trump has to do is [...] not say anything too stupid

I take it you're new to trump

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[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

The optics on this are abysmal. I get that he's trying to be consistent with party ideology any time there is a shooting where someone dies, but we've got an election in 4 months and talking about banning guns of any kind gets conservatives motivated to turn out.

[–] InAbsentia@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

Bro why? I'd vote for a fucking shoe over him at this point, unfortunately it's between sundowners and down syndrome. These guys want to destroy everything this country was founded on and developed over the years and banning a gun is where you go?!

At this point it's intentional sabotage. No one fucking wants this. It won't change anything. Just leave it the fuck alone and start doing something for the lower and middle classes to secure your goddamn votes. Or just let the conservatives use your stupidity as a stepping stone to steal your voters by fulfilling their fear mongering.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)
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[–] toomanypancakes@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (7 children)
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[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 9 points 4 months ago

Buddy, if you don't want to be President again just step down and let someone else run.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

But that's the official state rifle of the school shooter!

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[–] sylver_dragon@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

Not sure this will make a difference for the election. At this point, I suspect that support for gun control/rights is petty well understood and priced into support for the candidates. No one expects Biden to veto gun control legislation and no one expects Trump to sign it. Granted, Trump can be a bit of a wild card sometimes (see: bump stocks reclassification).

That said, this is likely a very hollow promise. Such legislation is almost certainly a dead bill in Congress. And even if it somehow passed, it's likely not going to make it past the current Supreme Court.

At best, this is just empty rhetoric.

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