Former President Donald Trump urged members of a crowd in Florida to vote and said that if he wins, they “won’t have to vote anymore.”

Speaking at a Turning Point Action event in West Palm Beach on Friday, Trump, who tried to overturn the 2020 election he lost, delivered a cryptic message.

“And again, Christians, get out and vote!” he said to a cheering audience. “Just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore. Four more years. You know what? It’ll be fixed! It’ll be fine! You won’t have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians. I love you, Christians! I’m a Christian. I love you. Get out. You gotta get out and vote. In four years, you don’t have to vote again.”

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    9 months ago

    Doesn’t seem particularly “cryptic” to me. Essentially he’s saying “If we win, you don’t need to vote, because I’ll make sure we win from now on by rigging it”.

    Seems pretty cut and dry to me what he’s saying.

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      9 months ago

      I dunno, I hate Trump as much as the next guy but it seems to me he meant “I’m going to fix all the country’s problems in one term so you won’t need to vote for me again”, not “I’m going to abolish voting”.

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        9 months ago

        I think it’s more that he doesn’t give a shit what happens because he can only be elected for one more term. Trump doesn’t give a shit about anyone except himself, on other words. And even he’s smart enough to know he’s lucky if he’s got four more years of health left in him. Cholesterol is the only thing holding him together.