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getagrip_already

(17,498 posts)
2. Oh, he doesnt mean it. He would never do it.....
Mon Dec 2, 2024, 04:09 PM
Dec 2

Only the dems are evil. He will achieve peace through peace.

And love. Lots of love.

And no backs will be stabbed.

And no women will be harmed.

Irish_Dem

(58,840 posts)
3. Trump doesn't care about hostages, or inhumane treatment.
Mon Dec 2, 2024, 04:09 PM
Dec 2

In fact he loves cruelty and torture.

So what's his angle here?

Submariner

(12,702 posts)
6. On January 21st they could all be found dead
Mon Dec 2, 2024, 04:33 PM
Dec 2

if that asshole doesn't clam up. He may get all the hostages killed for spite. They know dementia don is a weak sister in the international arena, and only has sway with weak tyrants.

Deuxcents

(19,960 posts)
8. This is a ridiculous statement by a person who will soon be president and hasn't learned a thing.
Mon Dec 2, 2024, 04:50 PM
Dec 2

The 9-11 terrorists were in this country long before they went thru with their plans and no one knew or suspected them as they assimilated and became our neighbors. If we don’t think there are terrorists here with destruction and mayhem in their plans, it’s not helping with TSF pounding his chest with bravado and ultimatums.

Beastly Boy

(11,254 posts)
10. My take: Trump is now getting daily intelligence briefs, He knows more than any of us. It is likely that
Mon Dec 2, 2024, 06:13 PM
Dec 2

he has information about impending hostage release being orchestrated by Biden to be announced before he becomes President.

It is not in his interest to do anything while Biden is still President and help Biden take the credit But if my hunch is correct, he has no control over it. So he is bluffing and making it appear as if his threats had anything to do with hostages being released before he takes charge.

It's an old trick: if you know something is about to happen but nobody else does, you can make it appear as if you caused it to happen.

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