EPTThe president urged his followers to raise their right hand, as if they were swearing an oath of public service, before directing them to repeat: “I pledge to the greatest president in the history of the United States that loves us so much he can't even breathe, that I will go out with my family, my friends. I'll do it anyway-- I don't care if I'm registered or not. I'm going to try and cheat like hell, like they do.”
The bizarre pledge continued a moment later, after Trump acknowledged some of his fans in the front row.
“So we swear that on November 3rd we are going to go out and vote. And you know what? If you want, you can vote Democrat, but I don't think there's one person in this room that's going to vote [for them],” Trump continued.
He finished with a threat: “You know what happens if you don't vote? You go to hell, you know that? Okay? You go to hell, and I don't want that to happen to you.”
The bizarre pledge continued a moment later, after Trump acknowledged some of his fans in the front row.
“So we swear that on November 3rd we are going to go out and vote. And you know what? If you want, you can vote Democrat, but I don't think there's one person in this room that's going to vote [for them],” Trump continued.
He finished with a threat: “You know what happens if you don't vote? You go to hell, you know that? Okay? You go to hell, and I don't want that to happen to you.”
If you need a visual, it's quite stunning:
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I can just imagine oBlade, sitting at home, in front of his TV, one hand up, one hand down, just enjoying finally being a part of something, who cares if it's a fascist takeover of the republic.
