Former Trump Supporter: ‘I Think What He Is Doing Is Destroying Democracy’ | Craig Melvin | MSNBC

Republican Strategist, Matt Gorman joins MSNBC’s Chris Jansing to discuss the divide amongst Republicans in and out of the White House. Aired on 12/16/2020.
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Former Trump Supporter: 'I Think What He Is Doing Is Destroying Democracy' | Craig Melvin | MSNBC

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    1. @KELLI KELLI – You whole world is really shrinking. Not only 59 judges, the Supreme Court, all 50 states election boards, the Dept. of Homeland Security, The Justice Dept., The FBI & more than 80 million Americans join the “deeeeeep staaaaate”, but now Moscow Mitch & Vladimir Putin joined the deeeeeep staaaaaate. Along with several Republican politicians. So many boogeymen under your bed. And the voters did chose. You didn’t see us become a bunch of Karen’s in 2016. Now, another Republi-dunce has destroyed the economy. Two in a row now. Oh wait, that’s deeeeeeep staaaaaaate stuff also. https://i.postimg.cc/L6QMrNkc/kk.png

    2. @KELLI KELLI – And now this. tRump official pushing to get as many Americans infected with COVID as possible. That out today. Add that to Kushner telling tRump not to do anything because COVID was mainly on the East & West coasts. He saw that as political gain. Then, you have tRump on audio saying he played it down. And you defend this. Don’t claim that you don’t. You are a tRump cultist and you know it. Don’t deny your “god”.

    3. @KELLI KELLI I copied right from the dictionaries and encyclopedia. Also, if you look up if America is a democracy, it will show clearly what I said and explain the difference between a constitutional republic and a representative democracy, of which we are both. You can also find lists of the many democracies that exist. In fact, I’m just going to send you links. It takes me seconds to find things.

      https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/is-the-united-states-a-republic-or-a-democracy.html#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20is%20a%20democracy%2C%20but%20it,have%20their%20say%20on%20every%20matter%20concerning%20governance.
      https://democracy-central.org/american-democracy/
      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy
      https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-representative-democracy-definition-examples-pros-cons.html
      https://legaldictionary.net/representative-democracy/
      https://www.ncsl.org/legislators-staff/legislators/trust-for-representative-democracy/representative-democracy-in-america-voices-of-the-people.aspx
      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index#:~:text=Democracy%20Index%202019%20%20%20%20Rank%20,%20Full%20democracy%20%2015%20more%20rows%20
      https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/democracy-countries
      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy-Dictatorship_Index
      https://www.scienceabc.com/social-science/different-types-democracy-direct-representative-presidential-parliamentary.html#:~:text=The%20main%20types%2Fforms%20of%20democracy%20are%3A%201%20Direct,democracy.%207%20Islamic%20democracy.%208%20Social%20democracy.%20
      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Types_of_democracy
      https://www.lifepersona.com/top-10-types-of-democracy-and-their-characteristics
      http://self.gutenberg.org/articles/eng/Types_of_democracy

      I suggest you read these before responding further. I’m not getting into “yes it is” “no it isn’t” arguments. These links should provide sufficient information for you to understand.

    4. @KELLI KELLI I don’t go along with conspiracy theories, but I can tell you my personal experience. Trump filed a lawsuit in my state while telling the public about rigged elections. The lawsuit didn’t claim any fraud. Let me give you some background. In 2013 while we had a Republican Governor and Legislature, they passed voter ID laws. Our current laws are based on this. It went to the Supreme Court I believe, who upheld them. The only change this year was that covid was added as a reason for mail in ballot. Trump did not dispute these mail in ballots, except the ones that missing info was filled in by election workers, which was minimal. The majority of ballots (approx 140,000+) Trump’s lawsuit in Wisconsin was trying to throw out were early in person votes in Milwaukee and Dane Counties. Keep in mind that the entire state processed these early in person voting in the same manner. I voted this way. I walked in to the election table. She asked for my photo ID and crossed me off the voter registration book. I had to sign something that served as an application that stated I was requesting a ballot. The lady witnessed my signature against my ID. I got a paper ballot which I filled out in pen, and put it in the ballot box. So why is Trump disputing these early in person votes? It’s because he doesn’t like the type of application our Republican legislature allowed. His other main point in the court documents is against the 7000+ ballots from the elderly and disabled in those too counties who are housebound. The Republican legislature and Governor when they created voter ID laws allowed them to self-identify as indefinitely confined, and therefore not able to obtain ID. Trump didn’t like our state law. You see, people are telling you lots of things about fraud and rigging and whatever they want to get their way, but this is the truth about what their legal claims actually are.

    1. A common phrase: “if you’re not a liberal in your 20s, you’re heartless. If you’re not a conservative by your 40s, you’re brainless”. Just think about that next time you see a Dem above 40 and how well your “old fool” title actually fits them

    2. @ItchyScientist0
      Nothing… It’s wrong when you have had 59+ courts (many republican & trump appointed) look at all arguments & say there is ZERO CREDIBLE EVIDENCE of any fraud & continue to lie about it ffs 🙄

    3. @ATL Braves it has more in common with Influenza. And you are obviously speaking with that beautiful ignorance of someone that has not lost a loved one to Sars-Cov2 (covid)

    1. @Devyn Ransom The greatest Poverty of all is Ignorance. The whole World knows with Biden in the White House the USA will be corrupt.

    2. @Angela DiPietro ….Life has been kind. President Trump and the American Family want to make America Great but they can not do it alone. The USA must have a Ruling Class who will protect the American family at all cost.

  1. “Never underestimate the intelligence of the American public.”– H.L. Mencken. Trump supporters have probably no idea of who H.L Mencken was, but they also probably have little intelligence, either.

    1. This sentence isn’t constructed very well. Fools trying to look wise, look like fools to the wise. Your grammar is…deplorable.

    1. @Nathan Zolo Love it…
      •Joe pretending to be President.
      •Jill pretending to be a Doctor.
      •Dems pretending they accepted Trump’s 2016 victory.
      •Media pretending they are journalists.
      😉

    1. IAM A GRAY HAIR WOMAN AND I DID NOT DRINK THE KOOL AID, WHEN I HEARD HIS RALLIES IT WAS SICKING TO ME, I DID NOT HERE ANY POLICIES JUST BS! AND I DID NOT VOTE FOR SUCH AN EVIL MAN!!

  2. LMFAO, I’m surprised she knows what incompetent means, she’s obviously been living under a rock for the past 4 years.

    1. We here china know use weak spineless liberal democrats to infiltrate America. They not smart and willing sell USA to china.

    2. The true cancer in this country are the people that use all their free time(and they got loads of it) to protest and regurgitate a racist/hate filled narrative on anyone who is dumb/scared enough to listen.

    1. Love it…
      •Joe pretending to be President.
      •Jill pretending to be a Doctor.
      •Dems pretending they accepted Trump’s 2016 victory.
      •Media pretending they are journalists.
      😉

  3. Why is this considered news?

    This is 4 old women arguing politics who may not have any experience in the subject at all? I’m no right wing news station lover, but this is ridiculous.

    1. She also a Democrat. I dont know why they quoted the white lady in the back. They even call her one of the two democrats in the video. Clearly the women on the sides are the Trump supporters.

  4. “How many people have to say, everything wasnt done according to the law and was a total fraud! “ What a stupid wahman.

    1. She (DeVoss) is going along with the “pac” to dumb down the system. The less educated, the easier manipulated. (Edited because I posted before thinking. Apologies)

    2. @Maggie S
      If you research the school carriculum you’ll find that the problem for many years has been Common Core.

      Guess who’s brainchild that is 👉 Bill Gates.

    3. AMEN!!!!!!!!!!! And what states have the worst test scores, and under funded school systems?

      THE SOUTH! Where the “Red States” reside.

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