Trump tells Glenn Beck he'd 'lock up' political opponents if reelected

[brooklynite]

Source: The Hill

Former President Trump told conservative media personality Glenn Beck he would prosecute his political enemies if elected president again.

“You said in 2016, you know, ‘Lock her up,'” Beck reminded Trump of his statements about Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016 during an appearance on his BlazeTV show Tuesday. “And then when you became president, you said, ‘We don’t do that in America. That’s just not the right thing to do.'”

“That’s what they’re doing,” Beck continued, asking the former president, “Do you regret not locking her up? And if you’re president again, will you lock people up?”

Trump, who dismissed the various charges he faces in Georgia, New York, Florida and Washington, D.C., said there is “no choice.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/media/4178537-trump-tells-glenn-beck-hed-lock-up-political-opponents-if-reelected/

[Sanity Claws]

1. He is down to Glenn Beck?

Trumpie is scraping the bottom of the "media" barrel. It was Tucker with a F earlier this week and now Beck.

[emulatorloo]

5. No kidding. A normal person would be humiliated to associate with Beck.

[LonePirate]

2. That is exactly what his bloodthirsty, revenge-driven base demands.

[PJMcK]

17. True

Yet what will become of them as Trump and other so-called Republicans get defeated? These people are dead enders with little real power.

While there are always isolated acts of violence, it seems implausible that there would a serious coordinated and effective rebel military force that couldn’t be easily defeated by our government forces. How would a modern civil war play out? I just don’t see it.

The MAGA world is just lost.

[SouthernDem4ever]

20. The biscuit ab brigade is would be quickly toasted

They are a bunch of beer bellied morons led by some insurrectionists like Mike Flynn. Good luck with that army.

[raging moderate]

3. Glenn Beck is lying. Republicans DID try to lock up Hillary.

Many investigations. Hours and hours of hearings. They just could not find a legitimate excuse.

[Deuxcents]

10. The last I read was Hillary was investigated for

Benghazi for 72 months and it produced no charges or indictments. She testified for 11 hours..11 straight hours and still no pleas or charges. Tfg has yet to answer for even one of his charges. If tfg gets into the WH, kiss it all goodbye. Arresting political opponents is classic authoritarian

[oldsoftie]

18. No WAY I would've sat there for 11 hrs. Nope.

At some point I would've just stood up & said "Ok, I've grown tired of this; see you tomorrow if you want to continue" * just walked out.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

28. Yeah but

can you imagine the right wing MAGAt reaction to Hillary Clinton walking out of their congressional circus?

It would have been:

[oldsoftie]

33. Well they would've done it AFTER I left!

[Hieronymus Phact]

19. Thats not the last, or the worst

While president, Trump ordered the DoJ to investigate Clinton.
<sarcasm>because there's nothing corrupt about that</sarcasm>
They again concluded there was nothing to charge her with.

https://www.americanoversight.org/sessions-letter

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/justice-dept-winds-down-clinton-related-inquiry-once-championed-by-trump-it-found-nothing-of-consequence/2020/01/09/ca83932e-32f9-11ea-a053-dc6d944ba776_story.html

[ShazzieB]

32. I've honestly never understood what that whole thing was about.

Exactly what was she supposed to have done wrong in regards to Benghazi? Were there any actual accusations, or was it just a matter of "Let’s use this to make her look bad"?

It's my understanding that she didn't do anything wrong, but some people evidently continued to think otherwise. A friend of mine told me after the 2016 election that she just coudn't bring herself to vote for Hillary "because of Benghazi." I've been kicking myself ever since for not asking her to elaborate. (She didn't vote for Trump, either, thank dog; she didn't cast a vote for potus at all.)

[Hieronymus Phact]

35. Yes It was never about anything but damaging Clinton

They pretty much admitted that at the time:

“Everybody thought Hillary Clinton was unbeatable, right? But we put together a Benghazi special committee, a select committee," McCarthy said. “What are her numbers today? Her numbers are dropping. Why? Because she's untrustable. But no one would have have known any of that had happened had we not fought and made that happen.”

In a statement, McCarthy spokesman Matt Sparks clarified that the Benghazi committee has "nothing to do with politics."

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/mccarthy-links-benghazi-panel-clintons-sinking-poll-numbers-n436151

[ShazzieB]

36. Thanks!

You pretty much confirmed what I suspected!

[LiberalFighter]

4. He thinks his opponents will just take it lying down?

[underpants]

6. They have a plan. A very frightening plan.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/conservatives-aim-to-restructure-u-s-government-and-replace-it-with-trumps-vision

[LiberalFighter]

7. Hopefully all federal employees know their jobs are threatened if a Republican becomes President.

And recognize that it could happen even if they are a Republican. Because it would mean their job is not protected.

All it would take is one disgruntled person not receiving service from a federal employee. Even if 99.9% of those using the service were happy and knew what the limitations were.

My dad was a CED for the ASCS now the Farm Agency. I don't think there were any dissatisfied farmers. Although considering there were times the office had to shut down due to Congress not passing a fiscal bill. I'm sure there were some.

[IcyPeas]

29. This is a frightening article. How the hell did we get here.

Trump a megalomaniac real estate conman, television celebrity...

How did we get here?

And all the other Republicans will go along with it. They'll be too scared not to.

This is all sounding very dystopian. He did enough damage to this country in his 4 years .. if he (or any of the like minded cronies) win the presidency it will be time to split the USA up. Because I, for one, do not want to live in donald trumps world. Donald fucking trump! How the hell did we get here with a D-listed celebrity like him?

I'm never one to use terms like Hitler or nazi... but.... damn, they are recruiting at the Iowa fair. They are actually planning.

I used to always think "oh, it'll never happen".

We better defeat this motherfugger.

[underpants]

31. I told my wife about this article last night

At the end she said “Well I guess we are working another campaign.”

[Bayard]

8. The future of our country

Depends on locking HIM up. He is obviously a very dangerous man, and I can't believe there's people who don't believe that when they hear these threats and/or promises.

[FakeNoose]

26. Amen to that

[Emile]

9. Fascists have no shame!

[peppertree]

13. True. What would Trump do? Look no further than his pal Macri in Argentina:

He would use allied judges (particularly the late Claudio Bonadío, their "Ken Starr" ) and prosecutors (especially the Opus Dei-aligned Martín Irurzún) to order pre-trial incarcerations due to the "residual power" of the defendants.

There is no constitutional grounds or legal precedent for that.

And of course, with no evidence - only testimony either concocted (one such witness is now in jail for perjury), or given in exchange for a bribe (a large stipend in some cases - and even a hotel in one).

But the right-wing media and voters loved it. That's what Cheeto knows will happen here, if he gets the chance.

[4lbs]

11. LOL. Glenn Beck? Didn't that fool lose a lawsuit due to an incompetent lawyer?

Oh wait, that was Alex Jones. It is getting hard to keep all these "fine" twerps square in my brain.

Beck is the guy that created The Blaze isn't he. Yeah, that's him.

I mean that Mensa candidate Tomi Lahren was able to get money from that turnip.

Dude lost a bunch of lawsuits already didn't he?

Well it makes sense the Dumpster Fire would go on his show.

Two idiots that know a lot about being on the losing side of multiple lawsuits.

[kimbutgar]

12. Boy he is really trying to go full on Hitler!

Will everyone in the Democratic Party be the Jews?

[Qutzupalotl]

14. Weaponization for thee, but not for me.

[Blue Owl]

15. Bwaaaaaahahahaha!

tRump is now bottom-feeding!

[Traildogbob]

16. Have you seen

The lips of the most prolific bottom feeders in aquatic habitats, like the fresh water Suckers in the family and genus of fish species.
Trump could vacuum the entire aquatic substrate with one of his inhaling gasps for air during his rants.
If I knew how to post pictures I would post a pic of Sucker lips right beside the perfectly round facial anus trump sports.
Bottom feeder………..yea that’s trump for sure.
He actually COULD drain the swamp he created by sucking up all the detritus dwelling at the bottom of said swamp. 😮🐟

[Blue Owl]

21. He's got the perfect lip structure for that...

Evolution at work!!!

[SouthernDem4ever]

22. Trump is just a plain asshole with no sense of judgement or self-reflection

He shouldn't even be trusted with a driver's license much less elected office.

[twodogsbarking]

23. Anyone surprised? Anyone?

[Turbineguy]

24. That should make him very popular

with the Nazi cohort.

[Brother Buzz]

25. I guess this is the Banana Republic the Orange Anus keeps harping about

[Marthe48]

27. With this mindset better never cross him

his henchmen may think they are safe in his blobby shadow, but he'll turn against them for real or imagined slights.

Everyone who has supported this empty vessel would do better for themselves than to remain at the mercy of a guy who delights in betrayal, and gets off on human suffering.

[sakabatou]

30. Then they came for the political opponents...

and I did not speak out—because I was not a political opponent.

[Oopsie Daisy]

34. He doesn't have the authority to do that.