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(93,085 posts) Fri May 22, 2020, 08:06 AM May 2020

Trump at Ford Motor Co. reminding everyone how much their founder admired Nazis [View all]

Soledad O'Brien @soledadobrien 14h
I’m sure Ford Motor Co appreciates the President reminding everyone how much their founder admired the nazis.

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Trump at Ford Motor Co. reminding everyone how much their founder admired Nazis [View all] bigtree May 2020 OP

He had to be removed because he was running the company into the ground. mahatmakanejeeves May 2020 #1

He doesn't write speeches and whoever wrote this one knew exactly what message it was sending. dameatball May 2020 #2

Stephen Miller's fingerprints on this speech, I'm speculating. Mike 03 May 2020 #5

Exactly. Deliberate Nazi taint from Stephen "Goebbels" Miller. lagomorph777 May 2020 #8

As dog whistles go, it was somewhat clever. Pacifist Patriot May 2020 #9

that wasn't dog whistles agingdem May 2020 #13

There is the possibility that Fred Trump was a huge Ford admirer and drummed it into his son muriel_volestrangler May 2020 #11

That is certainly plausible. dameatball May 2020 #15

Donald Trump's ex-wife once said trump kept a book of Hitler's speeches by his bed ecstatic May 2020 #12

Kick and recommend for visibility. bronxiteforever May 2020 #3

That line was probably whispered in his ear by Stephen Miller, madaboutharry May 2020 #4

This. Mike 03 May 2020 #7

This is a specific message to the Nazis who support him... Demsrule86 May 2020 #6

Nobody in my whole family has ever had a Ford sellitman May 2020 #10

Ford also promoted square dancing.. luvs2sing May 2020 #14

Kick dalton99a May 2020 #16

Absolutely sickening! smirkymonkey May 2020 #17