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(297,653 posts)but what the hell!
Has anyone here supported a candidate who they hoped were lying about an issue they cared about.. or anything?!
TexasProgresive
(12,158 posts)Some have posted images of tweets on DU that anyone can read.
GeorgeGist
(25,323 posts)BeyondGeography
(39,379 posts)A NYC real estate billionaire grifter was never going to lie to you and/or surround himself with crooks? Too many Americans are total freaking dupes.
JI7
(89,264 posts)Because the signs were all clearly there. Nothing happening should be a surprise to anyone who actually looked at the facts.
Was it their own personal views which made them overlook it and just hope for something to happen which would go against what we know ?
Did you think he would just take stuff fRom blacks and mexicans ?
Were you ok with muslim ban ?
Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)Amazing that so many people thought this man, a demonstrated scumbag and pathological liar, was somehow going to all of a sudden keep his word.
DinahMoeHum
(21,809 posts)JenniferJuniper
(4,515 posts)You will suffer and I'll be glad for that. And sad because the rest of the country and the world has to deal with your idiocy for the next four years, if not forever.
Snarkoleptic
(6,001 posts)hatrack
(59,592 posts)You not only remembered how to breathe and wake up, but you can type on your phone - good job!
mindfulNJ
(2,367 posts)Seasider
(169 posts)I remember listening to reporters interview Trump supporters at his rallies. When asked about controversial campaign promises he made, their response was usually "Oh I don't think he's really gonna do that" or "He's just trying to open a dialogue." and it's just mind boggling.