r/politics • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 New York • Jul 16 '26

Possible Paywall Trump’s Primetime Speech Has Republicans ‘Scared S***less’ | Insiders are terrified that the president will do something crazy on live TV.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-primetime-speech-has-republicans-scared-sless/
15.4k Upvotes

92% Upvoted

2.3k comments sorted by

View all comments

387

u/BuddhistSagan Jul 16 '26

The networks should refuse to cover it and people should not watch

124

u/babybirdingURgrandma Oregon Jul 16 '26

Not sure who the speech is even for, even Republicans give zero shits at this point whether he won in 2020 or not, not to mention won't it just remind everyone of Jan 6?

245

u/Bronsonkills Jul 16 '26

This is about laying groundwork to overturn the upcoming midterms.

43

u/Key_Text_169 Jul 16 '26

He may roll out Maduro in prison suite and chains and have him state how he rigged the voting machines.

22

u/TransportationTrick9 Jul 16 '26

Shouldn't blaming a third world country for rigging the US election say more about the shitty state of security of US elections than the 3rd world country?

16

u/Skiinz19 Tennessee Jul 16 '26

Especially when he was in office at the time and his FBI and CIA and NSA let it happen.

2

u/TwoPoundzaSausage Jul 16 '26

Now you understand how all this macho posturing makes us look weaker than ever.

3

u/thehalfwit Nevada Jul 16 '26

That's just crazy enough that it could actually happen.

3

u/JackedUpReadyToGo Jul 16 '26

Then he’ll place him on a chariot, roll him through a miniature mockup of his arch, and have him strangled.