As Donald Trump's second re-election bid begins to pick up steam in the new year, details about the former president's plans for his return to the White House have begun to emerge — including a new report from Rolling Stone, which alleges Trump has begun polling his advisers on whether he should bring back firing squads, hangings, and even the guillotine should he win in 2024.
According to two sources, the former president has even begun exploring the possibility of group executions, with a third person claiming Trump has expressed interest in a government ad campaign to highlight the administration's lethality and, per Rolling Stone's source, "help put the fear of God into violent criminals."
A Trump campaign spokesperson denied the former president had plans for an execution ad campaign in a statement to Rolling Stone.
Trump's fascination with the death penalty has long been on public display, stretching back to his call to execute the "Central Park Five," five young Black and Latino men accused of rape and assault in the late 1980s (all were later exonerated).
As Rolling Stone had previously reported, Trump had ended his first term by executing more than four times as many convicted persons in his final six months in office as the federal government had killed in total over the prior half-century. He also signed an executive order in those last weeks in office that expanded the federal government's ability to conduct hangings and firing squads as methods of execution.
And during his campaign launch in November, Trump made a special point to highlight a call to execute "everyone who sells drugs [or] gets caught selling drugs" if given a second term.
This latest report has earned harsh rebukes from some, including journalist Oliver Willis, who called it the "kind of fascist s--t Republican primary voters love."
Citing a 2016 campaign event in which Trump enthusiastically lauded the disproven myth that U.S. General John Pershing summarily executed dozens of Muslim prisoners in the Philippines with ammunition "dipped [...] in pig's blood," Semafor Washington Bureau Chief Benjy Sarlin wryly noted that now Trump was "moderating his stance ahead of 2024, before he just favored summary executions while defiling the bodies."
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 54 | March 5, 2023 5:56 AM |
I'm all for firing squads, hangings, and group executions ... as long as they're restricted to the Trump family.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | February 14, 2023 7:50 PM |
He really would have been a dictator over the American people, if he could have been.
And now that he spent four years in the White House, he knows exactly how he would do it differently, if given a second chance.
We cannot allow him to have a second chance.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | February 14, 2023 7:55 PM |
Just like Denmark, perfect!
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | February 14, 2023 8:27 PM |
[quote]Jesus Christ.
Hey! That gives me an idea -- crucifixions
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | February 14, 2023 8:35 PM |
Trump ordered the execution of Epstein. I also believe he had the 2 people in Trump Towers murdered too. One was in a fire in his apt. and I can't remember what the other one was.
He loves having the power over the life and death of people but has not been able to take credit for the ones he has done. As President he would be able to sing about them to get the praises he so desires. The man is unbelievably sick.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | February 14, 2023 8:38 PM |
[quote] And during his campaign launch in November, Trump made a special point to highlight a call to execute "everyone who sells drugs [or] gets caught selling drugs" if given a second term.
But who will Don Jr. and Kim Guilfoyle buy their coke from?
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 8 | February 14, 2023 8:39 PM |
Like other dictators, his goal is to imprison and kill all of his rivals, members of the press who print stories that tell the truth about him, and those who don't like him.
This orange trash is blatantly telling everyone exactly what he will do to us/them unless he's stopped. Garland, Willis, Pence, McConnell, alphabet agent s, press corps...you people better get off of your asses and actually take care of this scumbag because he will come for you guys first before he (eventually) gets around to us.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | February 14, 2023 9:19 PM |
OP: Stop plagiarizing the very articles you insist on pasting in near-entirety; we are tired of having to scroll down all that shit. You are endangering this forum.
What is wrong with you?
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | February 14, 2023 9:22 PM |
Growing up, we had a running joke about who made the list of "first to be shot when we took over." I can't believe that I'm reading about a former president who is actually serious about this.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | February 14, 2023 9:34 PM |
R13 Well he has the brain of a child.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | February 14, 2023 9:52 PM |
What the hell are group executions in this context? A criminal gang all caught together? All the people on death row dispatched at one time? Or does he mean death camps and genocide. The evangelicals must be ecstatic at the thought.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | February 14, 2023 10:05 PM |
[quote]execute "everyone who sells drugs [or] gets caught selling drugs" if given a second term.
All his die hard magats have drug convictions.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | February 14, 2023 10:10 PM |
He means the anchors from CNN or the writers of SNL.
DUH
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | February 14, 2023 10:10 PM |
I know I shouldn’t have laughed at this…but I laughed at it. He’s such a cartoon villian
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | February 14, 2023 10:10 PM |
It’s too bad he’s not smart enough to not burn every fucking bridge he crosses.
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | February 14, 2023 10:13 PM |
He can wish all he wants but not even the gop would allow that. The presidency is not a dictatorship with absolute authority.
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | February 14, 2023 10:18 PM |
^^ Don’t count on it. Republicans are taking on the characteristics of a violent cult more and more with each passing day. Never underestimate Trump or the unthinkable things he’d do if given the authority.
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | February 14, 2023 10:50 PM |
Agreed, R21.
They followed Trump in LOCK STEP for four years.
And even at the end of his reign of terror, on January 6, they STILL wouldn't condemn him.
The ones who did speak out, retracted their statements, including Kevin McCarthy, now Speaker of the House.
MAGATS are a Cult of Personality. Just like all the other people who blindly follow dictators.
After all the damage is done, they cowardly claim, "But I was just following orders. I didn't know."
But they know. And the knew.
Yet we keep letting them get away with their revisionist history.
| by Anonymous | reply 22 | February 14, 2023 10:55 PM |
The American people have already tolerated mass death (school shootings, Covid, ect) they will tolerate mass murder.
| by Anonymous | reply 23 | February 14, 2023 11:36 PM |
"help put the fear of God into violent criminals."
One can presume this is intended for violent criminal #1, Donald J. Trump himself, leader of failed (violent) coup on 01/06/21.
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | February 14, 2023 11:41 PM |
Can we start with public executions of the 1/6 insurrectionists, Mr. Trump? I'd like to see them drawn and quartered, then allowing rabid dogs and feral hogs to feast on the remains.
| by Anonymous | reply 25 | February 14, 2023 11:46 PM |
Drumpf is a vile fetid corrupt ignorant POS.
He is definitely a Nazi. He adores Hitler.
He must never get anywhere near the presidency ever again!
| by Anonymous | reply 26 | February 14, 2023 11:53 PM |
I totally see Trump and his racist cult supporters bringing back hangings and executions
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 27 | February 15, 2023 12:29 AM |
if they make it pay per view we can fix the federal debt!
(After I take my cut, of course)
| by Anonymous | reply 28 | February 15, 2023 12:41 AM |
Those guys like Hitler and Pol Pot had some beautiful ideas! Do you think we can do something similar here?
| by Anonymous | reply 29 | February 15, 2023 12:50 AM |
Such sickies, all of them!
If Trump does manage to win the nomination and keep up this talk I imagine he would again lose the entire swath of swing states he lost to Biden the last time...but not one more.
Revolting.
| by Anonymous | reply 30 | February 15, 2023 1:20 AM |
I hate to dehumanize people by comparing them to animals but sometimes MAGAs seem like savages to me, like wild animals flinging feces in the zoo. They would love to watch as thousands of us were executed in public. No offense to actual animals.
| by Anonymous | reply 31 | February 15, 2023 1:59 AM |
trump can be the first to try out his new "agenda".....as he's the biggest traitor to this country.
| by Anonymous | reply 32 | February 15, 2023 2:05 AM |
MAGAts are the 21st century version of the Southern whites that would attend lynchings, bringing their whole family and packing a picnic lunch. Sick, evil, damaged MFers. Too bad Covid didn't kill off more of them.
| by Anonymous | reply 33 | February 15, 2023 2:20 AM |
Central Park Five - Trump took out a full page ad in four NYC papers in 1989 calling for the hanging of 5 black young men arrested for the rape of a Central Park jogger before the young men even went on trial. The young men were found guilty by trial thanks to the ads even though they didn't do it, which was later found out when the real rapist admitted it years later. Trump still said they should have been hung anyway.
| by Anonymous | reply 34 | February 15, 2023 2:20 AM |
[quote]Trump took out a full page ad in four NYC papers in 1989 calling for the hanging of 5 black young men
A little hyperbolic, but he did take out an ad calling for the restoration of the death penalty.
| by Anonymous | reply 35 | February 15, 2023 2:30 AM |
[quote]A little hyperbolic
He’s hard left, what do you expect?
| by Anonymous | reply 36 | February 15, 2023 2:31 AM |
[quote]If Trump does manage to win the nomination and keep up this talk I imagine he would again lose the entire swath of swing states he lost to Biden the last time...but not one more.
Yes, the 2024 Election is likely to come down to the same small number of swing states as last time -- Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona & Georgia. Michigan probably leans Dem, and Georgia probably favors the Republicans. So it could be WI, AZ & PA that determines the Presidency in 2024. Ron Brownstein has written a couple of good pieces about this recently.
| by Anonymous | reply 37 | February 15, 2023 9:16 AM |
No Trump.
No Desatanist.
Either of these two pigs would be an absolute disaster for this country.
| by Anonymous | reply 38 | February 15, 2023 2:28 PM |
Poll Toll, why do you think Georgia leans Republican? I’m hoping the last few elections are a portent to come, although I know they’ve been close.
| by Anonymous | reply 39 | February 15, 2023 7:39 PM |
I hope this is going to all conclude with the dissolution and death of the extreme right of the Republican party. This cannot continue.
| by Anonymous | reply 41 | February 15, 2023 9:38 PM |
Georgia has two of the most Liberal senators from the south.
| by Anonymous | reply 42 | February 15, 2023 9:49 PM |
R39/R42, the Dems can still win Georgia in 2024, but some political handicappers think it may lean Republican for now based on the large GOP win by Kemp in the Governor's race in November. Despite that, it's still a worthwhile state for Dems to invest in during 2024.
| by Anonymous | reply 43 | February 16, 2023 7:55 AM |
Hopefully, this orange menace will keel over by then, preferably onto the Third Rail in a NYC subway station.
We can dream!
| by Anonymous | reply 44 | February 17, 2023 5:17 AM |
Forgot the image when he hits that Third Rail.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 45 | February 17, 2023 5:22 AM |
Any room in those plans for him to lose some damn weight?
| by Anonymous | reply 46 | February 17, 2023 6:01 AM |
If he takes this angle he won't be able to control himself and he'll threaten someone he's running against, probably during the primaries. I would love to see Ron DeSantis in a guillotine. Not like this.
| by Anonymous | reply 47 | February 17, 2023 6:13 AM |
[quote]He can wish all he wants but not even the gop would allow that. The presidency is not a dictatorship with absolute authority.
Yet.
| by Anonymous | reply 48 | February 17, 2023 6:38 AM |
White Americans have to be THE most third world white people. I mean is Eastern Europe ideology this shitty?
He wants to turn the US into Nigeria or Iran.
| by Anonymous | reply 49 | February 17, 2023 6:43 AM |
It's absolutely mind boggling how this ignoramus third rate 'businessman' ever got anywhere near the presidency.
Be very afraid.
| by Anonymous | reply 50 | February 17, 2023 7:07 AM |
He certainly had no problem murdering Ivana.
| by Anonymous | reply 51 | February 17, 2023 7:34 AM |
I murdered every pussy I grabbed!!!
| by Anonymous | reply 52 | February 17, 2023 7:36 AM |
This is why I’ve always believed that no matter what the cost he should have been impeached and prosecuted.
| by Anonymous | reply 53 | March 5, 2023 3:58 AM |
r53 and yet, you would have to control the trolls that believe their very special issue justifies no matter the cost. . . that flood here everyday to try to usher in his apocalyptic doom and to restart the world to reach their vision of utopia.
| by Anonymous | reply 54 | March 5, 2023 5:56 AM |
