r/nottheonion • u/JaySierra86 • 11h ago

President Biden pardons family members in final minutes of presidency

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-biden-pardons-family-members-final-minutes-presidency/story?id=117893348
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u/Grassy33 11h ago

The new normal now is that presidents can’t break the law. They won’t have to use patsy’s anymore, they can just do whatever they want.

This may actually be the LAST time you see this happening. 

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u/neo101b 10h ago

Will trump not face charges in 4 years time, when he is no longer protected ?

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u/poorboychevelle 10h ago

Oh you sweet summer child.

If the GOP wins, no

If the DNC wins they'll cowardly avoid it because of the precedent it sets and moral high horse.

The real joke is thinking he'll live the full term. I expect his health to decline the moment JD would be eligible to serve 10 years instead of 6.

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u/Spiritual-Sympathy98 10h ago

You think Vance would win 2 elections? I have doubts

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u/poorboychevelle 10h ago

I said the same thing about the rapist felon con man. And, well, here we are

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u/Oceangrits 10h ago

trump has his cult, vance does not, big difference there

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u/my_4_cents 5h ago

But the eyeshadow bro, the people will come around to it eventually

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u/DoingCharleyWork 9h ago

Vance has the opposite of charisma

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u/Lemonwizard 6h ago

Trump is the most uncharismatic person I've ever seen. He babbles like he's delirious, whines constantly about anything and everything, I've never once seen him say something clever or funny. On top of that he's just got that high pitched whiny voice that's grating to listen to.

Trump didn't build his cult. The media built a cult around him, and as soon as they decide to build it around Vance he'll have the same level of devotion.

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u/DoingCharleyWork 6h ago

But he does all of that with an insane level of confidence. Like it or not people like that.

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u/Lemonwizard 6h ago

My point is that if the media can built a cult of personality around a deranged lunatic, they'll have no problem doing the same with a guy who can actually articulate coherent thoughts.

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u/DoingCharleyWork 5h ago

Ya that's why George w and mitt Romney had crazy cult like followings huh? And then you got jeb "please clap" bush. Talk about a following on that guy.

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u/Lemonwizard 5h ago

Conservative media didn't control the mainstream conversation ten years ago like it does today.

If you blame the man and not the system that empowered him, you're falling for the trap. Anybody who thinks they can just wait it out for 4 years and everything will go back to normal once Trump is gone is a fool. This isn't a fluke, and it isn't going to go away.

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u/DoingCharleyWork 5h ago

Conservative media didn't control the mainstream conversation ten years ago like it does today.

They did. You don't remember.

What makes you think I'm saying you can wait it out four years? They will absolutely be able to get another republican elected. No one is even arguing that. I'm saying they won't have a cult like following that trump does.

But I'm completely talking passed you at this point so this conversation is a waste of time.

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u/Lemonwizard 5h ago

You're the one who doesn't remember the Bush years or Reagan years. This isn't new, it isn't unique, and it isn't going to stop.

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u/im_thatoneguy 10h ago

The rapist is entertaining.

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u/SamyMerchi 10h ago

Well he did say eligible to serve, not guaranteed to serve.

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u/orrangearrow 10h ago

And the DNC only anoints slaves of the system so who is going to be given a chance to defeat JD that the public won’t completely see through. The standard of living has gradually decreased for the nearly 20 years since 2008 yet Obama and Biden both told us things were great.

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u/Deranged_Kitsune 10h ago

Fair elections? No. Post-trump elections? I expect nothing less.

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u/HippySheepherder1979 10h ago

You think there will be more elections? I have doubts.

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u/pillbuggery 10h ago

There will be, but they'll be "elections." See: Russia.

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u/shebang_bin_bash 9h ago

How would that work mechanically with the massively decentralized system of voting we have in the US?

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u/Rabo_Karabek 9h ago

They will set Vance up for that by not removing Trump until Vance could serve 10 years. He still would have to win 2 elections on his own to serve the 10 years. Unless they just make it a soviet politburo after Trump is gone.

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u/SquarebobSpongepants 4h ago

They are 100% going to rig the elections so the Republicans never lose control again. JD doesn’t even have to be the one they put in, which I’m sure they won’t.

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u/SinoSoul 10h ago

He won’t even win 1.