By Thomas

January 8, 2024

The Republican Screed 2024
Words Republicans Live By in 2024, As Proclaimed by Donald Trump and Approved by 85% of Republicans

(IndieDems Note: This is not to be taken as an exhaustive list of Trump's insults, ignorance, & craziness.)

Make over 30,000 false or misleading statements (lies) as President
Spend weeks downplaying the coronavirus threat and stating it would soon “just disappear,” leaving the nation unprepared for the full force of the pandemic
In later interviews with Bob Woodward, admit that you lied in giving your optimistic view
Recommend that Americans ingest bleach to cure Covid-19
During the 2020 Presidential campaign, refuse to commit to a peaceful transfer of power and disparage mail-in voting in a transparent effort to set the stage for an extra-legal or illegal challenge of the vote
Create out of whole cloth the Big Lie that massive fraud prevented you and other Republicans from winning in 2020
Have your followers launch numerous frivolous legal challenges to the lawful election results, all of which are thrown out of court.
Pressure state election officials to illegally alter the official election results, including a flagrant appeal to the Georgia Secretary of State that results in your being indicted on 31 criminal charges
Use the Big Lie about voter fraud to mobilize a rally in Washington on January 6 and incite the participants to stage a violent invasion of the Capitol
After the rioters spend over an hour viciously beating Capitol policemen and vandalizing and looting the Capitol, appear in public to refer to the mob as “my kind of people.”
After your presidential term ends, mobilize the Republican Party to launch an attack on democracy itself, with the aim of stealing the 2022 and 2024 elections by passing laws to allow extreme voter suppression and to place partisan hacks in charge of state electoral processes.
Demean the military service of John McCain and insult his memory by raising the White House flag back to full mast while his memorial services were underway
Mock a handicapped person
Kidnap children and lock them in wire cages
Tell lies about the extent of criminality among Hispanic migrants
Call Hispanic migrants “animals” who were “infesting” America
Brag about sexually assaulting women
Call various women bimbo, dog, ugly, of low intellect, & Miss Piggy
Refer to a United States female Senator by the racist-tinged term “Pocahontas”
Support a known sex offender for the Senate from Alabama
Publicly boast that you take the word of Putin over U.S. intelligence services about Russian interference in U.S. elections
Come across as an obsequious lapdog of Putin in a 2018 joint press conference
Refuse to take serious steps to counter Russian cyber warfare aimed at the U.S.
Spread the proven Russian Big Lie about Ukraine interfering in U.S. elections
State that the United States was no better than Russia in its moral values
Insult and demean the United States’ democratic allies
Call for the dissolution of NATO
Press for Russia to be invited to the annual meeting of the G-7, despite our allies’ opposition
Order the removal of 11,000 troops from Germany without prior consultation with our NATO allies
Praise the leadership of the murderous thugs Putin and Kim Jong Un
Proclaim that you are in love with Kim Jung Un
Remain unstinting in your praise of Putin and Kim Jung Un after they are revealed as ordering the assassination of their political opponents abroad
Allow your Postmaster General to gravely weaken Post Office operations three months before the presidential election, placing at risk the proper handling of the tidal wave of anticipated mail-in ballots
Urge Americans to vote twice, a criminal as well as moral offense
Establish a long track record of incendiary and disparaging remarks about veterans and military service. Include in the disparagement veterans who were wounded, captured, or missing in action, and call those killed in combat “losers.”
In a meeting with top U.S. generals, call them “losers” and “a bunch of dopes and babies,”
Support torture
Accuse a former President of engaging in a criminal conspiracy to hide his real birthplace
Call Hispanic migrants “animals” who are “infesting” America
Engage in the character assassination of a respected U.S. Ambassador
Treat as trivial the brutal murder of American journalist Jamal Khashoggi on orders of the Saudi Crown Prince
Praise neo-Nazi demonstrators chanting "Jews will not replace us"
Be willing to accept damaging information on political rivals from a foreign government
Run political campaigns overtly supporting racism, xenophobia, and white nationalism
Use fear-mongering and race-baiting to support that campaign
Clasp to your bosom the extremist crackpot organization QAnon, which believes a cabal of pedophiles and cannibals is waging a Satanic conspiracy against Trump, by effusively praising QAnon’s chief Georgia advocate for winning a Congressional primary
Talk about Hispanic immigrants the way Hitler talked about the Jews
Impugn the integrity of a respected judge based on his ethnic origin.
Tell U.S. Congresswomen of color to “go back where you came from.”
Call African countries "s---holes"
Incite followers to violence
Have police authorities assault peaceful protestors to clear a path for you to walk across the street and pose in front of a church holding a Bible
In a transparently racist appeal, warn “suburban housewives” that Democratic housing policies would “destroy” the suburbs
Imply that the Second Amendment could be invoked to justify assassinating Hillary Clinton
Tell law enforcement officers that they should feel free to rough up detainees and break the law, and be guaranteed a pardon
Call a Republican U.S. Congressman who body-slammed a newsman “my kind of guy”
Say it is OK to get information on political opponents from foreigners
Approve Howard Stern's calling your daughter "a piece of a--"
Overrule U.S. security services and grant Jared Kushner a security clearance
Belittle a Gold Star American mother
Create a sham “university” to defraud average citizens of their money
Have a court order the closing of your foundation because of financial impropriety
Play up being called “the chosen one,” an appellation usually reserved for Jesus Christ
Subvert the military’s due process by pardoning three officers duly convicted of atrocities against civilians in separate instances
Do the same to civilian courts by pardoning Joe Arpaio, the former Arizona sheriff who housed Latino prisoners outdoors in inhumane conditions and was convicted on federal contempt-of-court charges
Accuse TV personality Joe Scarborough of being a murderer
Falsely accuse a senior citizen protestor assaulted by police of being an anti-government conspirator
Violate the Constitution’s emolument clause and enrich yourself and your family by welcoming foreign delegations to your hotels and resorts
Have good words to say about:
- The “very good people” (armed protesters) who showed up in the Michigan Capitol to intimidate lawmakers
- The person who allegedly shot and killed two people at a protest in Wisconsin
- The “Great Patriots” who drove into Portland, Ore., hurling paintballs and pepper spray at demonstrators
- Officers who kill unarmed African Americans. Claim they simply “choke” under pressure.