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Mike Johnson Claims ‘Who Won The 2020 Election’ Is A ‘Gotcha’ Question (www.huffpost.com)

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[-] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 17 points 1 day ago

The prior manager for McDonald's was fired but then lied to everyone about it and when the new manager was going to arrive, tried to burn down the building. He was kicked out.

Four years later he's applying for manager of the same McDonald's. Maybe we should, you know, consider the whole "burn down the building" thing?

Oh wait, sorry, this is for President, totally different standards.

[-] MudMan@fedia.io 158 points 2 days ago

“You want us to litigate things that happened four years ago when we’re talking about the future."

See, this would ring a lot more true if the issue wasn't being literally litigated right now and going forward. As in, somebody just got sent to jail. Court documents about Trump's outstanding criminal trial just got released.

Yeah, people want you to litigate stuff that happened four years ago. And then for those responsible, Trump included, to go to jail for... you know, all the crimes. "I want to talk about the future" doesn't play quite as well when the judge is asking you about those.

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 60 points 2 days ago

And it would have been litigated already, at least a year ago, except for the GOP fuckery aiding the defense in their delay tactics.

[-] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Oof. Well, pro tip for him - EVERYTHING ever litigated is for something that happened in the past. That’s how it works!

[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago

We’re not gonna talk about what happened in 2020, we’re gonna talk about 2024 and how we’re gonna solve the problems for the American people.

Judge: did you rob that bank?

Defendant: I. Not going to talk about the past, it's irrelevant, I'm here to talk about how I will be a free citizen in the future!

Totally works

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 109 points 2 days ago

We already know they're all complacent its why they are still there. The entire GOP.is dead. Its the Trump Party now.

[-] Vorticity@lemmy.world 58 points 2 days ago

I think you mean "complicit" rather than "complacent", though both could be true I suppose.

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

I did but honestly they are both complicit in insurrection, and complacent in their duties to their constituency.

[-] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 19 points 2 days ago

It’s the Putin party.

It’s a “gotcha question” because it shows exactly who is taking Rubles for payment.

[-] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 87 points 2 days ago

Reality itself is a gotcha for these fools.

[-] SoupBrick@yiffit.net 52 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

"You said you weren't going to fact check!"

https://globalnews.ca/news/10790013/jd-vance-fact-check-vp-debate-tim-walz/

[-] billwashere@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

The answer should be “Biden. Next question”

[-] LovingHippieCat@lemmy.world 71 points 2 days ago

"Listen, we're not gonna play this game. We are focused on the future. Now, let us show you a future where we cheat just like we wanted and tried to in 2020."

[-] KingGordon@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago

I am focused on the future. Project 2025 occurs in the future.

[-] AlbinoPython@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago

Only if you're a traitorous piece of shit

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 62 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It kind of is: for THEM!

"Its devastating to my case" is only chickens coming home to roost

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 46 points 2 days ago

it’s only a “gotcha” question because you insist on lying. why is it so hard for you to say “trump lost”?

[-] takeda@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago

He knows trump is petty, so if he would say that on Monday he would no longer be a speaker.

Same with Vance being a VP.

It's mind blowing how much control that one person has over the entire party.

[-] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

Even more mind blowing is that an incoherent, rambling, oblivious fraudster has that much control over the party.

[-] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 18 points 2 days ago

it's a cult pretending to be a party. parties don't demonize and make enemies of people who leave the party. cults do

[-] Limonene@lemmy.world 45 points 2 days ago

We’re not gonna talk about what happened in 2020, we’re gonna talk about 2024

When asking a Republican "Who won the 2020 election", that is a question entirely about 2024. A Republican's answer (or non-answer) can be used to predict how they will behave after losing the 2024 election.

[-] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 23 points 2 days ago

Gotcha maga-ing.

[-] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago

That’s a damning non-answer

[-] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

If you say that having traitors in government is bad and one party gets infuriated by it, I think you've mapped your problem.

[-] eran_morad@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Another putin cocksmoker. All repubs in congress and on the SC are fucking worthless traitor filth.

[-] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Only a gotcha if you're a amoral crap stain of a American.

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

There's real gotchas and there's fake gotchas. This one is real. So they want to play it off as a fake one.

[-] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

https://youtu.be/GCSGkogquwo?si=rggWBm0_NXRjaC6v

[-] thenextguy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

https://youtu.be/9CPTO6B5GcY?si=fa5pCedEZQX6gztB

[-] BenLeMan@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

We got him, boys!

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