Trump says that there was a Democratic "coup" as Harris leads in crucial states and secures Republican endorsements.

Former President Donald Trump has denounced Vice President Kamala Harris’ nomination as the Democratic presidential candidate as “not fair,” escalating his rhetoric as new polls show Harris gaining substantial ground in key battleground states.

In a fiery statement on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump accused the Democratic Party of staging “the first ever ‘Coup’ in America.”

His outburst comes in the wake of President Joe Biden’s unexpected withdrawal from the 2024 race, which paved the way for Harris to become the Democratic nominee.

  • michaelmrose@lemmy.worldEnglish
    32·
    23 days ago

    The Republicans who thrive on a cult of personality cannot fathom the idea of putting country or party above yourself. If they had tried to do the same thing at any stage of the campaign Trump would have doubled down and if they had got him out the Republican party would have fractured into camps biting at spitting at one another and ensuring that none of them could possibly win.

    From their perspective this is unforeseeable.

    • jjjalljs@ttrpg.network
      7·
      22 days ago

      There’s also the Wilmington insurrection , if you like reading about coups in the US

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmington_massacre

      The Wilmington insurrection of 1898, also known as the Wilmington massacre of 1898 or the Wilmington coup of 1898,[6] was a coup d’état and a massacre which was carried out by white supremacists in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States, on Thursday, November 10, 1898.[7] The white press in Wilmington originally described the event as a race riot caused by black people. In later study from the 20th century onward, the event has been characterized as a violent overthrow of a duly elected government by a group of white supremacists.[8][9]

  • Rapidcreek@lemmy.world
    16·
    23 days ago

    Tim is doing pretty well…unfair!

    A new Remington Research Group ® poll in Nebraska’s 2nd congressional district shows Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in the district, 50% to 42%.

    Jane Kleeb, the chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party, said she had seen at least one other poll recently that indicated Harris was leading outside of the margin of error.

    Nebraska…

    What’s next Utah?

    • Nougat@fedia.io
      7·
      23 days ago

      Nebraska divides its electoral college votes by congressional district. The second district is “where all the people are,” and so traditionally votes blue.

  • barsquid@lemmy.world
    18·
    23 days ago

    It really wasn’t, was it? I wish I had the mental space to be concerned about that. Unfortunately I am instead worrying about insurrectionists staging a second coup attempt.

  • originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com
    6·
    23 days ago

    i can just imagine the orange turd sitting in a shack in nowwhere florida with ‘laces out’ ‘election interference’ written over every surface as he mutters to himself

  • Upsidedownturtle@lemmy.world
    96·
    23 days ago

    He just can’t get over Biden not running anymore because his entire campaign strategy has been look how old and frail Biden is. Without that comparison people see how low energy he is and the very real signs of dementia. I wonder if the rumor is true and he will replace his campaign strategists this close to the election.

    • Telodzrum@lemmy.world
      41·
      23 days ago

      I wonder if the rumor is true and he will replace his campaign strategists this close to the election.

      He already did the shakeup; it wasn’t covered well. No one was kicked out, but less than a week ago he brought Corey Lewandowski back to oversee the campaign managers.

      • g0nz0li0@lemmy.world
        39·
        23 days ago

        he brought Corey Lewandowski back to oversee the campaign managers

        Who he previously fired as campaign manager in 2016. His campaign is a total shitshow.

          • mosiacmango@lemm.ee
            15·
            23 days ago

            Also the married Governor of south dakota, the dog killer. Noem.

            He aslo attacked a female reporter in 2016, which is why he was kicked off that campaign.

    • barsquid@lemmy.world
      39·
      23 days ago

      Now that Elon has made Grok 2 available, Donald has been posting absolutely pathetic AI renders between bouts of dementia. That’s the energy. A pathetic loser bully fantasizing that the world likes him.

    • ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net
      4·
      22 days ago

      And his new strategy has been trying to attack Kamala with, get this, “Kamabla”.

      The past two weeks has been Trump trying to find something that sticks with his fanbase who is slowly getting bored by his weird antics.

      He even skirts with calling her a bitch and even that hasn’t stuck with the usually sexist MAGA.

    • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
      2·
      22 days ago

      He’s just annoyed that his handlers have to keep reminding him that he’s not running against Biden.