Phillips suggests Hochul pardon Trump ‘for the good of the country’ ( thehill.com )

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) pressed New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) to pardon former President Trump following his recent conviction in his hush money trial.

“Donald Trump is a serial liar, cheater, and philanderer, a six-time declarer of corporate bankruptcy, an instigator of insurrection, and a convicted felon who thrives on portraying himself as a victim,” Phillips said in a post on social platform X Friday.

“@GovKathyHochul should pardon him for the good of the country.”

Because that makes total sense. God forbid Donnie face any fucking consequences. Who gives a shit if his base is pissed let them be. We do not kowtow to fascists.

dhork ,

.... and this is why we are much better off with Joe Biden as the Democratic Nominee than Dean Phillips.

ptz ,
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That would actually be a kickass tweet if only it ended in /s or an eye-roll emoji.

snooggums ,
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From the other posts it apparently isn't sarcasm and I'm so confused

I have no idea who this Phillips guy is so must be missing some context.

AFKBRBChocolate ,

Democratic representative from Minnesota.

snooggums ,
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Him being a Democrat and the long list of horribleness followed by 'he should be pardoned' is why I initially assumed it was sarcasm.

Apparently Phillips is just a moron.

“You think pardoning is stupid?” Phillips, also a former presidential candidate, said in a Saturday post on X. “Making him a martyr over a payment to a porn star is stupid. (Election charges are entirely different.) It’s energizing his base, generating record sums of campaign cash, and will likely result in an electoral boost.”

TransplantedSconie ,
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Is it too late to primary his nazi loving ass?

Fuck this guy.

bitchkat ,

He's not running for re-election.

TransplantedSconie ,
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Good.

newnton ,

Hmm maybe we should try holding people accountable for a change, crazy thought I know

nkat2112 ,
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Amen, thank you.

jobby ,

Dean Philips can suck a raw turd from Trumps ass any time he likes.

thesporkeffect ,

Out of line, but you're not wrong

jobby ,

I’m not out of line. Dean is a loose cannon and should either be restrained properly or jettisoned.

AbidanYre ,

Fucking hell, I thought this was talking about some Republican named Phillips. The dude is a Democrat?

Gormadt ,
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"Democrat"

Probably a Democrat like Kirsten Sinema was.

bitchkat ,

I don't know what happened to him but I lived in his district and he was a great breath of fresh air as the first democrat to hold that seat in decades. The NW burbs of the Twin Cities have shifted bluer and I hope they keep the seat.

Kraven_the_Hunter ,

There's no way Phillips gets to continue LARPing as a Democrat after this.

capt_wolf ,
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Yes... I too think we should pardon the criminal who has spent his whole life never experiencing consequences for his actions.

Neato ,
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"lol" said the governor, "lmao"

mozz Admin ,
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But I was assured that this guy was our only chance to resist Biden because Biden was the guy doin a fascist takeover, and we had to nominate someone else instead, who wouldn’t be a fascist. Like Phillips.

Now I’m all perplexed about it. Surely the people saying that wouldn’t have been lying for some duplicitous reason

aramis87 ,

It'd be better for the country if the felon was sent to prison immediately.

MeekerThanBeaker ,

The only reason I'd accept a pardon is if he drops out of the race and leaves the country permanently.

ganksy ,
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And eats a whole bag of fresh horse shite on live TV

bitchkat ,

Why not fucking a pig? Make the Black Mirror S01E01 come to life!

elliot_crane ,

I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve never seen Dean Phillips and Ron DeSantis in the same room. Anybody know what’s up with that?

nkat2112 ,
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There is something very wrong with this man.

grue ,

Minnesota, vote this traitorous motherfucker out!

lemmyman ,

I'm in his district, I'll see what I can do

bitchkat ,

He's not running for re-election. I hope that the district can stay blue. Deano was the first democrat to win that seat in decades. Fuck Ramstad.

dditty ,
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And fuck Erik Paulsen too

bitchkat ,

Fucking putz.

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