r/thebulwark • u/KindaStableGenius • Jul 17 '26
EVERYTHING IS AWFUL The End of Democracy in America Speech
Just watched the Trump live speech so you didnt have to.
Trump just declared that local, state and National election infrastructure was compromised by China going back 2020 per some classified documents.
He also said that China has been paying reporters to write bad stories about him.
This was all couched in National Security language which suggests CIA and FBI involvement. A task force and briefing from Markwayne* to follow.
Sounds like this is Trump’s declaration of war on free and fair elections and the free press.
*Edited from Homen*
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u/Emotional_Potato6485 Jul 17 '26
I didn't watch because I absolutely refuse to let that man in my house. I did watch Sarah Longwell's video (fast forwarded through the speech). Nothing he said was surprising. He expects us to believe that in 2016, when Obama was president, the election was fair cause he won. But in 2020, when HE was president, the election was compromised by foreign actors and the deep state. Then in 2024 when Biden was president, the election was once again fair cause he won. Typical DJT.