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  Gimme Hutchinson over Trump and Desantis any day of the week.
context: I personally really like the idea of him going 3rd party. >
  
  I support you on this. Trump please go third party and show the Dems that you own them, the GQP, and Hunter Biden! /s
  We need to start posting flyers all over. You can prove your loyalty to Putin again … I mean Canada 🇨🇦 that they will rally all of their trucks with you.
  Trump for the “Trump Patriotic American-Continental God United Party of the Christ Southern Baptist of New QAnon ProTIFA Republic”.
  /s >
  
  What does /s mean at the end of a sentence? I’m embarrassed that I don’t know. >
  
  It means the comment is sarcasm >
  
  Thank you so much! It’s been driving me crazy, but now makes total sense. >
  
  Don’t worry, happened to me too. I was ranting against someone not knowing it was sarcasm! >
  
  Another user taught me a few formatting tricks such as italics, bold, and strikethrough. I’ll get it all down sooner or later. Btw, do these only apply to Reddit or across all uses of a keyboard in different platforms? >
  
  I’ve only seen in Reddit. I stopped using FB awhile ago and twitter, never haha. You’ll be fine! Good u asked 🫡 >
  
  Thanks again! >
  
  Nice to see republicans making statements like this... Unfortunately, they're just statements. We need to see a real and tangible legal result as an outcome to the Jan 6 committee's hard work. >
  
  In the past, it would have disqualified him per "gentleman's agreement." But that's never been how Trump does things. Even as child, he didn't give a flip about rules, neither at home or at school. 
  If you don't stop him from doing it, then it's not really a rule from his point of view. Like him still using the presidential seal on his clothes, golf courses, towels, and lecterns after he left the White House.
  Even if they barred him from running, he'd still be out there holding rallies and telling everyone he's running for reelection. >
  
  Trump is sitting on Republican campaign funds he controls. If he uses it on a third party run that would be something. >
  
  Right now he's dangling it as a threat since they're backing off of supporting him. >
  
  Hutchinson wants to run himself, so he's trying to stick it to a rival here. Really there's no body which has the power to disqualify him except the courts. He'd have to actually be convicted of something first for that to happen. >
  
  
  Really there's no body which has the power to disqualify him except the courts.
  
  This is the real issue with disqualifying Trump. Who has standing and what court would have jurisdiction?  MTG had a state hearing on whether or not she was disqualified. Would each state have to decide? Could he be disqualified in only certain states?  Anyone know how that would work? >
  
  He wouldn't be on the ballot in those states. Presumably write-ins would still be counted, but that may be challenging for his more illiterate supporters. >
  
  Lol and Republicans in Congress had 2 opportunities to actually bar Trump from office but REFUSED to do so. 
  Fuck the Republican Party, they deserve what they’ve sown. >
  
  Note to Republicans:  show me, don't tell me. >
  
  You know, I kind of agree, but the pragmatic side of me says "let him run." He's not a viable candidate anymore. I don't care if he runs for the GOP or as an independent; if he runs in the next election cycle, it's a win for the Democrats. 
  I would prefer it if in the meantime we could just start court proceedings for his many legal 'issues', that would be nice >
  
  Good! 
  Unfortunately though I don’t think it’s gonna stop him, or his followers, from thinking he deserves the presidency. >
  
  It’s not like Democrats keep voting for Trump. Republicans need to fix their own problem. >
  
  And just like that, Trump will make a social media post and this guy's family will have their lives threatened. >
  
  Should disqualify him from a LOT more than that. >
  
  It should, but it hasn't yet. >
  
  Trump never was qualified for the job. >
  
  Ya think? 🤦‍♂️ >
  
  It should, but there is no honor among thieves...they know that. >
  
  We can see below his power of conviction is, should I say, weak and as firm as jello nailed to a tree?
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  "I do not believe that Donald Trump should be the next president of the United States. I think he's had his opportunity there. I think Jan. 6 really disqualifies him for the future. And so, we move beyond that. And that's what I want to be focused on," Hutchinson, who will soon travel to the early primary state of Iowa, told ABC "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl.
  Karl pressed Hutchinson on if that view meant he definitively wouldn't support Trump should Trump emerge as the Republican nominee for the White House in two years.
  Hutchinson demurred and only said he would consider the options out of what is likely to be a crowded field.
  
  article continues.... >
  
  It's the same story with all of these "sensible republicans"
  
  
  "Trump is a criminal, he incited Jan 6th, he's unfit for office"
  
  
  "But if he's the nominee we'll vote for him" >
  
  A real short supply of backbones is evident. >
  
  Finally someone in the GOP talking sensibly about Trump. >
  
  Who is only doing it because it makes the Republican filth look like the filth they are. Just another attempt to sweep it under the rug. >
  
  This man actually thinks he has even a sliver of a shot at running for president after cowing down to trump for four years. >
  
  I’m concerned about him starting his own party. I just see a whole revolution of idiots following each other and causing harm to others. I just can’t put my finger on it but I swear this has been done before >
  
  That would just give democrats easy elections bc it would split republicans. >
  
  I would certainly hope so!! He should be in jail!!! >
  
  Why are they all assuming trump will still be walking around as a free man come 2024?  That’s a big ass assumption. >
  
  I want to emphasize that the Republican Party has absolutely no soul or values whatsoever.
  They are not jumping off the Trump ship simply because they thought Trump did something wrong.
  They are abandoning Trump because he keeps losing.
  They will simply elect a new criminal to carry out the fascist agenda of the modern conservative party. >
  
  Ever take a turd and try to put it back up your ass? That’s what giving him another chance is like! >
  
  I’ve been waiting for the official word from Asa Hutchinson on this subject and finally it’s here! >
  
  GOP has realized that trumps usefulness is now over.  He is no longer viable and is no longer needed.  They enabled a monster now want it to go away quietly.  That’s not how it works.  A price has to be paid. >
  
  If not, it needs to change.  Benedict Trump needs to be blocked from any elected job in Washington.  He's an enemy of the people and the government of the U.S. >
  
  My Fellow Americans 
  January 6th should disband the traitor republican party completely 
  Mr santos, should never be sworn in, for his outright lying >
  
  Trying to consolidate their votes I see >
  
  Jan. 6 ‘disqualifies’ Trump from GOP presidential nomination, ~~Asa Hutchinson~~ retiring Republican with nothing to lose says. >
  
  I’d like to hear from the RNC on this. >
  
  It disqualifies every MAGA politician… literally. >
  
  The Mandarin Mussolini (as nicknamed by Cohen) should go 3rd party… if he’s not in jail; a la Capone. >
  
  Probably about the smartest thing Hutchinson has ever said. >
  
  No it doesn’t.  You need to vote and campaign against him. 
  This “it disqualifies him” is a cowardly argument >
  
  He’ll still vote for him in the end. I guarantee it. >
  
  Trump will extort the GOP for a massive amount of money not to run as an independent once he loses the nomination.  He will also demand a pardon if the Republican wins as part of the deal.