Sean Hannity was trying to throw Donald Trump a life vest, and Trump was waving it off.

At a town hall in Davenport, Iowa, on the eve of what may be the final Republican primary debate of the campaign, the Fox News host asked the likely GOP nominee whether he had “any plans whatsoever, if reelected president, to abuse power? To break the law? To use the government to go after people?”

Trump parried. Hannity probed. He again asked Trump whether he was indeed “promising America tonight you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody?”

“Except for Day One,” Trump said.

Were Trump’s initial remarks a Trumpian jest? A threat? A promise?

  • @ProfessorScience
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    1001 year ago

    Back in Davenport, as Hannity wrapped the town hall, the crowd’s reaction left no confusion over how Trump’s town hall and his remarks landed.

    They gave him a standing ovation.

    I need an adult.

    • @massacre
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      371 year ago

      Adult here… the word you’re looking for is alcohol.

    • Gormadt
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      341 year ago

      Adult here: get the people you know to vote, and vote as well

      Those you know who aren’t that motivated, motivate them

      Elections are very important

      Vote in every election you can and participate in the primaries leading up to them

      We can only defeat this scourge by working together

      • HooPhuckenKarez
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        101 year ago

        The majority of people I know would vote for Trump. There’s no chance of me flipping that. Should I really encourage them?

          • Gormadt
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            61 year ago

            “You guys have got this in the bag, you don’t need to vote in this one. Have you seen Biden’s approval rating, woof.”

            That should work at least a little bit in discouraging the trumpets you know

  • @YoBuckStopsHere
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    1 year ago

    Trump isn’t hiding what he plans to do. He has been open and honest that he will be a dictator and tyrant.

    • clif
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      261 year ago

      That’s what “they” want. This isn’t going to be a negative to hardcore trump loyalists.

  • Erasmus
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    581 year ago

    It’s almost like he could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and wouldn’t lose voters

  • @PeleSpirit
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    deleted by creator

    • @jaybone
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      21 year ago

      I thought he was asked if he was going to become a dictator. Only on day one means he’ll be one from the start right? Anyway I suspect that’s what he meant.

  • capital
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    241 year ago

    But Biden’s handling of the Middle East /s

  • @Sanctus
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    201 year ago

    No it doesn’t. He’s going full steam ahead, and a lot of the country supports him. I can feel the background noise of insanity permeate my city.

  • 𝔇𝔦𝔬
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    -1061 year ago

    “Whaaat? Ohhh nooouuu” /s

    You lot are terrified of your own shadow.

      • ivanafterall
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        71 year ago

        DAE remember when Obama disrespected the Queen by giving her an iPod?

    • @[email protected]
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      261 year ago

      Think Trump has a plan to get Mexico to pay for the Wall? He’s had a while to come up with some great ideas

      • Flying Squid
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        91 year ago

        He’ll come up with that plan right after Infrastructure Week.