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Trump’s Support Surges After He Points Gun At Nation (theonion.com)
submitted 1 day ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to c/theonion@midwest.social
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[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 29 points 1 day ago (2 children)

But as a convicted felon, is he not prohibited from owning a firearm?

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago (2 children)

SCOTUS ruled that anything the president does is not illegal.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

I hate that you're not wrong.

[–] TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee 8 points 1 day ago

"Well, when the President does it, that means that it is not illegal."

— Richard Nixon, 1977 interview with David Frost

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He’s also prohibited from holding public office, but here we are.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

According to the 14th amendment he can't serve, but not because he's a felon.

[–] lemmie689@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 1 day ago

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Points gun? He's been spamming the trigger like he's playing CoD.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

funny enough trump is scared of using a gun.

[–] O_R_I_O_N@lemm.ee 3 points 22 hours ago

He's a felon, he can't even have a gun