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After the article was published, Rick Wilson personally responded to Donald Trump in a video.

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[–] ATDA@lemmy.world 107 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Sending a cease and desist over a political ad? Pretty snowflakey weird beta behavior.

Id be so embarrassed if he were representing me.

[–] Stubborn9867@lemmy.jnks.xyz 14 points 3 weeks ago

I'm guessing it's a cuckold fetish at this point.

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

His supporters aren't embarrassed cause they have no shame

[–] MagicShel@programming.dev 97 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I caught that video. It goes hard. I hope Trump personally sees it.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 85 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Considering one of The Lincoln Project's favourite tricks is targeted ad buys in Florida and New Jersey on Fox when Trump is golfing at Mar A Lago/Bedminster I wouldn't put it past them to put part of it in their next attack ad.

[–] Lauchs@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I love how some of their ads are just the tv bullying donald, which must be very strange for him.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's unusual for him to come across someone equally petty as himself.

[–] irreticent@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

Of course they're also republican.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 43 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

aaand subscribed to the Lincoln project and motivated beyond my expectations.

[–] vegeta@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago

"It is a really bad feeling to have your Constitutional Right to Free Speech, such a big part of life in our Country, so unfairly taken from you" -@RealDonaldTrump.

[–] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 16 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

TBH I don't watch Fox News so I've got zero context on any of this. At least this article actually talks about it instead of posting the mad twitter rant from Lincoln Project after the cease and desist.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I thought their rant was on point.

[–] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yeah but without any context it's just some dude being mad. It doesn't explain who they are or what precisely they're mad about, imo.

[–] vegeta@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)
[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Came here to post that - the response from TLP directly to Trump. Also, the ad itself is in the middle and you don't have to skip a commercial every five seconds to see it.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I wanted to post that video directly initially, but the community has an article-only policy so I had to find an article about it and link the video in the OP text box.

I really hope Trump sees that response video.

[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

There is a 0% chance Trump will ever watch that video. His aides would take away his phone and have it melted down for scrap before they let him watch that video. He would be triggered, his dime-store-twitter response would be nuclear, and he would probably attack pediatric cancer patients nationwide in response because lashing out with unprovoked attacks aimed at random groups of people in order to draw attention to himself is literally the only play he has.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 3 points 3 weeks ago

Well, they probably can't afford to put the whole 10 minute video on TV, but I wouldn't be surprised if they put some parts of it in their next attack ad. They like buying ad slots on Fox in Florida/New Jersey whenever he's golfing there to make sure he sees their stuff. That's probably how he saw the previous ad to begin with - the one that lead to him furiously throwing them a cease & desist for being big meanies.

[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

Rick Wilson and I dont agree on a lot, but his vendetta against Trump is a righteous one and I wish him the best of luck. Burn everything in your path buddy.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 4 points 3 weeks ago

That's not a burn, that's a nuke.

[–] nifty@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

~~Ugh this is just the Lincoln project trying to distance itself from its messiah trump because they know the name Lincoln project is the ass taint of Satan and no one sane or reasonable likes the Lincoln Project. The republicans and conservatives are still ghouls for spewing the vile shit that’s the Lincoln project and it’s goals into American politics~~

Edit that’s project 2025, fuck I am still buzzed oops

Edit2 lol my deleted comment on one instance is getting views and votes on another, oh well