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Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms

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707 points patd | 1 comments | 27 May 20 12:21 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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thebouv ◴[27 May 20 13:03 UTC] No.23322510[source]▶
So he just admitted that fact checking is suppressing conservative voices?

That's awesome.

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krapp ◴[27 May 20 13:07 UTC] No.23322555[source]▶
He's also admitted that voter suppression is the main reason Republicans even get elected[0].

God help us if we ever get a competent authoritarian into office who's cunning enough not to say the corrupt part out loud.

[0]https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/30/trump-vot...

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mark_l_watson ◴[27 May 20 13:21 UTC] No.23322728[source]▶
To your point, Trump being out in the open with his BS is probably what his base likes. I have family members who think that he is a great president, go figure.

BTW, I view most politicians from both parties, DNC, and RNC to be corrupt, controlled by special interests.

Not to go to far afield here, but I will vote for either a democrat or republican based on public records of who their donors are. Turns out that based on this criteria I usually vote for Democrats but not always.

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1. freshpots ◴[27 May 20 13:33 UTC] No.23322896[source]▶
"I view most politicians from both parties, DNC, and RNC to be corrupt, controlled by special interests." the problem with this is the scale of it as it is not equal.