Summary

At a North Carolina rally, Donald Trump used aggressive language, questioning if he was “allowed to hit” Michelle Obama after her recent criticism of his values and policies.

Though Trump spoke metaphorically, his comments drew backlash, with analysts calling the remark in poor taste. Trump recounted an imaginary conversation with his staff advising him to tone down his rhetoric, prompting cheers from supporters urging him to “hit back.”

The statement, shared widely on social media, has raised concerns about its impact on the gender gap and support among conservative women voters.

    • @empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      17 days ago

      It’d probably be more like:

      Michelle’s detail: “Can’t you just tell him to sit down?”
      Donald’s detail: “yeah don’t worry about it. we’re used to it by now, skinny Jonas over there can hold him in a seat one handed, just put a big Mac on the table and he’ll forget all about this in like 30 seconds”

    • @captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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      1217 days ago

      I suspect both details would detain him. Like, you have to be an idiot to bring any secret service to attack someone protected by the secret service. It’s on par with attempting to counterfeit around them

    • NielsBohron
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      1017 days ago

      Even better is the fact that Trump’s Secret Service detail would likely be… shall we say “less than motivated” to protect their charge