r/politics • u/rollingstone Rolling Stone • Jun 02 '24

Trump Denies Ever Saying ‘Lock Her Up.’ He Did… Several Times Soft Paywall

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-denies-saying-lock-her-up-clinton-1235031145/
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u/isikorsky Florida Jun 02 '24

If only there was video of it

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u/Tough_Sign3358 Jun 02 '24

That was great

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u/Gratitude15 Jun 02 '24

Lordy. There's tapes.

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u/swissdonair_enjoyer Jun 02 '24

I'm no Trump supporter, but in most of these, it's the crowd chanting it unprompted, not him saying it. And when he does say it, it's not clear that he's referring to Hillary.

I'm a Canadian, so I have no say in this election, but I wouldn't be voting for him. That being said, he seems hesitant to ever say it at best. Before watching these videos I would have thought otherwise.

Would be happy if someone shared clips of him saying it emphatically.

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u/Drakar_och_demoner Jun 02 '24

it's not clear that he's referring to Hillary.

So, him talking about Hillary just before this and in the context with how republicans has screamed about "locking her up" with her "involvement" in the 2012 Benghazi attack doesn't make it clear he's talking about Hillary?

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u/Independent-Bug-9352 Jun 03 '24

That dudes an "I'm no trump supporter" like I'm no Biden supporter...

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u/Geethebluesky Jun 02 '24

https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5119485/user-clip-lock-up

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u/swissdonair_enjoyer Jun 02 '24

very good, obviously proves that he's lying out his ass. but the way reddit acts you'd think that he was leading the chant. there's no need to sensationalize it when it's already bad enough.

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u/Geethebluesky Jun 02 '24

He doesn't need to lead the chant. He just needs to say the thing that people pick up on. They are there to see him, listen to him and take what he says to heart; he carries THE responsibility to not say stupid things, or things he doesn't want others to misrepresent.

This guy was more than happy to have his own words picked up.

Please stop trying to minimize his actions or his status at that event, it's disingenuous.

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u/bittlelum Jun 02 '24

He literally says it multiple times in that clip. No one's buying your fake impartiality.

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u/bittlelum Jun 03 '24

At best, he said "lock em up" or "lock hillary up".

...yes, exactly. That's what I said.

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u/Herbivory Jun 02 '24

Seems exhausting to pull this schtick. Maybe stop.

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u/C0NKY_ Kentucky Jun 02 '24

There's clips in the article if you'd bothered to read it.