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/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/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.