This is a new low, but not unexpected. My mantra is “there is no low they won’t go” and that is especially applicable to making a fundraising buck. Donald Trump is taking advantage of all the chaos on the Democratic side of the race and this is his contribution to it, in multi colors and demands for greenbacks.
The Washington Post reported in June that Trump has been sending increasingly manic messages to supporters as a way of ginning up fundraising, such as one email that read, “1 MONTH UNTIL ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE! THEY WANT TO SENTENCE ME TO DEATH.”
The email in question was about Trump’s sentencing, which was scheduled for July 11, but was delayed pending Trump’s appeal in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling.
Still, Trump claimed he was headed to the “GUILLOTINE,” which he also wrote in all capital letters.
“BREAKING FROM TRUMP: JUSTICE IS DEAD IN AMERICA!” another of Trump’s emails read. “Their sick & twisted goal is simple: Pervert the justice system against me so much, that proud supporters like YOU will SPIT when you hear my name. NOW IT’S TIME FOR ME & YOU TO SHOVE IT BACK IN THEIR CORRUPT FACES!”
The Post wrote that many of his emails are similar to Trump’s tweet calling for his followers to come to the Jan. 6 rally in 2021: “Be there, will be wild!”
At least one GOP fundraiser was frustrated by Trump’s “churn and burn” email strategy, in which the list is hammered until subscribers unsubscribe.
“Rhetorical gimmicks like this poison the well for every other Republican trying to raise money online,” one GOP consultant told The Post at the time. “It burns out small-dollar donors. The Trump campaign is printing money on this, but when you’re already talking about the death penalty in June, what are you going to say in October?”
This is Trump’s usual desperation right here. And maybe he will burn out the small dollar donors. That’s one issue, certainly. But what I see as the bigger issue is the utter deception. Joe Biden has not dropped out of the race and he will not drop out of the race. This is the biggest lie that Trump has ever told his cult and that’s saying a mouthful right there.
The utter lack of morality here is shocking. He’s happy to tell any lie to his people, anything at all, if he thinks it will make them part with a dollar. This is the kind of utterly amoral and immoral person that Trump is.
And make no mistake, any wishy washiness amongst Democrats only advances this man’s cause.
I wonder how many millions of dollars could be raised in the first hour if the Biden campaign put out something like “Donald Trump will be sentenced to 34 years in prison and will be taken IMMEDIATELY from the courthouse to begin serving his sentence and the Secret Service has announced that it cannot continue offering protection to an imprisoned felon”?
Of course, the right-wing noise machine would just freak the hell out over such a “prediction” while Trump’s little “fundraising” effort will be taken as gospel truth from the inveterate liar. (I wouldn’t be the least surprised for certain “news” organizations to lead their broadcasts with this “news” item.)
Hopefully, Joseph, the Lincoln Project and Republican Accountability get to see your suggestion.