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Donald Trump shares image of Joe Biden bound and gagged (www.seattletimes.com)

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Former president Donald Trump disseminated on social media on Friday an image of President Biden with his hands and feet tied and his mouth gagged, the latest example of the Republican candidate’s use of increasingly violent rhetoric and imagery this campaign season.

The image can be seen about halfway through a 20-second video that Trump posted on his Truth Social site. The post says it was recorded Thursday on Long Island, where Trump traveled this week to attend a wake for a recently killed police officer.

In the video, two trucks decorated with giant Trump flags and altered American flags are driving on a highway. On the tailgate door of one of the trucks is the image of Biden lying horizontally, bound and gagged.

Trump has a history of sharing and promoting violent images featuring his perceived enemies.

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[-] Guntrigger@sopuli.xyz 6 points 7 months ago

Is that actually painted on someone's truck? I kinda hope so because it's so shoddy. The perspective doesn't even line up for the truck bed.

[-] Breezy@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

Its a wrap. And they're real. Shouldnt be allowed but here we are. Had anyone had something like this with bush bound and gagged after 2001 they wouldve been arrested and tried in a heartbeat.

[+] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml -7 points 7 months ago

It's a decal that can be bought for like $50. There are a bunch of different kinds of them, some with women tied up, deer, various politicians, Sasquatch, Lion's etc. It's the most mundane shit which is why liberals are clutching their pearls over it.

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

I've seen people get pulled over for a fake hand holding the tailgate edge around Halloween. Tied up people should absolutely get you pulled over and checked on a regular basis just because you don't want to be the guy that missed a potential kidnapping.

[-] arin@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Guess which side the fascist cops are on? The truck owner's likely a family member of the cop

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

If they recognize who's in the picture. My point isn't that they'll get in trouble. My point is that you're going to get pulled over a lot because cops won't want to miss a potential kidnapping.

[-] Guntrigger@sopuli.xyz 4 points 7 months ago

I never thought I'd see the claim that pretending to have a woman tied up in the back of your truck is some "mundane shit".

Same energy as standing at airport security yelling "I have a gun" and pulling out a replica.

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