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Congresswoman Jackie Speier, Jonestown Survivor: Trump Has “All the Trappings” of Being the Next Jim Jones


[The way you describe a cult leader, I can’t help but think about Donald Trump’s own personality and his rhetoric and habits. People do frequently refer to MAGA as a cult.

I said he was a cult leader three years ago. He has all the aspects of a cult leader and as for his followers, I was watching a video this morning where someone at a Trump rally said, “He could kill someone at the White House, and I would still support him.” That’s the kind of absolute control that a cult leader somehow mesmerizes followers to follow. He has all of the trappings. He’s charismatic. Some would argue he’s megalomaniac. He’s paranoid. And all of that makes for a toxic soup that we may be forced to deal with once again

With the election coming up, you have a very unique insight into the worst case scenarios of this kind of situation. I’m wondering what you’re feeling.

I am completely disturbed by the potential of another four years of Donald Trump. I served in Congress during his tenure and thank God we had control of the House during most of that time. I was in the House gallery when January 6 took place. I’m lying on the floor in the gallery and there’s a gunshot that rings out in the Speaker’s lobby. And I thought, “Oh my God, I survived the jungles of Guyana and I’m going to die in this tabernacle of democracy.” I mean, that’s how close I thought we were. And it could have been much worse in terms of bloodshed had more guns been brought into the Capitol.

In reply to googley

Thank God Jackie was able to.live a full life to retirement. Would've been sad to go on a fact-finding mission as a junior staffer and end up dead

In reply to googley
She’s right

In reply to googley

Trump cannot go more than 4 years, if he wins - his cultish behavior, if any, will be limited!

In reply to XDFIX

Should Trump regain the Whitehouse he'll say that the standing term limit is limited to two-consecutive terms, not two that are separated. So, he would have every right to seek that unprecedented 3rd term, age notwithstanding.

In reply to XDFIX

Hopefully 4 years but this time changes are being planned from day one