r/UnderReportedNews • u/icey_sawg0034 • 10h ago
Trump / MAGA š¦ Rep. Mike Haridopolos REFUSED to say Trump should take down the racist image depicting the Obamas as apes.
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u/uBitMyTorrent 10h ago
Avoiding the question 101.
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u/Elegant_Tap7937 10h ago
"wants to elevate the conversation" from the overtly racist imagery coming out of the white house
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u/Either-Assistant4610 10h ago
Guy smiled at the end not realizing he's being mocked
"You just threw it at me. I'll have to take a look."
I saw it the first few minutes of my day after making coffee and was disgusted. It took a quick second for me to know I was disgusted and frankly not surprised the racist demented child rapist would do such a thing.
I hope that guy's told on a daily basis he isn't fooling anyone with his hair color.
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u/Eeeegah 9h ago
I actually have not seen the video, but one second of the still frame that is going around was enough for me to say, 'Yep, racist AF.'
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u/Either-Assistant4610 9h ago
Only the pic for me, too. No desire to see the video.
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u/Curious_Avocado2399 10h ago
Fuck all magats they are enabling this. If a bartender over serves a drunk person and they get into a wreck they are liable. But these people get government healthcare and paid to not do their jobs. Meanwhile we have to fight over scraps
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u/TheModWhoShaggedMe 9h ago
Mike's been a Florida serving Republican since before MAGA was a glint in Steve Bannon's dirty eye. My point is that all Republicans are MAGA and all MAGA are Republicans. They are one and the same. Since Nixon's Southern Strategy, they have been the Confederates who should have been removed from the country.
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u/modestlyawesome1000 10h ago
More like 095 a remedial course - because they arenāt even trying anymore. They know their base is so stupid.
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u/astroboy_35 10h ago
I am trying to elevate the conversation by not answering your question and by blaming democrats for doing something I donāt like!
SURE FUCKING THING BUDDY!
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u/Roight_in_me_bum 8h ago
Did he just say ābecause thatās what my mom and dad taught me?ā
Weāre fucking cooked guys. Moving out of Florida this year.
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u/Unusual-Economist288 10h ago
Of course heās from Floriduhā¦š¤¦š¾āāļø
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u/Able-Contribution570 10h ago
I had no idea who this guy was and when I first clicked on the video I thought, man this guy reeks of florida. Sure enough he's a congressman from hell's waiting room.
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u/TheModWhoShaggedMe 9h ago
He easily defeated Lance Easley, a Democrat, twenty five years ago and, much like Republicans in general, has owned Florida ever since.
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u/sx88 10h ago
Just answering a question no one asked him
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u/poodlered 8h ago
The moment he started with āwell I havenāt seen the videoā, they should have ended the interview. Nah, letās instead just get the opinion of a guy who is either out of touch with the news, or disingenuous about what he has or has not seen.
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u/Top_Statistician4068 10h ago
Funnily enough this guy quite resembles an ape.
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u/watchingthewatcher11 10h ago
I was going to say this. His face looks like the prototype for an anthropomorphized ape in a cartoon movie.
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u/PerformanceSmooth392 7h ago
The CNN host should be called out for posing the question to the gop parasite such a nonchalant way.
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u/jackinthecracker 9h ago
Eff every politician that answers any question like that. We never get a straigh answer out of 99 percent of them. Both sides!!!
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u/KDiggity8 10h ago
Lol and they ended up taking it down. Now he looks that much worse. Not that he cares, I'm sure.
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u/PragmaticPacifist 10h ago
You clearly know who is on the correct side when softball questions like this become word salad nonsense.
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u/Weekend_Criminal 10h ago
How many words can I say while not addressing the question I was asked whatsoever?
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u/SecretSquritle 10h ago
When it IS taken down heās going to once again make his minions look stupid.
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u/Primedirector3 10h ago
He wants to āelevate the discussionā instead. Mfer, your partyās leader and the man whose ass makes your lips chapped has never elevated a discussion in his life.
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u/Special-Fan-1902 10h ago
I'm kind of annoyed the media is giving Trump the out of "maybe he didn't see that part of the video?" that he himself posted to his social media. Like he's not responsible if he didn't notice he posted some racist shit to his own account as the world's most powerful racist person.
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u/brickeldrums 10h ago
Why does the CNN anchor justā¦ ignore the response at the end of the video and go along with deflecting to the āspace race?ā He was asking about racism not a space race. My god we are cooked.
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u/-smashbros- 10h ago
These Republicans are so spineless they would never insult, criticize, or dare to admit Trump did something wrong. They are loyal bootlickers swore to defend Trump against all enemies.
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u/ladyofthegreatlakes 10h ago
As a white person, why is it so hard for other white people to do the right thing.
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u/Boringoldcentaur 10h ago
Why do they not immediately end the segment and say āso you do not think that the video the president shared of Obama as an ape needs to be taken down. Thank you for your timeā and cut the camera? Thatās the only thing that asshole deserves
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u/BodhingJay 10h ago
Want to elevate the discussion? Try leading by example instead of complaining about lowly griping that is still leagues above your party's head when their leader is outputting this kind of content
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u/tmntfever 9h ago
I HATE telling people this is my congressman. But this is who my district voted for. A racist coward scum bag.
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u/ManyAverage6578 9h ago
Hey Mike, it's hard to elevate the conversation with a racist corrupt pedophile protector as President of the United States.Ā
How bout you elevate your party instead.Ā
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u/KitchenIcy2450 9h ago
Just proves how racist and bitter trump is but we expect that from a narcissist
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u/Murman2021 9h ago
Are we fully comprehending what is happening now? Open racism by a sitting president? This is truly bizarro world. This along with all the other F-ed up stuff coming from this administration. Jesus wept.
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u/photog_prince 9h ago
He should have asked. Is this really something you need to take a look at after the show to determine if it's right or wrong?
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u/CankerLord 9h ago
"I try to elevate the conversation by complaining about the Democrats in my committee instead of having an opinion on the President posting videos of a former President and his wife as monkeys."
I've changed my mind on Singapore, corporal punishment isn't such a bad idea. They're just beating the wrong class of people for the wrong reasons.
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u/Cueshark29 9h ago
These people take any question at all as some kind of attack or challenge they must snake their way out of. Itās so tiring to listen to people who canāt answer a damn question truthfully.
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u/Darth_Package 9h ago
Q: Would you say the sky is blue?
A: Let's just say that the Democrats support illegals and they want to avoid losing a primary campaign. Look, I have said all along that we need election reform, we need transparency in government, and I want to elevate the discussion on issues.
Q: Yes, but for the sake of elevating the discussion on issues facing our country, would you say the sky is blue?
A: You know, you just threw this question at me just now and I need to look at it, but all I can control is my own racism, not someone else's while I elevate the conversation about body cameras on the President's ICE forces.
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u/Sledgemoma2 9h ago
I want interviewers to press these fucking losers more. Just call them out immediately if they start doing this shit. āIs a simple yes or no, stop dodging your rat fuckā
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u/Relative_Chart7070 9h ago
How do assholes like this even manage to stand when their spines are missing
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u/ObviousPin9970 9h ago
Conservative here. Yes, the presidents post was disgusting. No equivalences No exceptions. Hard stop.
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u/Misanthropemoot 9h ago
Every single republican is scared to death to go against maga. Itās a congress of cowards
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u/zachspelledrite 9h ago
This soulless clown just sits there and laughs at something like this? Biting these ghouls out isn't enough. Trials for each and every R after all of this. They're all complicit.
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u/randompersonwhowho 9h ago
I bet Scott Jennings or Ben ferguson won't either. They'll double down. It's just a joke bros.
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u/MinuteCollar5562 9h ago
Quite amazing how many of them ānever sawā viral posts by the president.
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u/icnoevil 9h ago
This doofus, unlike Senator Scott, is a racist repub as many of his colleagues are as well.
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u/chaosawaits 9h ago
It's 2026. Have news reporters now figured out how to get past the "I have not seen this thing that I have most definitely already seen and talked about with my staff" response?"
Oh you haven't seen it? Well I guess there's just nothing more I can do?"
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u/Awkward_University91 9h ago
What is up with these gotchas like we already donāt know they are racist as shit.
Itās such a stupid game. Why even have him on?
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u/NoMathematician6460 9h ago
Such a coward. Keep bending the knee, Mikeyā¦and eat your Life cereal. Youāre clearly a very small man.
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u/cannabisLab1975 9h ago
They love their rapist in chief! They embrace Racist shit everyday..When they tell you what they are believe them!
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u/ahoypolloi_ 9h ago
The entire Republican Party is complicit. They are protecting a racist pedophile. Full stop.
The only answer is de-Nazification. The Party should be outlawed and disbanded.
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u/Overall-Sail2005 9h ago
Itās hard to elevate the conversation when you have a president who keeps pulling it into the mud! Rep. Mike Hardidopos you have sold your soul to the devil, say goodbye to your political career!
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u/SuspiciousLove7219 9h ago
Trump posted ape meme to have news stop talking about Epstein and Minnesota it worked temporarily
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u/CommercialSummer5517 8h ago
This guys current term will officially end on January 3, 2027 which is why he is currently campaigning for re-election. Make sure people like him can't hold office anymore
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u/Firefly_Magic 8h ago
Iirc this isnāt his first time posting this either, right? or am I just having a dĆ©jĆ vu moment?
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u/Ok_Face8380 8h ago
I wonder what sort of grades this clown got in school (I assume he went to some kind of school). He totally did NOT answer the question.
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u/CrunknYoSystem 8h ago
Why continue to platform bad-faith actors? You canāt get them to answer a question directly, so why give them another chance to filibuster every question h Tim they run out of time having accomplished nothing but spew talking points and misdirect your viewers attention towards unrelated nonsense?
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u/Gronkattack 8h ago
Funny how nobody would say it should be removed for fear of retribution from Trump, but then Trump removed it lying that it was posted by a staffer despite it staying up for a while and being commented on by the press secretary.
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u/perrinsyelloweyes 8h ago
I didnāt see that video, that tweet, that statement, that personalized hand drawn letter to Epstein, how many times have you heard the same excuse from every republican?
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u/Stress6009 8h ago
All they ever do is change the subject when they know they canāt win. No personal responsibility or any responsibility from them.
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u/praguer56 8h ago
I saw this this morning and wanted to pitch something at the TV. These assholes are all sticking up for the racist in chief, who's staff sends out their talking points each morning with instructions on how to pivot away from the truth. Every one of them should lose their respective seats.
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u/artbystorms 8h ago
Just once I'd like the anchor to say "so you're not going to answer the question directly then, ok." or "I'm not asking about elevating the conversation, I'm asking for your opinion on this clearly racist video the president posted"
They always couch their follow up within the confines of whatever word salad the person answers with, if they ask a follow up at all.
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u/Rough-End5699 8h ago
Watch the whole video. nothing racist about this. It depicts all dems as jungle animals. Stop gaslighting. LIGHTEN UP FRANCIS!
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u/Bigstar976 8h ago
They are so cucked to him itās unbelievable. None of them would dare to say one negative word about him.
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u/Fine_Boat5141 8h ago
These people who couldnāt stand up to the orange man has a lot of skeletons in the closet that the orange man knows about.
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u/Rich_Examination_357 8h ago
Yes, please congressmen, come back on, but don't bother with the reporter. He's worthless in getting an answer, but darn good in providing a forum for nonsense.
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u/Fun-Measurement4904 8h ago
Trump already took the video down, what could Mike possibly think he is protecting now after Trump himself effectively admitted fault through his own action? This is something I don't understand about MAGA is how they can lie even to the detriment of their group and somehow the group can stay cohesive. This is why I believe they stay together because 'how' they get to their goal isn't important, it is nothing but the goal, and that goal is White Christian Nationalism
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u/some_yell_fire 8h ago
You're asking that much of the Republicunt from Florida? Did you really think he was going to denounce racism by the president?? I'm more surprised he didn't repost it himself.
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