Former President Trump encouraged his Iowa supporters to caucus for him at any cost, joking that due to extreme winter weather, “even if you vote and then pass away, it’s worth it.” Meteorologists …

Former President Trump encouraged his Iowa supporters to caucus for him at any cost, joking that due to extreme winter weather, “even if you vote and then pass away, it’s worth it.”

Meteorologists warned of “life-threatening” conditions in Iowa for the weekend as the state prepares to caucus. Trump canceled three of his four in-person Iowa events Sunday due to the freezing cold and snow.

Windchill is projected to be as low as -40 degrees in parts of the state Monday, with temperatures also in the negative. The Hawkeye State is also recovering from a blizzard that rocked the region Friday and Saturday, icing roads.

“You can’t sit home. If you’re sick as a dog, you say, ‘Darling, I gotta make it,’” Trump said at an Indianola rally on Sunday. “Even if you vote and then pass away, it’s worth it, remember.”

    • ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
      101·
      11 months ago

      I think it’s more that Trump supporters always resolve cognitive dissonance in a way that benefits Trump.

      They short circuit their brains any time Trump says things that are insulting, demeaning, or patronizing to even them personally so that it’s blamed on the democrats (e.g., “He only said that because the democrats are so bad that even if we die, it’s worth it to beat them!”), treated as a joke (e.g, “What a saint, haha, it’s sarcasm, so self-deprecating, making light of how important Trump is to this country.”), or ignored (e.g., “Trump always keeps it entertaining, this is just him saying stuff.”), in that order.

      • KevonLooney@lemm.ee
        4·
        11 months ago

        It’s also because conservatives value hierarchy. He’s saying “If you vote and die, that’s will ensure your status in the hierarchy”. For people who value that, it’s not a bad idea. I’m proud of going to vote during the pandemic (before there was a vaccine) just to kick this smelly fatass in the balls.

      • cheese_greater@lemmy.world
        3·
        11 months ago

        Its a serious issue. Nothing can ever be falsified, I honestly wonder what they would think if he demanded they defy gravity