'Omg': Critics stunned as Trump caught 'endorsing The Purge' as a real policy at his rally

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'Omg': Critics stunned as Trump caught 'endorsing The Purge' as a real policy at his rally
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Donald Trump on Sunday proposed a new policy that many critics said is equivalent to legalizing "The Purge."

Trump spoke at a rally in Pennsylvania, where he admitted that his attendees were "falling asleep" at one of his earlier rallies. Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign noted that, as Trump was still speaking at the swing-state event over the weekend, rallygoers placed directly behind the former president started to funnel out of the building.

One comment Trump made drew condemnation on social media, as well as numerous comparisons to The Purge, a film series based on a dystopian world in which the government makes all crimes legal for a 12-hour period.

As reported by Sebastian Smith, AFP Washington desk chief, "Trump in Erie, PA, says in US 'the police aren’t allowed to do their job.' To stop crime, you need 'one really violent day.' He says: 'One rough hour and I mean real rough, the word would get out and it would end immediately.'"


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Unrelated to the content, how does a self respecting journalist start an article's title with "Omg"?

Like I feel dirty even giving them a click when I have no obligation to society, it's just depressing to see them presenting as a credible news source

how does a self respecting journalist start an article’s title with “Omg”?

Probably the same way we don't start them with "VERILY!" or "FORSOOTH!". Language evolves and makes old people mad. Tale as old as time.

Omg word using person uses word that you understood to communicate idea.

Get over yourself, mate

It's a quote, dumbass

Oh my god, is that what those funky-wunky little lines around Omg meant?

Before I just thought it was just a sensationalist garbage headline, I had no idea someone ACTUALLY said "Omg" in relation to the article, mind blown, thanks

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