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Ocelot II

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11. I think I figured out the reason he was mocking the spelling of Meijer:
Sun Apr 3, 2022, 12:16 PM
Apr 2022

Peter Meijer is a GOP congressman, so you'd think TFG would leave him alone. But no:

Meijer accepted the 2020 presidential election results, announcing publicly that he accepted the outcome and recognized Joe Biden as president-elect. After experiencing the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, he called on Republicans to take responsibility for their "lies" about election fraud. On January 13, 2021, he voted to impeach Donald Trump alongside nine other Republicans. The next day, Meijer stated in an interview with MSNBC that he had purchased body armor and made changes to his daily schedule due to threats against his life in reaction to his vote for impeachment. On January 20, 2021, the day of the inauguration of Joe Biden, Meijer was one of 17 newly elected House Republicans to sign a letter congratulating Biden and expressing hope of working across the partisan divide.

On May 23, 2021, Meijer condemned Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's comparison between having to wear face masks on the House and the Holocaust. He was the first Republican to condemn Greene's remarks and said that "such comparisons demean the Holocaust and contaminate American political speech."

On May 19, 2021, Meijer became one of 35 Republicans who joined all Democrats in voting to approve legislation to establish the January 6, 2021 commission meant to investigate the storming of the U.S. Capitol.

In June 2021, Meijer was one of 49 House Republicans to vote to repeal the AUMF against Iraq.

In 2021, Meijer was one of 29 Republicans to vote to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. This bill expanded legal protections for transgender people, and contained provisions allowing transgender women to use women's shelters and serve time in prisons matching their gender identity.

On October 21, 2021, Meijer was one of nine House Republicans who voted to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Meijer

So, TFG decided he must be punished for his apostasy by (gasp!) mocking how his family name is spelled. Harsh.

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Isn't Meijer a big grocery chain in MI? Ocelot II Apr 2022 #1
Playground bully behavior. Midnight Writer Apr 2022 #3
Yes. Also, Meijer is a Dutch surname (as is DeVos). demmiblue Apr 2022 #17
Racist old white man "humor". Diamond_Dog Apr 2022 #21
If we can make a President out of dogshit, we can make "Meyer" out of "Meijer". Midnight Writer Apr 2022 #2
The Meijer family snowybirdie Apr 2022 #4
aren't they Republican? rurallib Apr 2022 #9
Yes! snowybirdie Apr 2022 #10
I looked up Meijer. Its supercenters make the owners.. TreasonousBastard Apr 2022 #13
Ah ha snowybirdie Apr 2022 #16
it sounds Mexican to him Chipper Chat Apr 2022 #5
What a clown show is this IDIOT!! He's entertaining them, nothing more... a lot of baloney secondwind Apr 2022 #6
Fucking simpletons, all... dixiechiken1 Apr 2022 #7
Dump is an Oscar Miejer Weiner Blue Owl Apr 2022 #8
actually i think hes An Oscar Meijer Loser bullimiami Apr 2022 #20
I think I figured out the reason he was mocking the spelling of Meijer: Ocelot II Apr 2022 #11
So, Donny, how do you spell "Drumpf"? JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2022 #12
Well, Donnie spells Drumpf rsdsharp Apr 2022 #14
Is that veiled anti-Semitism? n/t barbaraann Apr 2022 #15
Nope. The Meijer family isn't Jewish. It's just unveiled assholery Ocelot II Apr 2022 #18
If only Trump people had self-awareness....they'd be insulted by this buffoon's idiocy. nt OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2022 #19
I shop because they are a union shop. multigraincracker Apr 2022 #22
Such a sophisticated sense of humor. bif Apr 2022 #23
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