Trump says he will posthumously pardon U.S. women's rights activist Susan B. Anthony

By Katanga Johnson

 

U.S. President Donald Trump signs a proclamation marking the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution during a ceremony in the Blue Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 18, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will posthumously pardon American social reformer and women's rights activist Susan B. Anthony who was fined in 1872 for voting illegally.

 

Speaking at a White House event to mark the 100th anniversary of ratification of the U.S. Constitution’s 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote, Trump said: "I will be signing a full and complete pardon of Susan B. Anthony. She was never pardoned."

 

Trump is facing a tough fight for re-election in November and has tried in recent weeks to appeal to women voters, especially those in the suburbs.

 

 

He said on Saturday he would consider pardoning Edward Snowden, who gave a trove of secret files in 2013 to news organizations that disclosed vast domestic and international surveillance operations carried out by the National Security Agency..

 

On Monday, he hinted that he would pardon a "very, very important" person, but added it would not be Snowden or former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

 

Last month, Trump used his presidential power to commute the sentence of longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone, who was convicted of lying under oath to lawmakers investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.

 

(Reporting by Katanga Johnson and Tim Ahmann; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Alistair Bell)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-08-19

 

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Good that’s long over due but on the other hand as he desperately panders for the women’s vote with one hand with the other hand he’s yanking the rug out from them on their reproductive rights as he wreaks healthcare and Is attempting to wreck social security sorry trump I don’t think the lady’s can be snookered so easily 

Could have pardoned her years ago, but ok. Soup tonight!

5 minutes ago, Tug said:

Good that’s long over due but on the other hand as he desperately panders for the women’s vote with one hand with the other hand he’s yanking the rug out from them on their reproductive rights as he wreaks healthcare and Is attempting to wreck social security sorry trump I don’t think the lady’s can be snookered so easily 

Trump received a significant number of women's votes in 2016 and will do so again.

 

So what's wrong with them?

2 minutes ago, Kelsall said:

Trump received a significant number of women's votes in 2016 and will do so again.

 

So what's wrong with them?

Nothing is wrong with the lady’s I suspect he won’t receive nearly as many he has a track record now we all know the lady’s have an excellent memorys when It suits them lol

Funny stuff.  If Obama had done it Tug would be applauding him.  

34 minutes ago, Tug said:

Good that’s long over due but on the other hand as he desperately panders for the women’s vote with one hand with the other hand he’s yanking the rug out from them

I thought he said "grab them by the p...y", and not yanking the rug ????

3 minutes ago, jimmybcool said:

Funny stuff.  If Obama had done it Tug would be applauding him.  

Sure I would because the motive would have been genuine trumps just pandering he could care less imo

17 minutes ago, jimmybcool said:

Funny stuff.  If Obama had done it Tug would be applauding him.  

Tug said 'good, long overdue'. I agree with that. Good action, bad motive. But that's what happens this time.

????????????.  I'm not convinced he had ever heard of her until some bright spark suggested it as a way to attract the female vote.  Perhaps she was mentioned in the history section of the college entrance exam that somebody took for him?

1 hour ago, Kelsall said:

Trump received a significant number of women's votes in 2016 and will do so again.

 

So what's wrong with them?

Yes, he sure knows where to grab em'!

14 minutes ago, animalmagic said:

????????????.  I'm not convinced he had ever heard of her until some bright spark suggested it as a way to attract the female vote.  Perhaps she was mentioned in the history section of the college entrance exam that somebody took for him?

Perhaps Kanye told him!

Very interesting. On Friday I received an offer on a domain name I have had for years with zero interest.

I had actually offered it to both the Biden and Trump camps earlier in the year but no interest.

I thought the offer, which I accepted as quite reasonable and bird in hand etc, might be associated with Kamala getting the nod but having seen this it was probably someone with inside knowledge in the Trump camp as the name is very relevant.

 

Be interested to see where it finally appears.

1 hour ago, Kelsall said:

Trump received a significant number of women's votes in 2016 and will do so again.

 

So what's wrong with them?

Nothing much! Only need hit right "box". 

 

 

 

38 minutes ago, animalmagic said:

????????????.  I'm not convinced he had ever heard of her until some bright spark suggested it as a way to attract the female vote.  Perhaps she was mentioned in the history section of the college entrance exam that somebody took for him?

I doubt it, she is hard to miss.

 

Susan B. Anthony dollar

 

3 minutes ago, rabas said:

I doubt it, she is hard to miss.

 

Susan B. Anthony dollar

 

Thanks, I had heard about that.  But I've heard that all his money is in roubles.

1 hour ago, Kelsall said:

So what's wrong with them?

Straight up dumb ?

At least he knows it is posthumous - seriously doubt he knows that word, probably thinks it's some sort of Middle Eastern cart food in NYC - unlike Frederick Douglas. At least this is one woman he can't "just start kissing".

 

Not sure how much gas he'll get from this? Given his penchant for beauty pageants (paging Miss Moscow), calling women "Suburban Housewives" and objectifying women?

 

Observing the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment, with this touch seems like a bare minimum of "behaving like a president"? So kudos to trump. Rarely do we see him "act" presidential.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 hour ago, stevenl said:

Tug said 'good, long overdue'. I agree with that. Good action, bad motive. But that's what happens this time.

It's all perception.  I agree Trump is just pandering for votes.  But no difference if Obama had done it.  He was a master at pandering.

 

 

Yep, the only problem is that she is dead. He should try to focus on the living instead.

1 hour ago, jimmybcool said:

It's all perception.  I agree Trump is just pandering for votes.  But no difference if Obama had done it.  He was a master at pandering.

 

 

I was only pointing out, and I'll do it again now, that your comment 'Funny stuff.  If Obama had done it Tug would be applauding him. ' was not correct, since Tug also in the case of Trump doing it said he agreed. And that is one thing Trump fans don't understand, people looking at it may not like Trump, but is he does something good they will say so. Whereas the Trump fans will always agree with Trump, even if he, and therefore they, need to bend like willows to achieve that.

There must be other ways to posthumously honor someone other than giving them a pardon? A pardon seems so transactional?

 

A Presidential Medal of Freedom seems a bit more appropriate?

 

I mean, heck, he gave one to Rush Limbaugh.

 

 

 

 

@johnnybangkok

 

Earlier we had a discussion about the letter sent to publishers by "We Have Her Back" group.  You insisted there were no underlying motives behind the letter and that you take it at face value.  Just curious.  Do you take Trump's pardon of Susan B. Anthony on face value or do read nefarious or self-serving motives by Trump into it?

1 hour ago, stevenl said:

people looking at it may not like Trump, but is he does something good they will say so

Trump can do nothing good in their eyes .

Everything that Trump does is bad and wrong .

They always find a negative angle , like in this story "only doing it for votes" 

Just now, CorpusChristie said:

Trump can do nothing good in their eyes .

Everything that Trump does is bad and wrong .

They always find a negative angle , like in this story "only doing it for votes" 

It's such an obvious problem that not only does the left absolutely refuse to credit Trump for anything they are just as intent on finding any possible way of twisting a good deed into something illegal, nefarious, self-serving or other.  It's sick, in my view.

35 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:

Trump can do nothing good in their eyes .

Everything that Trump does is bad and wrong .

They always find a negative angle , like in this story "only doing it for votes" 

So you choose to ignore 'good, long overdue'.

Edited August 19, 20206 yr by stevenl

14 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:

Trump can do nothing good in their eyes .

Everything that Trump does is bad and wrong .

They always find a negative angle , like in this story "only doing it for votes" 

Victim trump

10 minutes ago, Tippaporn said:

It's such an obvious problem that not only does the left absolutely refuse to credit Trump for anything they are just as intent on finding any possible way of twisting a good deed into something illegal, nefarious, self-serving or other.  It's sick, in my view.

Lefty twisting good deed no credit again the victim so perdictable trumps no victim he’s a predator pure and simple lots and lots of us see it this is a self service pander for votes he is what he is and I’ll continue to call out his enablers 

Edited August 19, 20206 yr by Tug

4 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Sop you choose to ignore 'good, long overdue'.

No, I didnt choose to ignore it, I didnt read that , where was it written ?

10 minutes ago, Tug said:

19 minutes ago, Tippaporn said:

It's such an obvious problem that not only does the left absolutely refuse to credit Trump for anything they are just as intent on finding any possible way of twisting a good deed into something illegal, nefarious, self-serving or other.  It's sick, in my view.

Lefty twisting good deed no credit again the victim so perdictable trumps no victim he’s a predator pure and simple lots and lots of us see it this is a self service pander for votes he is what he is and I’ll continue to call out his enablers 

The first "Dirty Harry" movie (the one with the school bus).  The villain kidnaps and murders kids, and the moment law enforcement closes in he's crying about be victimized.  A familiar motif?

 

 

20 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:

No, I didnt choose to ignore it, I didnt read that , where was it written ?

Post numbers 2, 9, 19 and 21. Maybe even more.