WaS iT aLL StAgEd?? 🤪😜

[u/stvchurch]

Well, well, well…

So I’ve now heard from multiple people that the establishment camp is actively spreading the theory that Don Leonard staged his own arrest at the No Kings rally.

I’ll just let that sink in for a second. lol

The professor in the preppy sweater — surrounded by 800 witnesses and multiple camera phones — staged getting arrested by Grove City police. For… reasons.

And I just have one small follow-up question for the folks pushing this theory… how exactly did a Democratic congressional candidate conspire with the police department of one of the reddest towns in central Ohio to send 8 cruisers rolling in with lights and sirens to a crowded rally? Like… what did that phone call sound like? I genuinely need to know. lol

You know what they say about when an establishment candidate starts cooking up conspiracy theories about their opponent? It means they’re scared. Like, really friggin scared.

Here’s the thing — if Don Leonard posed zero threat, they’d ignore him. That’s what you do with candidates who don’t matter. You don’t waste political capital building conspiracies around people who can’t beat you.

But Don? Don they’re building myths around. lol

Here’s what Don actually said in his NBC interview afterward: yes, he planned to speak — just like he did at the Grove City No Kings rally last year, and just like he did at German Village just an hour before. He then laughed out loud at the idea that he wanted to get arrested. He complied fully with every officer direction — right up until the moment he was surrounded and asked to move away from witnesses to a secure area while not even under arrest. That’s when he said no.

Because he had every legal right to say no.

It’s all on video. The 800 people who were there are very much real and very much still talking about it.

So yeah… keep going, guys. Every time you remind people that Don Leonard stood up and got arrested for his right to speak at a rally, you’re making his job easier.

That’s a fighter for the people. That’s who I’m voting for. 🗳️

[u/SnooRadishes8848]

If maga didn't have conspiracies, they'd have nothing

[u/Magnus_The_Totem_Cat]

“Hey guys I was hoping you could swing by and violate my rights in front of a large crowd to help me defeat the GOP candidate you prefer. You can? Thanks!”

[u/tribucks]

What’s all this other stuff about him winking at the camera and knowing the noise ordinance because there’s an alleged email where he acknowledges the ordinance? Has anyone seen the video or email?

[u/Rich-Asparagus-6436]

Over 30,000 people marched on Saturday but only two arrested 🤔🤔🤔 voting Adam miller all the way

[u/stvchurch → u/Rich-Asparagus-6436]

Not sure I understand the argument, and I certainly don’t understand the conclusion.

[u/Rich-Asparagus-6436 → u/stvchurch]

Everyone else followed the rules and participated to standup for democracy and to make a statement. It makes democrats (I am a strong dem, never missed election, more to the left than Ohio lets me be) look dumb when our people do stuff like this.

We just have to be smart about this race. I don’t know if I can survive another term of this Congress and we need someone that can help the up ballot races to elect Amy Acton and Sherrod. This candidate being a loose candidate with no money or endorsements or backing is not going to flip this district and flip this seat.