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Estonia's far-right minister resigns over Biden remarks

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    ohyran
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    Just a pretty summary of Trump supporters in Europe. Mart Helme interior minister in Estonia left after basically going all in with conspiracy theories He delivered this wonderful little thought...

    Just a pretty summary of Trump supporters in Europe. Mart Helme interior minister in Estonia left after basically going all in with conspiracy theories

    Estonia’s far-right interior minister, Mart Helme, resigned Monday, a day after he called President-elect Joe Biden and his son Hunter “corrupt characters” without providing further details or evidence.

    He delivered this wonderful little thought piece on the way out too

    U.S. President Donald Trump "will win eventually. It will happen as a result of an immense struggle, maybe even bloodshed but justice will win in the end,” Mart Helme told the TRE radio station according to local media.

    To get a clear idea of this dude, he and his son are high up in the populist right Conservatives People's Party of Estonia which is part of the sitting coalition. The reason this popped up on my radar is because the dude is an old sexist and homophobe and beyond trying to smacktalk Finlands Primeminister, he suggested that "all gay people should go to Sweden" during talks about equal rights for LGBTQ+ people in (among others they only mention one source) Deutsce Welle which was then promptly met with Swedish celebreties, politicians etc going "Welcoming ALL citizens of Estonia" etc...

    Still this is about the sort that supports Trump here too in Sweden - the extreme nationalist conservative right.

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    1. nothis
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      All I'm seeing is... he resigned. I've seen a couple of political scandals pop up in Europe in the past few years and I'm always relieved when the people involved at least resign. It seems in the...

      All I'm seeing is... he resigned. I've seen a couple of political scandals pop up in Europe in the past few years and I'm always relieved when the people involved at least resign. It seems in the US people only still resign in disagreement of the people who employ them, while the actually accused stay on.

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    2. knocklessmonster
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      I think those are the only people internationally who will support him. Unfortunately in the US it's much easier to lazily support him, and the people who follow him in other countries have to be...

      I think those are the only people internationally who will support him. Unfortunately in the US it's much easier to lazily support him, and the people who follow him in other countries have to be that much more committed.

      I'm curious what "news media" he's been following? Even international outlets tend to be reporting facts that exist somewhere in the American mainstream opinion, which, by and large, including Fox News, is saying this election is legit. Even Breitbart, known for far-right views, is slamming Biden because he won, not screaming about a stolen election that I could see.

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