One of the major candidates for president of the United States said this, exactly this, last night in West Palm Beach, Florida:

“Christians, get out and vote! Just this time. You won't have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what? It'll be fixed, it'll be fine. You won't have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians. I love you, Christians. I'm a Christian.* I love you, get out, you got to get out and vote. In four years, you don't have to vote again. We'll have it fixed so good you're not gonna have to vote.”

* I initially heard this as “I'm not Christian” and it still could be that, since Trump has a tendency to say the quiet parts out loud.

Waiting to see if this makes it into The New York Times, Washington Post, NPR or The Wall Street Journal. In a serious country, you think it would. Feels, I don't know, newsworthy: LEADING CANDIDATE PROMISES END TO AMERICAN DEMOCRACY.

Will update if any news org decides this is news.

ADDENDUM: The NY Times did a story on it today, and for a hot minute it was on their main page, about half a dozen stories down. A few hours later it's off the main page and just part of a series of articles on the 2024 election: MN Gov. calls Trump and Vance 'weird people'; Harris: 'We are the underdogs'; J.D. Vance hits back at Jennifer Anniston and defends 'childless cat lady' remarks; Peter Thiel elated by Vance pick; and, you know, this one: Trump tells Christians 'you won't have to vote anymore' if he's elected. Cuz those are all the same, none more important than any other. 

ADDENDUM II: No words, NPR. 

I think NPR should do a piece on this. The “how to” of it. I'm curious how they got there. Is this interpretation something Trump said, his campaign said, his supporters said, or did NPR read the tea leaves for the most anodyne explanation? Since, you know, no word quite describes Trump like anodyne. JFC.