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Miles Archer

(22,967 posts)
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 09:39 AM 16 hrs ago

Dan Crenshaw says the word "IMMINENT" is "subjective"

Aaron Rupar

‪@atrupar.com‬
Rep. Dan Crenshaw: "This be clear about the word 'imminent' -- it's a subjective word"

Rep. Dan Crenshaw: "This be clear about the word 'imminent' -- it's a subjective word"

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-03-19T18:09:08.205Z
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sop

(18,476 posts)
1. Definition of "imminent": about to occur; threatening to occur immediately; near at hand; impending.
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 09:45 AM
16 hrs ago

No, Dan, it's not that subjective.

Ocelot II

(130,373 posts)
5. Well, maybe he just means that you might not know *exactly* when something is going to happen,
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 09:48 AM
16 hrs ago

so "imminent" could mean in ten minutes, or an hour, or tomorrow. So if you can't time it exactly, describing some possible occurrence as imminent is just subjective. Right, Dan? Is that it?

Walleye

(44,643 posts)
7. Yes, your honor. I shot him in self-defense. He was thinking about getting a gun and killing me.
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 09:51 AM
16 hrs ago

ProfessorGAC

(76,591 posts)
9. How Convenient
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 10:18 AM
15 hrs ago

Clearly, this intellectually lazy person says thinking it makes them smarter than they actually are.

maxsolomon

(38,635 posts)
13. He's not wrong. It could mean an hour, a day, weeks, months.
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 12:34 PM
13 hrs ago

It's a rhetorical evasion, of course. Repukes do nothing but evade questions.

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