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Sheriff worships Charlie Kirk so hard he jailed a guy for a meme

Jason Weisberger
Nov 04, 2025
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A Tennessee sheriff so deep in the Charlie Kirk kool-aid he’s lost the plot, tossed a retired cop in jail for the crime of quoting MAGA cult leader Donald Trump. Sixty-one-year-old Larry Bushart Jr. spent five weeks behind bars and faced a $2 million bond after sharing a meme with Trump’s own words, proof that an arrest warrant demonstrates reverence in…

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