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Oct 30 2025
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A Middle Tennessee sheriff is defending the arrest of a man for posting an online meme quoting President Donald Trump.
As of news report he has been jailed for 35 days.
Tennessee sheriff defends jailing liberal activist for posting Trump meme
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Charges dropped against TN man arrested over Trump meme
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Newschannel5 Nashville - Tennessee sheriff defends jailing liberal activist for posting Trump meme about school shooting.
Again, we noted, "So it's clear that he's not talking about Perry County High School."
"We knew,” the sheriff said. “The public did not know."
New York Times - Tennessee Man Released After Month in Jail Over Charlie Kirk Post
Mr. Bushart, a retired law enforcement officer known in his conservative rural Tennessee community as a prolific poster of liberal memes and political statements, was released on Wednesday after being held for more than a month.