Maybe his many gun-toting supporters would turn to violence like they have done because of his white-nationalist rhetoric. Trump encourages violence.
Four startling words to chew on: "The people would revolt." That's how @realDonaldTrump replied when asked about impeachment: "I'm not concerned, no. I think that the people would revolt if that happened," he told @jeffmason1, @steveholland1 & @robertarampton in an interview.
— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) December 12, 2018
Uh . . . . he pretty much did. He’s acting more like a caged and wounded animal than like an innocent adult being harassed with baseless claims. And his threats to unleash violence if he’s formally charged by the House and put on trial in the Senate are beyond the pale. https://t.co/2YFYXbHhAB
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) December 12, 2018
The Framers had fears of a standing army under presidential control and so made sure Congress had appropriations power to reign him in. But Trump basically has a shadow, standing *private* army – and he is telling them right here it’s OK to commit violence when he gives the nod. https://t.co/8NucySiS8w
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) December 12, 2018
Parsing Trump closely is futile. He was threatening violence if he’s subjected to the rule of law. Period. https://t.co/Sw8GyzXY1V
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) December 12, 2018
Make no mistake about it—Trump threatens to undermine our system of government if he is removed from office.
Would he even accept a defeat in the next election? Or would he claim fraud, as he was prepared to do in 2016? https://t.co/X0nSN31lTy
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) December 12, 2018
Trump says that impeaching him would lead to a "revolt." Let's assess. https://t.co/sa3mZ8mOZF
— Philip Bump (@pbump) December 12, 2018
.@JRubinBlogger is so right: Banana Republicanism on the march. https://t.co/TfHFn6OCCI
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) December 12, 2018
Sad! 