Trump has inspired the rise in white supremacy. He won’t criticize it since these are some (not all) of his base supporters. Unfortunately, they will not go away once Trump is gone. He has unleashed something very dangerous.
The number of hate groups in the US hits a 20-year high amid a rise in white supremacy https://t.co/uIgATgJ3Ky
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) February 20, 2019
The Southern Poverty Law Center said that most hate groups in the United States espoused some form of white supremacist ideology, including neo-Nazis, the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Confederates and white nationalists https://t.co/DlCcZDuvpC
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 21, 2019
Hate crimes in US (2016-2018): 21,000
— Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) February 21, 2019
Hate crime hoaxes in the US (2016-2018): 50
Hate crimes have risen 20% in the last two years. Folks, let’s focus on the real problem.
“Walking down street and getting punched in the stomach? This is insanity.” There have been multiple attacks on Jews in Crown Heights, apparently for the crime of being visible Jewish, over the last few months. https://t.co/RsqRIGUclb
— Taffy Brodesser-Akner (@taffyakner) February 20, 2019
Self-proclaimed white nationalist planned mass terror attack, government says. ‘I am dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on earth.’ https://t.co/3TTzx6Roae
— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) February 20, 2019
This Maryland man allegedly wanted to conduct a mass killing — and had a political and media hit list https://t.co/YPWlN9TcXG
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 20, 2019
100% chance Trump was briefed on the US Coast Guard domestic terrorist plotting to kill Democrats and reporters BEFORE he tweeted that the NYT is the enemy of the people. His rhetoric is inciting violence. He's going to get someone hurt. He doesn't care.
— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) February 20, 2019
As tonight’s story reminds us yet again, there are rightwing crazies who literally want to kill journalists (and others). They have guns and bullets. And the freakin’ president, @realDonaldTrump, keeps providing them the trigger. https://t.co/TStWkR2LYR
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) February 21, 2019
An armed white supremacist terrorist searched for where @JoeNBC lived after reading a headline in which Scarborough criticized Trump. We should be shocked that we’re not shocked – and appalled at what’s being stirred up in our country. https://t.co/Xjc3HDMq5l
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) February 21, 2019
Anyone asking if arrest of Christopher Hasson – U.S coast guard plotting carnage against Dems, left-leaning media & had arsenal in his home – set white men back the way they’re asking if Jussie’s arrest set Black gay men back?
— Midwin Charles (@MidwinCharles) February 21, 2019
Just curious 💅🏽
You know, like Pittsburgh. That was a total hoax https://t.co/ulSf4qtdeH
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) February 22, 2019
It will be interesting to see how many presidential tweets @JussieSmollett merits versus the U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant and self-identified white nationalist arrested with a cache of weapons and ammunition stockpiled to target politicians and journalists in a terror attack. https://t.co/Fi32POkLCk
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) February 21, 2019
I wonder if President Trump has offered even a private word of solidarity to the Trump critics targeted for murder by Christopher Hasson? Obama, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Reagan … all would have picked up the phone after such a threat to *anyone* with whom they had had a cross word https://t.co/FuuDqETiZF
— David Frum (@davidfrum) February 21, 2019
If you’re using more airtime on Jussie Smollett than on Christopher Hasson, you’re doing TV very wrong.
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) February 21, 2019
If you think Jussie Smollet having himself beat up is more concerning than a Trump-radicalized white nationalist with a weapons cache drawing up a list of Americans to kill, then you’re more confused than Jussie Smollet having himself beat up.
— Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright) February 21, 2019
Sad! 