He’s implying that his supporters could get violent. I am very concerned about what will happen after the 2020 election if he loses. Will he and his cult accept the results?
Trump threatened biker violence against leftists, then deleted the tweet after the New Zealand mosque massacre manifesto praised him as a "symbol of renewed white identity" https://t.co/H874FFldEp
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) March 16, 2019
Trump to Breitbart on how the left plays tough: "I have the support of the police, the support of the military, the support of the Bikers for Trump — I have the tough people, but they don’t play it tough — until they go to a certain point and then it would be very bad, very bad."
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 14, 2019
Key question for the 2020 primary is which Democrat will be best able to fend off the coup that Trump keeps threatening to stage if he loses. https://t.co/glCd3QQB9w
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) March 14, 2019
This is how an authoritarian talks. Happening right in front of us. https://t.co/7VK8ZUS6fF
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) March 14, 2019
This is stoking Civil War. The military won’t be following any unlawful orders. Neither will most cops so that leaves the bikers … 90% of whom are over 70. https://t.co/tnRAKbQonv
— Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) March 14, 2019
Are we supposed to take this seriously or literally? https://t.co/G2Ofdm13Xk
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) March 14, 2019
Imagine a 2011 Obama interview in which he mused about the New Black Panthers supporting him in case things “got to a certain point.” https://t.co/9B0tcSdZpv
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) March 14, 2019
This is…a threat of fascist violence by the President ?https://t.co/JQ1Yq3L9Nt
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) March 14, 2019
"Hinting that efforts to remove him from office — either via the 2020 election or impeachment — could be met with this kind of violence — serves notice to his foes that they better play nice," writes @AaronBlake, "and maybe investigators should back off." https://t.co/fFE1rDzWmn
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) March 14, 2019
The President of the United States once again raises the specter of violence against his political opponents and the nation hardly bats an eye; it's a blip in the news cycle.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) March 15, 2019
It has been an exhausting 2 years, but we can't become desensitized. Democracy requires vigilance. https://t.co/QigVzqa2id
Sad! 