Worrisome headlines from Politico for us all and perhaps more so for our
adversaries who keep up with this kind of news:
“Trump warns of problems like we've never seen if he's indicted”
Trump said (September 15): “The nation would face problems
... the likes of which perhaps we’ve never seen if he is indicted over his
handling of classified documents” (after he left office and now ongoing investigation),
an apparent suggestion that such a move by the DOJ could spark violence from
Trump's supporters.
He said an indictment wouldn’t stop him from running for the
White House again and repeatedly said: “Americans would not stand for his
prosecution.”
He said that in his interview with conservative talk
radio host Hugh Hewitt, further saying: “If a thing like that happened, I would
have no prohibition against running. I think if it happened, I think you’d have
problems in this country the likes of which perhaps we’ve never seen before. I
don’t think the people of the United States would stand for it.”
Hewitt asked Trump what he meant by problems.
Trump responded: “I think they’d have big problems. Big
problems. I just don’t think they’d stand for it. They will not sit still and
stand for this ultimate of hoaxes.”
This is not the first time he and other Republicans have
hinted at potential civil unrest if the DOJ indicts Trump him.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said last month there would be “riots in the street if there is a prosecution of Donald Trump for mishandling classified information.”
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Graham’s
comments were irresponsible and shameful and dangerous.
Hewitt appeared to see
Trump’s comments as a nod toward potential unrest, asking how he would respond
when the “legacy media” accuses
him of inciting violence.
Trump said: “That’s not inciting. I’m
just saying what my opinion is. I don’t think the people of this
country would stand for it.”
Such rhetoric is not out of character for Trump. In his
speech on January 6 to supporters before they stormed the Capitol in an effort
to block the certification of the 2020 Electoral College results, he told the
crowd: “You have to fight like Hell against the bad people and show strength or
lose the country [sic].”
My 2 cents: Trump always says just like above: “I didn’t incite anyone or anything (my paraphrase)” to the Proud Boys – “Stand down and stand by” (has a specific military-related meaning i.e. be ready when I call).
This earlier Politico article helps clarifies this whole issue, too.
Then Mr. Trump: How about reading this fine article, okay, Mr. Blowhard
Bigmouth Liar:
To rise to the level of dangerous speech, at least two of these five
indicators must be true:
1. “A powerful speaker
with a high degree of influence over the audience.”
2. “The audience has
grievances and fears that the speaker can cultivate.”
3. “A speech act that is
clearly understood as a call to violence.”
4. “A social or historical
context that is propitious for violence, for a variety of reasons, including
long-standing competition between groups for resources, lack of efforts to
solve grievances or previous episodes of violence.”
5. “A means of dissemination that is influential in itself, for example because it is the sole or primary source of news for the relevant audience.”
Trump’s rhetoric certainly meets that criteria regularly, although the article’s author did not directly say that his comments caused the violent events of the past week.
But she is willing to point to certain phrases used by the president as consistent with inflaming violence, including him referring to reporters as the “enemy of the people,” by Trump standing by as supporters chanted Lock her up (video) as well as many (video) the same day a pipe bomb later was intercepted on its way to Hillary Clinton’s house in the 2016 campaign.
Even today he still smiles and cheers along with those who screech that today.
B/L: No matter what Trump says or implies to deflect anything he will lie and distort and deny “Hey not me. Not my meaning.”
Okay why say it in the first place them? Simple that is the skill of the con man. And, boy is he good at that and for his whole adult life.
I’m done now before any more rants myself. I think I made my point.
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