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Just the president of the United States, inciting violence against his political adversaries in the run-up to his reelection race.
Trump to Breitbart: "I can tell you 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."
This kind of language is creating the conditions for future massacres like Pittsburgh, and also for mass political violence if he loses re-election next year.
And let's be really clear. He's not threatening violence here, he's inciting violence. Far more dangerous than mere threats.
And it's worth underscoring who the "tough guys" are here. The cops, the military, and bikers. Trump is saying the army and the police are his gang. That they're his brownshirts. He's saying it explicitly.
Of course this isn't the first time he's said this kind of stuff. But it's worth pounding the drums every time he does, particularly when he does it as nakedly and aggressively as he does here.
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