The #TrumpVideo is no joke. From my reporting (see thread) a year ago:
“According to half a dozen law enforcement & security leaders I spoke with, the targeting of journalists has steadily intensified in the Trump era...bomb threats, vows of assault, rape, and mass shootings.”
“According to half a dozen law enforcement & security leaders I spoke with, the targeting of journalists has steadily intensified in the Trump era...bomb threats, vows of assault, rape, and mass shootings.”
https://twitter.com/juliettekayyem/status/1183698233614356480
“We’ve had multiple cases of people using the same rhetoric as the president,” a source at a top TV network told me about the threats.
A guy who targeted the Boston Globe: “You’re the enemy of the people, and we’re going to kill every fucking one of you.” motherjones.com/politics/2018/…
A guy who targeted the Boston Globe: “You’re the enemy of the people, and we’re going to kill every fucking one of you.” motherjones.com/politics/2018/…
In my experience, senior US law enforcement officials usually don’t talk about politics. But they didn’t see this issue as politics: “It’s dangerous for the president to walk this line of basically inciting violence. Most people won’t act on it, but sooner or later someone will.”
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