From Daniel Klaidman’s Twitter:
The money quote — “Trump hates journalists and he would not react if we kill one journalist”. After listening to Trump the last few years and seeing his non-reactions to Putin murdering folks at will, why wouldn’t other leaders think this?
It was only a matter of time before something like this happened.
To those independents and Republicans who think Trump’s attacks on the media or on his opponents aren’t dangerous and likely to cause trouble, here you go. This isn’t the first time and it won’t be the last. There is no way the racist event in Charlottesville happens without Trump either.
His latest target of the “Lock Her Up” chant is Senator Diane Feinstein and that has quickly emboldened one of his Trumpsters to threaten her. From Josh Marshall’s Twitter:
Our President is a clear and present danger to our country, our democracy, our freedom and our safety. He truly does “pal around with terrorists” and that isn’t rhetoric. He idolizes the dictators of the world and makes fun of the democratically elected leaders as weak.
The last Republican administration let the Saudi’s off the hook for 9/11 and now the current Republican administration appears ready to let their leader off the hook for the blatant murder and dismemberment of a permanent US resident and active journalist. Where is the outrage from Lindsey Graham? Where are the so-called decent Republicans who are willing to stand up to the dictators of the world in the name of democracy? I think the whole world can now clearly see that those Republicans truly don’t exist, it was all rhetoric. Money is the only principle that they live by.
I keep hoping that things won’t keep getting worse, but they do. We must stop this administration as soon as possible before more damage is done. What will it take for the majority of Americans to wake up and pay attention to this disaster in Washington, D.C. before it is too late?