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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump issues a threat to protesters in Oklahoma
...inciting violence on Twitter, again.
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Trump issues a threat to protesters in Oklahoma (Original Post)
bigtree
Jun 2020
OP
He thinks it makes him sound like the "Law and Order" President. It impresses his cult.
Arkansas Granny
Jun 2020
#2
No reason to protest. Idiot and his minions are self-destructing right before our eyes.
MoonRiver
Jun 2020
#17
sinkingfeeling
(51,457 posts)1. And using the National Guard against citizens again.
Arkansas Granny
(31,517 posts)2. He thinks it makes him sound like the "Law and Order" President. It impresses his cult.
spanone
(135,841 posts)3. Dear don, the lowlifes are already in line at the convention center.
and fuck you. A 'president' Inciting Violence.....ALERTING YOUR TWEET, mr. 'president'
Botany
(70,510 posts)8. The lowlifes are already camping outside of the venue
CottonBear
(21,596 posts)12. That flag with the image of MF45 doing a Nazi salute is horrifying.
His followers truly are deplorable.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,106 posts)4. You GOD DAMNED fucker
You are NO PRESIDENT. No PRESIDENT would threaten his own citizens in this manner.
dalton99a
(81,513 posts)5. Kick
Kingofalldems
(38,458 posts)6. Reported that tweet as a threat.
PunkinPi
(4,875 posts)15. Same, and I encourage others on Twitter to do the same. nt
Ms. Toad
(34,074 posts)18. So did I. n/t
kickitup
(355 posts)7. He's a sick fuck. He wants a "showdown."
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)9. He learns nothing from his mistakes. His vicious authoritarian base,
who'd love to see "their" thugs breaking first-amendment heads, can't reelect him.
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)10. It's an invitation.
He wants violent protests.
Dont take the bait!
MisterNiceKitty
(422 posts)11. re: It's an invitation
I agree and if anyone does take the bait we know not to take them seriously
C_U_L8R
(45,002 posts)21. It's a re-enactment
And it's sickening.
malaise
(269,022 posts)13. The Con is the definition of a low life
obliviously
(1,635 posts)14. Am I to understand looting and destroying property is fine?
bigtree
(85,996 posts)20. no, you're not to understand that
Last edited Fri Jun 19, 2020, 11:19 AM - Edit history (1)
...first cited were 'protesters,' then Trump equated them with what many reports on recent demonstrations found were mostly elements not associated with actual protests.
Link to tweet
Boogalos, or white supremacists were found not only inciting violence at rallies, but actually participating in acts which included killing two law enforcement officers, and planning to kill more cops.
Prosecutors claim that a boogaloo killed two cops
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/06/17/prosecutors-claim-that-boogaloo-killed-two-cops-whats-boogaloo/
A man allegedly linked to the Boogaloo movement accused of going to a BLM protest with a homemade machine gun to kill cops
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/16/us/steven-carrillo-california-officers-deaths-suspect-boogaloos/index.html
Renew Deal
(81,860 posts)16. To be fair, most of those people will be in the building.
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)17. No reason to protest. Idiot and his minions are self-destructing right before our eyes.
struggle4progress
(118,290 posts)19. "This message was brought to you by the 1488 Club"