Steve Schmidt offers a chilling...and probably ACCURATE...take on this morning's Trump tweets

[Miles Archer]

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These tweets are, in effect, a demand to stop reporting critically on the President backed by the threat of violence. What would you say if you saw it in another country?

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Steve Schmidt Retweeted Brendan Nyhan

He is saying the anger is justified and thus the violence is understandable. He is clear in his connection between the violence and criticism of him. What the next fanatic on the edge of action in the name of Trumpism will hear is justification. He will think, they had a chance

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[malaise]

1. Here's what I wrote

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211337867

[Miles Archer]

2. It's all true

On November 6th, we'll see how many people care about it and are willing to do something about it.

[2naSalit]

3. +1

[onit2day]

7. Under Trump we've had the most violence and murders in his name and

he still encourages it by calling the media the enemy of the people. Trump has turned into the enemy of the people as well as the planet. This PINO is a fake president. He is surrounded by enemies of the people like McConnell who is flooding the judiciary with partisans just like the Nazis did...right before our eyes during a congressional recess. Thr branches of government have become corrupted by these Trumpists.

[libdem4life]

25. The 1930s redux. n/t

[SWBTATTReg]

26. Good post M. I looked at and you're right on the button. I'd like to also say that ...

I (and we in DU land and other places) don't respond well to threatened violence. As a matter of fact, it behooves us all to fight this hate speech and act even more. Perhaps why the gap in poll numbers give democratic candidates more of a lead over repug candidates as more and more Americans see this hate and rhetoric for what it truly is. Worth a thousand words and a million bucks, each depraved act that rump has encouraged via his hate filled speeches to his entourage.

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Noticed the Trump reelection Campaign is

dialing up the Hate Messaging with every passing day. This is only going to get uglier by the hour and if Media does not call him out,they are once again co enablers.

[watoos]

11. They are more than enablers, they are complicit.

[Wellstone ruled]

13. The Management and Ownership is

were the real issues start. Disney,Comcast,AT&T,and of course the real nasty one,Murdoch.

[LiberalArkie]

18. But, think of the ad revenue the right is generating

[lisby]

20. I am a member of the media and that is largely BS.

Excepting those outlets *known* to be effectively state-run propaganda.

[RussBLib]

32. Trump says the media is the enemy of the people

And many on the left say the media is complicit with Trump (Fox, yes, obviously)

Often those in the media would say, "if the left and the right are unhappy with our reporting, then we are doing something right", or "we are doing our job".

It doesn't feel that way this time.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. The trite excuse of "the righteous anger of The Volk" . . . . .

[Johnny2X2X]

6. He is encouraging violence against the media.

People are going to be murdered because of this Tweet.

[lisby]

21. They already have been. NT

[marieo1]

8. Violence payback

I have lived through many Presidents and never in my lifetime have I seen such a deranged man in our Whitehouse. Naturally there were some I liked better than others but they were all upstanding sane men. DJT is a lunatic and I think the powers that be better start putting their heads together to figure out how to get rid of all of them. They are not sane Republicans they are wannabe terrorists. In my opinion, I believe DJT is responsible for all the mass murders. He will get his some way, someday!! You don't go around spreading hate and vicious rhetoric without getting a pay back from LIFE!!

[Racerdog1]

9. Orange ass clown

If it is violence this dumb fuck wants, this piece of shit better know it works both ways.

[FreepFryer]

10. He's entitled to the same amount of fairness and accuracy as in Fox's coverage of President Obama.

Trump gets far better treatment.

[LanternWaste]

23. So is yours 'sitting back and smiling' or 'frothing'?

[FreepFryer]

24. What he is entitled to is not necessarily that which he will receive, surely you know that. (n/t)

[cactusfractal]

12. TRUMPESE TRANSLATION:

LOOK WHAT YOU MADE US DO!

[area51]

27. This. n/t

[pansypoo53219]

14. snowflake.

he can't handle ANYTHING but pampering. how can we melt him.

[pdsimdars]

15. Still waiting for GOP congressmen to honor their oath and protect America from all enemies

foreign and their president

[red dog 1]

16. K&R

[Fla Dem]

17. This is scary stuff. At first I just thought he was a blow hard who would bumble through his term.

But now he's had a taste of power and it's consuming him. If he follows in the footsteps of the newly elected far right Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro and orders our troops to take action against the opposition, will the military follow his orders?

[watoos]

19. I agree.

Mattis is by no means a progressive, but when he leaves it could get very hairy.

[lunatica]

22. Well I'm sure not falling for that shit

Thank god the elections will put an end to this fake President’s campaign rhetoric.

[Judi Lynn]

28. Thanks for the info., Miles Archer. n/t

[Ohioboy]

29. Whatever you say "horse face"

This call for civility is coming from the world's most childish bully. How rich.

[bucolic_frolic]

30. You wanna hear something chilling?

Link to tweet

[Miles Archer]

31. I have no doubt whatsoever that some people will be "all talk" and not vote

There is literally nothing in history to disprove that.

I can only hope that anyone on the receiving end of Trump's crap realizes the only option to having two more years of it...and, God help us all, another four after that...is to get off their asses and vote.

But yes, there is no shortage of people out there who are full of it, up to their eyeballs.