Trump is 'setting the stage for a kind of pro-Trump paramilitary force': analyst
According to MSNBC political analyst Zeeshan Aleem, Donald Trump's claim that he will pardon the Jan. 6 rioters if he is re-elected in 2024 is nothing less than a recruitment pitch for another Capitol insurrection with true believers thinking they will be absolved of all criminal acts if they help him take control of the government.
Earlier in the week, the former president told far-right Newsmax host Wendy Bell that he has been financially supporting some of the Jan. 6 rioters and then said of them, "It’s a disgrace what they’ve done to them... if I win, I will be looking very, very strongly about pardons, full pardons.”
According to Aleem, those comments not only give hope to those who have been convicted of rioting and damage to property, among other charges but will be seen as a promise to another wave of his defenders who want to see him installed in the Oval Office again.
As the analyst notes: "Trump is sending out a signal — one which his most devoted supporters will surely take note of."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-is-setting-the-stage-for-a-kind-of-pro-trump-paramilitary-force-analyst/ar-AA11r74Q
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