'I expect another congressperson to be shot': Lawmaker sounds alarm as Trump continues to incite his

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Source: raw story





'I expect another congressperson to be shot': Lawmaker sounds alarm as Trump continues to incite his fans

Tom Boggioni October 30, 2022


During an appearance on MSNBC on Sunday morning, Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) drew a direct line between the rise of Donald Trump in the Republican Party to the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband by a right-wing extremist on Friday morning that shocked the country.

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"It's happened since Trump came in in 2017. There's been a rise in incidents reported to Capitol police about the threats against congresspeople," he began. "I had a threat against me in 2019, the same person called Rep. Emanuel Cleaver in 2021, he was sentenced to two and a half years in prison last year out of Springfield Missouri. He said he had a noose for me, was going to put it around my neck and drag me behind his truck because of some remarks I made concerning Trump."

"This man that attacked Pelosi, he was antisemitic, he didn't believe that the Jan. 6 commission was valid. He didn't believe that climate change -- he was a cultist," he later explained. "He got along with all the Trump lies, and he believed in Trump."

"This is what got him to go against Pelosi," he added. "Pelosi has had threats against her life, innumerable disparaging comments by Republicans. This has contributed to an atmosphere that I think will result in more violence. I've been saying this for quite a while. I suspect another congressperson to be shot, probably killed. I expect there to be multiple killings sometime in the future around the Capitol."

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I really fear that he is correct.

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[RockRaven]

1. I do not think he is wrong, unfortunately.

[paleotn]

2. I wouldn't bet against it.

Rep. Steve Cohen. One of the few people and things I truly miss from my old home state. He's a gem. Has been for decades.

[Bayard]

3. trump is a menace to society

He has to go down.

[Hekate]

4. That is where this is going

Cry, the beloved country

[JudyM]

5. Highly recommend the PBS series "Hacking Your Mind" which is being aired now

It’s from ‘20, dives into the reality of the finely-tailored social media manipulation of trump supporters from trump and Russia… potent behavioral science marketing that bypasses our rational mind, using Facebook data. “Lock her up,” “make America great again” and other themes were extremely well-vetted on Facebook users, even using user responses to messaging in Facebook games, before he started using them. The messaging generated automatic emotional responses including motivating them to GOTV.

Horrific. Are we fighting fire with fire in this behavioral economics/messaging realm?

[twodogsbarking]

6. We could just put Trump in prison and work out the details later.

Didn't he recommend that?

[Grimelle]

7. Sounds like a trumpian plan

and I approve.

[twodogsbarking]

8. Domestic terrorism is the number one threat to America.

Many officials have stated this. More needs to be done.

[llashram]

9. well

right or wrong to say. The congresspeople threatened, better learn how to shoot and get a CCW. At least they have a fighting chance.