Why we should all be concerned about the peaceful transfer of power if Trump were to lose a close election in 2020. This isn& #39;t a tinfoil hat theory, the words and actions are backing it up. https://twitter.com/LukeRussert/status/1100889228987125760">https://twitter.com/LukeRusse... https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1106240706937606144">https://twitter.com/ddale8/st...
"the president implied that that the 2018 midterm elections were rigged in favor of Democrats, who won control of the House of Representatives overwhelmingly, and that the 2020 election results could also be illegitimate should Republicans fail to prevail" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-2020-election-817074/">https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/...
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Trump says supporters might ‘demand’ that he serve more than two terms as president https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-supporters-might-demand-that-he-serve-more-than-two-terms-as-president/2019/06/16/4b6b9ae2-9041-11e9-b570-6416efdc0803_story.html?utm_term=.1e7afd20f4ce">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/...
Recently, “coup” has been casually uttered repeatedly by the POTUS and his sycophants. It is the most troubling development of the last two weeks. Especially in a country with more guns than people. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/10/02/trump-impeachment-coup-tweet-critics/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/20...
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As POTUS proclaims the 2nd Amendment “under siege” and makes a call to “liberate Virginia” —worth noting this excerpt from a recent piece re Timothy McVeigh’s poor dad. https://buffalonews.com/2020/04/17/how-bill-mcveigh-endured-25-years-as-the-father-of-a-terrorist/">https://buffalonews.com/2020/04/1...
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Terrifying. https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1255955737244839936?s=20">https://twitter.com/joshtpm/s...
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Fits a pattern: https://twitter.com/timalberta/status/1263137667920924672?s=21">https://twitter.com/timalbert... https://twitter.com/TimAlberta/status/1263137667920924672">https://twitter.com/TimAlbert...
Something so incendiary passed off so nonchalantly. https://twitter.com/timodc/status/1265782271866359808?s=21">https://twitter.com/timodc/st... https://twitter.com/Timodc/status/1265782271866359808">https://twitter.com/Timodc/st...
Imagine what he& #39;d say if there were protests over a contested election in November..... https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1266231100780744704?s=20">https://twitter.com/realDonal...
A direct threat to use "unlimited power of our military" against American citizens. #NotNormal https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1266796670609588225?s=20">https://twitter.com/realDonal...
The POTUS brought physical pain upon peaceful protestors for a staged photo opportunity https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/1267592570416312328?s=20">https://twitter.com/Acosta/st...
From a young Marine combat veteran in Congress-- https://twitter.com/RubenGallego/status/1267597447951380480?s=20">https://twitter.com/RubenGall...
From the Chairman of the House Budget Comt https://twitter.com/RepJohnYarmuth/status/1267594058274353153?s=20">https://twitter.com/RepJohnYa...
A visual. https://twitter.com/SallyBronston/status/1267602059857211393?s=20">https://twitter.com/SallyBron...
If this happens now, how do we make it through a contested election? https://twitter.com/martharaddatz/status/1267972382590984195?s=21">https://twitter.com/martharad... https://twitter.com/MarthaRaddatz/status/1267972382590984195">https://twitter.com/MarthaRad...
And... wow https://twitter.com/norahodonnell/status/1269386990916689926?s=21">https://twitter.com/norahodon... https://twitter.com/NorahODonnell/status/1269386990916689926">https://twitter.com/NorahODon...
Correct. Prepare accordingly. https://twitter.com/joshrogin/status/1270151340916977665?s=21">https://twitter.com/joshrogin... https://twitter.com/joshrogin/status/1270151340916977665">https://twitter.com/joshrogin...
Process the significance of the opposition party nominee worrying the sitting president will not leave office if defeated...in the United States of America...where the peaceful transfer of power has been our most enduring redeeming principle. https://twitter.com/mviser/status/1270957775624065029?s=21">https://twitter.com/mviser/st... https://twitter.com/mviser/status/1270957775624065029">https://twitter.com/mviser/st...
Again, not hiding it. https://twitter.com/colbyitkowitz/status/1274507493037703168?s=21">https://twitter.com/colbyitko... https://twitter.com/ColbyItkowitz/status/1274507493037703168">https://twitter.com/ColbyItko...
He wants to jail Obama for treason, again...process this... https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1275198894574645249?s=21">https://twitter.com/ddale8/st... https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1275198894574645249">https://twitter.com/ddale8/st...
Again, this guy is not going to chopper back to Palm Beach with a wave and a smile. https://twitter.com/costareports/status/1275202728956964866?s=21">https://twitter.com/costarepo... https://twitter.com/costareports/status/1275202728956964866">https://twitter.com/costarepo...
This should be the expectation. A “peaceful” transfer of power will not be smooth. https://www.newsweek.com/how-trump-could-lose-election-still-remain-president-opinion-1513975">https://www.newsweek.com/how-trump...
The table is being set— https://twitter.com/maxboot/status/1280220636632285184?s=21">https://twitter.com/maxboot/s... https://twitter.com/MaxBoot/status/1280220636632285184">https://twitter.com/MaxBoot/s...
Shift to “election security” at some point? ..... https://twitter.com/rgoodlaw/status/1285211497338228737?s=21">https://twitter.com/rgoodlaw/... https://twitter.com/rgoodlaw/status/1285211497338228737">https://twitter.com/rgoodlaw/...
THE American tradition, the peaceful transfer of power is tied down to a chair with dynamite and the fuse is so close to being lit— https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1288818160389558273?s=21">https://twitter.com/realdonal... https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1288818160389558273">https://twitter.com/realDonal...
In other countries this would lead to nationwide shut down the streets types of protest. Like people willing to die protests. https://twitter.com/beschlossdc/status/1288822968613773314?s=21">https://twitter.com/beschloss... https://twitter.com/BeschlossDC/status/1288822968613773314">https://twitter.com/Beschloss...
For all the "But the Constitution says...and he CAN& #39;T do that!" people--- they don& #39;t care. https://twitter.com/AlexEmmons/status/1288847392230473728?s=20">https://twitter.com/AlexEmmon...
Be afraid https://twitter.com/benjysarlin/status/1289190701033574400?s=21">https://twitter.com/benjysarl... https://twitter.com/BenjySarlin/status/1289190701033574400">https://twitter.com/BenjySarl...
High ranking opposition party leader compares U.S. president to Mussolini, “He doesn& #39;t plan to have fair and unfettered elections. I believe that he plans to install himself in some kind of emergency way to continue to hold on to office." https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2020/08/02/clyburn-trump-mussolini-390500">https://www.politico.com/amp/news/...
The actions of somebody totally willing to accept an election loss— https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1293970633185992705?s=21">https://twitter.com/kylegriff... https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1293970633185992705">https://twitter.com/kylegriff...
Reading through this plausible scenario is chilling https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2020/08/all-enemies-foreign-and-domestic-open-letter-gen-milley/167625/">https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/202...
Again, this is terrifying, especially in a country with more guns than people— https://twitter.com/kellyo/status/1295488188576825344?s=21">https://twitter.com/kellyo/st... https://twitter.com/KellyO/status/1295488188576825344">https://twitter.com/KellyO/st...
The threat is too real https://twitter.com/beschlossdc/status/1296285445182103552?s=21">https://twitter.com/beschloss... https://twitter.com/BeschlossDC/status/1296285445182103552">https://twitter.com/Beschloss...
Believe what he& #39;s telling us, can there be a peaceful transition of power??? --- https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1297941949551345665?s=20">https://twitter.com/cspan/sta...
Dangerous rhetoric creates a dangerous climate https://twitter.com/pbump/status/1298816120649117698?s=21">https://twitter.com/pbump/sta... https://twitter.com/pbump/status/1298816120649117698">https://twitter.com/pbump/sta...
Unprecedented. Americans once laughed at this absurdity when done by the world’s autocratic regimes. Joke is on us. https://twitter.com/brespolitico/status/1299180729952284674?s=21">https://twitter.com/brespolit... https://twitter.com/BresPolitico/status/1299180729952284674">https://twitter.com/BresPolit...
If you feel America turning more into Turkey by the day, here’s an explainer— https://twitter.com/hill_charlotte/status/1299215664381530112?s=21">https://twitter.com/hill_char... https://twitter.com/hill_charlotte/status/1299215664381530112">https://twitter.com/hill_char...
Feel the wool being pulled over your eyes. https://twitter.com/repadamschiff/status/1299786966867865601?s=21">https://twitter.com/repadamsc... https://twitter.com/RepAdamSchiff/status/1299786966867865601">https://twitter.com/RepAdamSc...
Today it’s just paintballs... https://twitter.com/bymikebaker/status/1299908467457622016?s=21">https://twitter.com/bymikebak... https://twitter.com/ByMikeBaker/status/1299908467457622016">https://twitter.com/ByMikeBak...
Just paintballs... https://twitter.com/ryanlizza/status/1300042842539266049?s=21">https://twitter.com/ryanlizza... https://twitter.com/RyanLizza/status/1300042842539266049">https://twitter.com/RyanLizza...
Remarkable how this uncomfortable scenario is not the focus of 24/7 coverage. Time to start getting generals on the record— https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1301517664465158145?s=21">https://twitter.com/washingto... https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1301517664465158145">https://twitter.com/washingto...
When I started this thread some called the thesis kooky. Now it’s mainstream #click=https://t.co/KzxY3r2Gax">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/03/opinion/trump-election-2020.html #click=https://t.co/KzxY3r2Gax">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/0...
“Meanwhile, a powder keg is building. FBI background checks for gun sales hit 3.9 million in June—an all-time high. Many of them were for first-time gun buyers—by definition untrained, possibly rash in their actions.” https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/09/america-insurgency-chaos-trump-violence.html">https://slate.com/news-and-...
Not like he doesn’t have the ear of POTUS... https://www.thedailybeast.com/roger-stones-election-plan-have-feds-block-voting-arrest-seditious-daily-beast-staff">https://www.thedailybeast.com/roger-sto...
Again, the civil war scenarios aren’t just on the fringe message boards. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/14/us/caputo-virus.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/1...
A story about an AMERICAN election from the @FT https://twitter.com/financialtimes/status/1305559574393520128?s=21">https://twitter.com/financial... https://twitter.com/FinancialTimes/status/1305559574393520128">https://twitter.com/Financial...
Sober minded statesman Dan Coats fears for the future of American democracy-- https://twitter.com/ShaneGoldmacher/status/1306559069411569664?s=20">https://twitter.com/ShaneGold...
Use SCOTUS to overturn an unwelcome election result?
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Prepare accordingly https://twitter.com/theatlantic/status/1308798533038940166?s=21">https://twitter.com/theatlant... https://twitter.com/TheAtlantic/status/1308798533038940166">https://twitter.com/TheAtlant...
“See what happens” https://twitter.com/nbcnews/status/1308902276187262978?s=21">https://twitter.com/nbcnews/s... https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1308902276187262978">https://twitter.com/NBCNews/s...
On #Debate2020 night the President would not commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he were to lose the election. He refused to answer whether he would encourage his supporters to take to the streets.
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Remember, a commitment to a peaceful transfer of power doesn’t fly with this ticket https://twitter.com/cnnpolitics/status/1314040318308896768?s=21">https://twitter.com/cnnpoliti... https://twitter.com/CNNPolitics/status/1314040318308896768">https://twitter.com/CNNPoliti...
“He wondered aloud why his rivals, like President Barack Obama, Democratic nominee Joe Biden and former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton hadn’t been imprisoned for launching a “coup” against his administration.” https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/07/trump-demands-barr-arrest-foes-427389">https://www.politico.com/news/2020...
Well said —> https://twitter.com/alivelshi/status/1314930570699341825?s=21">https://twitter.com/alivelshi... https://twitter.com/AliVelshi/status/1314930570699341825">https://twitter.com/AliVelshi...
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Added to the record https://twitter.com/mikesacksesq/status/1316133799110103040?s=21">https://twitter.com/mikesacks... https://twitter.com/MikeSacksEsq/status/1316133799110103040">https://twitter.com/MikeSacks...
Pretty easy thing to express a view on, especially if you’re an “originalist.” Follow George Washington’s example! https://twitter.com/cbsnews/status/1316130757954461701?s=21">https://twitter.com/cbsnews/s... https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1316130757954461701">https://twitter.com/CBSNews/s...
After sowing doubt on the integrity of the voting process and the setting the stage to dismiss an unwelcome result, this was said —> https://twitter.com/todayshow/status/1316898628221493248?s=21">https://twitter.com/todayshow... https://twitter.com/TODAYshow/status/1316898628221493248">https://twitter.com/TODAYshow...
President of the United States calls for political opponents to be jailed. https://twitter.com/acyn/status/1317248938001403904?s=21">https://twitter.com/acyn/stat... https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1317248938001403904">https://twitter.com/Acyn/stat...
Hate that they actually have to do this...but you love to see it
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Firing the FBI director bc “the president grows increasingly frustrated that federal law enforcement has not delivered his campaign the kind of last-minute boost that the FBI provided in 2016” https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-wray-biden-barr/2020/10/21/6ce69f02-13b0-11eb-ad6f-36c93e6e94fb_story.html">https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-...
78 days between Election Day and inauguration. CIA officer turned congresswoman on her fears re election integrity and a peaceful transfer of power. https://twitter.com/TimAlberta/status/1320725706310066176">https://twitter.com/TimAlbert...
peaceful transfer power update —> https://twitter.com/ryanlizza/status/1321530656023842828">https://twitter.com/ryanlizza...
No wonder so many businesses in DC are boarding up ahead of Election Day. https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1322294301183782912">https://twitter.com/realdonal...
“Rafael Anchía, a member of the Texas House of Representatives, said some of the agitators had been carrying weapons.
"Armed Trump trolls harassing Biden Bus on I-35, ramming volunteer vehicles & blocking traffic for 40 mins," https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/us-election-biden-bus-trump-supporters-texas-event-cancelled-b1477876.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl...
"Armed Trump trolls harassing Biden Bus on I-35, ramming volunteer vehicles & blocking traffic for 40 mins," https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/us-election-biden-bus-trump-supporters-texas-event-cancelled-b1477876.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl...
Old enough to remember when it was a celebratory affair marking beginning of the American tradition of a peaceful transfer of power.
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