Republicans will turn a blind eye & too many in the press will focus on “tone.” But history books will say: In April of 2020, when the pandemic had already claimed 35,000 lives, the President of the United States incited people to storm their statehouses with AR-15s and AK-47s.
History books will connect the dots, pointing out that this happened less than 9 months after a man inspired by Trump to repel an “invasion” and “infestation” of immigrants killed 22 people in a Walmart in El Paso with an AK-47
They’ll point to the growing trend of armed white men “protesting” with military weapons and battle gear at town hall meetings, state legislatures, state capitals, in an effort to intimidate lawmakers and subvert our democratic institutions and the will of the electorate.
We either give in to the intimidation of Trump & those who dress up for battle, or we support those who are actually fighting the real war: frontline workers, health professionals, people actually risking their lives to save the very country this president would destroy.
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