NEW at @EXPOSEDbyCMD: Right-wing politicians and conservative groups helped organize anti-lockdown protests & used fascist rhetoric to malign Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, setting the stage for a dangerous kidnapping plot. https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2020/10/21/gop-politicians-and-conservative-groups-set-the-stage-for-attempted-kidnapping-of-michigan-governor/

A rightwing group heavily funded by the DeVos family helped organize multiple protests again Whitmer's COVID-related lockdowns, & it has attacked Whitmer ever since, even buying an ad that portrayed her as the Grim Reaper. https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2020/10/21/gop-politicians-and-conservative-groups-set-the-stage-for-attempted-kidnapping-of-michigan-governor/

“For a group that wanted to inspire violence w/o being blamed for it, an effective tactic would be to create images that associate a political target w/ mortal danger, which would justify violence, but then follow this by denying that the group condones violence." — @jasonintrator