James Besanvalle
May 28, 2020
Donald Trump just retweeted a video from the “Cowboys for Trump” Twitter account and the opening line has people absolutely terrified.
The video features the group’s leader Couy Griffin speaking to a crowd of supporters:
I’ve come to a place where I’ve come to the conclusion that the only good democrat is a dead democrat.
But don’t worry, he’s only speaking in the “political sense”...
After cheers and applause from the adoring crowd, Griffin clarified his remark:
I don’t say that in the physical sense and I can already see the videos getting edited where it says I want you to go murder Democrats, no. I say that in the political sense because the democrat agenda and policy is anti-American right now.
Our country’s not coming to a place if you love or hate Donald Trump, our country is coming to a place if you love or hate America.
After hearing all of this, keyboard warrior Donald Trump hit the quote-tweet button and wrote:
And people are rightly scared the POTUS has retweeted a video that starts off the way it does:
the president just tweeted a call for lethal violence against democrats. https://t.co/TwTnVmFmkw— the manifold homeopath (5e-7) (@the manifold homeopath (5e-7)) 1590646880
Hey @jack this is a death threat. Maybe do something. Whats that? Om? OK. https://t.co/ApdThdscJs— Maysoon (@Maysoon) 1590652263
Trump promoting death threats against Democrats. https://t.co/XuKRKaEQAE— Matt Murphy (@Matt Murphy) 1590639734
People also called out Trump for retweeting this message during a global pandemic where more than 100,000 Americans have now died:
@realDonaldTrump 100,000 Americans are dead. We will never forgive you, @realDonaldTrump— mollyswordmcdonough 🌊 (@mollyswordmcdonough 🌊) 1590639789
@realDonaldTrump The @POTUS just RT'd this guy who said the only good Democrat is a dead one. Also, Trump is respo… https://t.co/JmrBI6MicY— Mary Quite Contrary (@Mary Quite Contrary) 1590638548
At the time of writing, over 1.74 million people have tested positive for coronavirus in the US and over 102,000 people have died.
Top 100
The Conversation (0)
x