

“President Trump has never advocated for violence against those he disagrees with-unlike Democrats,” said Sarah Matthews. Unsurprisingly, a White House spokeswoman insisted Trump has never encouraged threats against Fauci, Whitmer, and others because nothing is ever the president’s fault except when everything is. It’s “sad,” Fauci said, that “a public health message to save lives triggers such venom and animosity that it results in real and credible threats to my life and my safety.” Anthony Fauci told 60 Minutes he must have “near-constant security because of threats against him and his family,” which is probably the first time the immunologist, or any immunologist, has found himself in that position. The targets encompass nearly every category of government service: mayors, governors and members of Congress, as well as officials Trump has turned against within his own administration.įor example, earlier this month, the FBI announced it had disrupted a plot to kidnap the Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer-a frequent target of the president’s attacks-and days later, Dr. Over the past year, public servants across the country have faced similar ordeals. Over time, a pattern emerged: Violent messages surged each time the analyst was targeted in tweets or public remarks by the president. The measures were imposed by the CIA’s Security Protective Service, which monitored thousands of threats across social media and Internet chat rooms. Get rid of the ballots and.we’ll have a very peaceful-there won’t be a transfer, frankly. I’ve been complaining very strongly about the ballots, and the ballots are a disaster. Asked last month if he would commit to a peaceful transfer of power even if he lost, the president told reporters, “Well, we’re going to have to see what happens. Wednesday was obviously not the first time that Trump has explicitly described how he might steal a second term, regardless of the actual outcome of the election. But the data shows that Democrats are following through on their strong preference for mail-in voting, while many Republicans still plan to vote in person on November 3.
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Democrats have amassed significant leads over Republicans in pre-Election Day voting in key states, raising the stakes for President Donald Trump, who will need blockbuster Election Day turnout to close the gap.
