Oh, I see they'd like to make a distinction between Trump's pre-meditated and planned insurrection and the insurrection that Trump incited that same day?
Why not both?
Why not both?
Authoritarians:
1) reject or show a weak commitment to democratic rules of the game
2) deny the legitimacy of political opponents
3) tolerate or encourage violence
4) are willing to curtail the civil liberties of opponents and the media
This is how democracies die.
1) reject or show a weak commitment to democratic rules of the game
2) deny the legitimacy of political opponents
3) tolerate or encourage violence
4) are willing to curtail the civil liberties of opponents and the media
This is how democracies die.
Trump's speech on January 6th incited a violent insurrection: https://twitter.com/jenmercieca/status/1349051561578795008
He used conspiracy and threats to prime his followers for insurrection for months. It was premeditated: https://twitter.com/jenmercieca/status/1321265733914021895
Trump's #impeachment was justified. He used words as weapons to incite a violent insurrection against the United States in the hope of subverting the democratic process. He is an enemy of the government & must be held accountable.
Here's more on the relationship between Trump's words and violence. https://twitter.com/jenmercieca/status/1354102846527074310