Enemies from within

[IndigoChild5559]

"I think the bigger problem are the people from within....We have some very bad people. We have some sick people, radical left lunatics....I think it should be very easily handled by, if necessary, by National Guard, or if really necessary, by the military, because they can't let that happen....The thing that's tougher to handle are these lunatics that we have inside, like Adam Schiff....The more difficult are, you know, the Pelosis, these people, they're so sick and they're so evil."

Even Republicans are reeling from this threat to use the military against Democrats.

 

[ImmortalFlame]

For context, the source of the quote is a Fox News Sunday morning interview (funnily enough, he received absolutely zero pushback and Fox News are not running any stories on this statement that I can find).

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/13/politics/trump-military-enemy-from-within-election-day/index.html

Donald Trump Reiterates Attacks On The “Enemy From Within” During Friendly Fox News Town Hall

Donald Trump once again attacked the “enemy from within” at a pre-taped Fox News town hall that aired this morning, as he called domestic political opponents a greater threat than even foreign adversaries. Trump was asked about his remarks earlier in the week to Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo. “We...

deadline.com

Trump sparks outrage after calling for army to handle enemies on election day

Democrats condemn ex-president for saying armed forces should turn against ‘enemy within’ when voters go to polls

www.theguardian.com

Please, let's hear more about how Biden slurs his words and how Kamala has a Dad who studied Marx and why these things are so much more of a big deal than Trump stating that he wishes to turn the military on his own citizens.

 

[Tomef]

"I think the bigger problem are the people from within....We have some very bad people. We have some sick people, radical left lunatics....I think it should be very easily handled by, if necessary, by National Guard, or if really necessary, by the military, because they can't let that happen....The thing that's tougher to handle are these lunatics that we have inside, like Adam Schiff....The more difficult are, you know, the Pelosis, these people, they're so sick and they're so evil."

Even Republicans are reeling from this threat to use the military against Democrats.

Some people are risk sensitive, with no tolerance for ambiguity, some people have a need for cognition. Trump sees the risk as anything or anyone that gets in the way of him winning, and puts this in terms that his followers will interpret as real-world threats to their way of life. People who have that tendency to perceive threat will respond to that, then create a narrative to explain why they think it is 'logical' later. People with a need for cognition will look at the actual claims and evaluate whether they have any basis in reality.