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Chauncey DeVega

INSANE: The violence is the whole point | Rare Historical Photos

Today’s Republican Party is a de facto political crime organization. And although he is now facing hundreds of years in prison and the loss of his business empire, Donald Trump remains the Big Boss. He rules through fear, intimidation, and the threat (and reality) of violence. For a recent example, those Republicans who dared to oppose Trump’s choice for Speaker of the House found out very quickly that such behavior would be met with intimidation and violence.

Trump has also publicly and repeatedly threatened death and other “serious consequences” against his “enemies” such as President Biden, Hillary Clinton, the Democrats, and all people who dare to oppose him and his MAGA movement’s attempts to end multiracial pluralistic democracy. On Wednesday, Trump issued this threat on his Truth Social platform:

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