{"id":1047965,"date":"2024-09-09T19:31:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T23:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1047965"},"modified":"2024-09-09T19:31:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T23:31:54","slug":"con-man-trump-is-grifting-again-with-picture-book-bragging-about-january-6-and-threats-to-jail-opponents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/con-man-trump-is-grifting-again-with-picture-book-bragging-about-january-6-and-threats-to-jail-opponents\/","title":{"rendered":"Con Man Trump is Grifting Again With Picture Book Bragging About January 6 and Threats to Jail Opponents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"341\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1038290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image.png 1500w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image.png?resize=300,100 300w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image.png?resize=768,256 768w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image.png?resize=1024,341 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In response to Donald Trump\u2019s <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/09\/09\/us\/elections\/trump-coffee-table-book-save-america.html?smid=url-share\"><em>latest grift <\/em><\/a><em>\u2013 a picture book trying to whitewash January 6 and threatening to jail his opponents \u2013 <\/em><strong><em>DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile Donald Trump is whining about his January 6 crowd sizes and threatening to jail his opponents, Vice President Harris and Governor Walz have been talking about the issues that actually matter to the American people. Trump is a grifter who puts himself first at every turn, attacks our democracy, and disrespects the law enforcement officers who protect our nation\u2019s capital. Voters will show him they\u2019re sick of listening to his endless lies and petty grievances at the ballot box this November.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NEW: Trump\u2019s latest scam is a picture book that includes him bragging about how many of his supporters violently attacked the Capitol on January 6.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/09\/09\/us\/elections\/trump-coffee-table-book-save-america.html?smid=url-share\">New York Times<\/a>: <strong>\u201cTrump\u2019s Latest Photo Book Offers Gossip, Boasting and a Threat\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cMr. Trump does allude to the day his supporters stormed the Capitol \u2014 but only to make a point about the size of crowds he can command.<\/strong> \u2018THIS IS THE REAL JANUARY 6TH,\u2019 he writes, referring to the rally he held before the riot. <strong>\u2018They never captured the size of the Crowd.\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Trump also lobs threats in the picture book as he continues to seek power to go after his opponents \u2014 as he is vowing to be a dictator on \u201cday one,\u201d won\u2019t stop echoing dictators, and has warned of a \u201cbloodbath\u201d if he loses in November.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/09\/09\/us\/elections\/trump-coffee-table-book-save-america.html?smid=url-share\">New York Times<\/a>: <strong>\u201cThe book includes at least one menacing threat.<\/strong> Mark Zuckerberg, the head of Meta, is shown sitting across the Resolute Desk from Mr. Trump, a tall glass of soda in front of him. \u2018He told me that there was nobody like Trump on Facebook,\u2019 the former president writes. \u2018But at the same time, and for whatever reason, steered it against me. We are watching him closely, and if he does anything illegal this time he will spend the rest of his life in prison.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/09\/08\/trump-election-threats\/\">Washington Post<\/a>: <strong>\u201cTrump pledges to jail opponents, baselessly suggests election will be stolen from him\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IsaacDovere\/status\/1785303290210554364\">Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN<\/a>: <strong>\u201cMany people have lost American presidential elections over the last 230 years &#8211; Trump is the only one to say about violence if he loses \u2018it depends.\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-bloodbath-loses-election-2024-rcna143746\">NBC News<\/a>:<strong> \u201cTrump says there will be a \u2018bloodbath\u2019 if he loses the election\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2023\/12\/trump-says-hell-be-a-dictator-on-day-one\/676247\/\">The Atlantic<\/a>: <strong>\u201cTrump Says He\u2019ll Be a Dictator on \u2018Day One\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Acyn\/status\/1817007890496102490\">Trump<\/a>: <strong>\u201cYou won\u2019t have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what \u2013 it will be fixed, it will be fine. You won\u2019t have to vote anymore.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/video.snapstream.net\/Play\/91GEZVA7UngkYIdHMY7Dyd?accessToken=tw2a2vc4ctty\">Vance<\/a>: <strong>\u201cI think what Donald Trump is simply saying is we ought to investigate the prior administration.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-hannity-iowa-town-hall-d9cad413851b60f6c0abd2a564d86338\">Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cTrump declines to rule out abusing power to seek retribution if he returns to the White House\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2023\/11\/12\/trump-rally-vermin-political-opponents\/\">Washington Post<\/a>: <strong>\u201cTrump calls political enemies \u2018vermin,\u2019 echoing dictators Hitler, Mussolini\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2023\/aug\/30\/trump-interview-jail-political-opponents-glenn-beck\">The Guardian<\/a>: <strong>\u201cDonald Trump says he will lock up his political enemies if he is president again.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>REMINDER: Trump is a con artist who loves nothing more than to scam the American people.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/trump-products-for-sale-list\">Business Insider<\/a>: <strong>\u201cFormer President Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign might be cash-strapped, but that hasn&#8217;t stopped him from hawking merchandise that will benefit him directly.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/05\/08\/trump-nft-dinner-trial-2024-election-campaign\">Axios<\/a>: \u201cThis evening [Trump is] expected to join supporters who bought at least 47 Trump NFTs (at $99 each), according to copy of the dinner invitation reviewed by Axios. \u2026 <strong>The NFTs are among an array of items Trump has hawked this campaign cycle. He&#8217;s also promoted $59.99 Bibles, $399 \u2018Never Surrender\u2019 sneakers and $99 \u2018Victory47\u2019 cologne.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/news-and-politics\/2024\/03\/trump-god-bless-usa-bible-lee-greenwood-reviews-paper-moon-o-brother-where-art-thou.html\">Slate<\/a>: \u201cDonald Trump, Grifter Extraordinaire, Is Now Selling Bibles\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/trump-met-boos-chants-selling-sneakers-philadelphia\/story?id=107329562\">ABC News<\/a>: \u201cTrump met with boos and chants while selling sneakers in Philadelphia\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/03\/27\/trump-selling-bibles-sneakers\/\">Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cAround the time Trump unveiled his $399 sneakers, he also began selling \u2018Victory 47\u2019 cologne and perfume.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Trump continues to celebrate and promise pardons for January 6 insurrectionists, who he calls \u201chostages\u201d and \u201cpatriots\u201d&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/deadline-white-house\/deadline-legal-blog\/trump-jan-6-pardons-day-one-2024-election-rcna170194\">MSNBC<\/a>: <strong>\u201cTrump vows to pardon Jan. 6 defendants on \u2018Day One\u2019 if he wins the presidential election\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2022\/09\/01\/trump-jan-6-rioters-pardon\/\">Washington Post<\/a>: <strong>\u201cTrump vows pardons, government apology to Capitol rioters if elected\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KamalaHQ\/status\/1818723251100827889\">Rachel Scott, ABC News<\/a>: <strong>\u201c140 police officers were assaulted [on January 6].<\/strong> Their injuries included broken bones, at least one officer lost an eye, one had two cracked ribs, two smashed spinal discs, another had a stroke. <strong>Were the people who assaulted those 140 officers, including those I just mentioned, \u2018patriots\u2019 who deserve pardons?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Trump refuses to answer]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scott: \u201cBut sir, my question is on those rioters who assaulted officers. <strong>Would you pardon those people?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Donald Trump: <strong>\u201cOh absolutely I would. <\/strong>If they\u2019re innocent, I would pardon them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scott: \u201cThey\u2019ve been convicted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KamalaHQ\/status\/1821619990589542563\">Trump<\/a>: <strong>\u201cThose people were treated very harshly\u2026 nobody was killed on January 6. But I think that the people of January 6 were treated very unfairly<\/strong>\u2026 they were there to complain about an election, and you know it\u2019s very interesting, <strong>the biggest crowd I\u2019ve ever spoken to.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4290939-trump-jan-6-capitol-rioters-hostages\/\">The Hill<\/a>: <strong>\u201cTrump describes imprisoned Jan. 6 rioters as \u2018hostages\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6972163\/donald-trump-political-violence-interview-exclusive\/\">TIME<\/a>: \u201cTrump has sought to recast the insurrectionist riot as an act of patriotism.<strong> \u2018I call them the J-6 patriots,\u2019<\/strong> Trump tells TIME. <strong>When asked whether he would consider pardoning every one of them, he says: \u2018Yes, absolutely.\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-says-pardon-large-portion-jan-6-rioters-rcna83873\">NBC News<\/a>: \u201cFormer President Donald Trump promised Wednesday night that if he is elected he will pardon a \u2018large portion\u2019 of the people convicted of federal offenses for their participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DNCWarRoom\/status\/1680362730803306496?s=20\">Trump<\/a>: \u201cJanuary 6, it was the largest crowd I\u2019ve ever spoken to. And they were there proud, they were there with love in their heart. That was an unbelievable \u2014 and <strong>it was a beautiful day.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2026while his running mate JD Vance downplays the violence on January 6.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/4637715-jd-vance-skeptical-mike-pences-life-in-danger-jan-6\/\">The Hill<\/a>: <strong>\u201cJD Vance says he is \u2018skeptical\u2019 Pence\u2019s life was in danger on Jan. 6\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/05\/07\/trump-vice-president-candidates-00156496\">Politico<\/a>: <strong>\u201c[Vance] downplayed the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol<\/strong>, when Pence was forced to evacuate the building as rioters called for his hanging.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Trump is still pushing lies about his loss by over 7 million votes in the 2020 election. Vance is right there with him \u2013 they are both casting doubt on this November\u2019s results.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/05\/24\/us\/politics\/trump-election-results-doubt.html\">New York Times<\/a>: <strong>\u201c[Trump] <\/strong><strong>has baselessly and publicly cast doubt about the fairness of the 2024 election about once a day, on average, since he announced his candidacy for president.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-2020-election-lies-debunked-4fc26546b07962fdbf9d66e739fbb50d\">Associated Press<\/a>: \u201c[Trump] is flooding the airwaves and his social media platform with distortions, misinformation and unfounded conspiracy theories about his defeat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/lara-trump-2020-election-rnc-mail-voting-rcna144984\">NBC News<\/a>: <strong>\u201cRe-litigating the 2020 election, repeating false claims it was stolen and casting aspersions on the security of mail voting remain major fixtures for [Trump] on the stump.<\/strong> \u2026 He regularly refers to the 2020 election as \u2018rigged\u2019 on his social media channels.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/jd-vance-2020-election-results_n_6641da2ee4b0c43c96b0f55f\">HuffPost<\/a>: <strong>\u201c[Vance] said he would accept a Biden win only if he considered the election to be legitimate. \u2026 Vance\u2019s comments illustrate a new tactic by Republican lawmakers, who are now placing conditions on accepting election results.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/12\/us\/politics\/jd-vance-vice-president-trump.html\">New York Times<\/a>: \u201cJ.D. Vance Says He Would Accept the Election Results, With a Caveat\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/13\/opinion\/jd-vance-interview.html\">Vance<\/a>: <strong>\u201cI think the entire post-2020 thing would have gone a lot better if there had actually been an effort to provide alternative slates of electors<\/strong>, and to force us to have that debate. I think it would\u2019ve been a much better thing for the country. \u2026<strong> [Trump] was trying to take a constitutional process to its natural conclusion.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cI think it would\u2019ve been extraordinarily disappointing to a whole host of people that I care a lot about if Trump had just taken it [and conceded the 2020 election before January 6].\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mzanona\/status\/1801320376540049478?s=46&amp;t=xm-twpB0gxygAStckNc2bA\">Vance<\/a>: <strong>\u201cNo real Republican with any credibility in the party is still blaming [Trump for January 6].\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/jd-vance-defends-trump-claims-invoking-jean-carroll\/story?id=106925954\">ABC News<\/a>: <strong>\u201cJD Vance says [he] wouldn\u2019t have certified 2020 race until states submitted pro-Trump electors\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/11\/us\/politics\/republicans-election-denial.html\">New York Times<\/a>: \u201c[Vance] has said that, unlike Vice President Mike Pence in 2020, <strong>he would have helped Mr. Trump overturn the results<\/strong>, by accepting Trump electors that had not been elected by voters.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to Donald Trump\u2019s latest grift \u2013 a picture book trying to whitewash January 6 and threatening to jail his opponents \u2013 DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:&nbsp; \u201cWhile Donald Trump is whining about his January 6 crowd sizes and threatening to jail his opponents, Vice President Harris and Governor [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1047965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - 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