{"id":1049638,"date":"2024-11-01T14:44:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T18:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1049638"},"modified":"2024-11-01T14:44:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T18:44:54","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-trumps-closing-message-threats-of-violence-against-his-opponents-and-unhinged-attacks-against-his-fellow-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/%f0%9f%9a%a8-trumps-closing-message-threats-of-violence-against-his-opponents-and-unhinged-attacks-against-his-fellow-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 Trump\u2019s Closing Message: Threats of Violence Against His Opponents and Unhinged Attacks Against His Fellow Americans"},"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 closing message of threats of violence and unhinged attacks against his fellow Americans, <\/em><strong><em>DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDonald Trump\u2019s closing message is doubling down on revenge and retribution, attacking his political opponents as the \u2018enemy from within,\u2019 and threatening violence against American citizens \u2013 including just last night when he suggested that former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney should have \u2018nine barrels shooting at her\u2019 and guns \u2018trained on her face.\u2019 The people who know Trump best know that this is who Trump is \u2013 and that he\u2019s completely unfit to lead. In just a few short days, the American people will make it clear they feel the same.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TRUMP-VANCE TICKET\u2019S CLOSING MESSAGE: dangerous, violent rhetoric and attacks on American citizens:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Donald Trump said that former Congresswoman Liz Cheney should have guns <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/01\/politics\/donald-trump-liz-cheney-war-hawk-battle\/index.html\">\u201ctrained on her face<\/a>\u201d and be fired upon, which the Congresswoman said was akin to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4965493-liz-cheney-donald-trump-death-threat-comments\/\">a death threat<\/a>.<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/video.snapstream.net\/Play\/2CRyjJIO9fi8o6FO9Bq45u?accessToken=c7domudx8hm06\">threatened to weaponize<\/a> the National Guard and military against American citizens to destroy the \u201cenemy from within.\u201d<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JD Vance <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/atrupar\/status\/1850527220642591178\">attempted<\/a> to lie and cover for Trump\u2019s \u201cenemy from within\u201d comments, before confirming he does \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/jd-vance-democratic-opponents-pose-bigger-threat-than-russia-and-china\/NBCN772293910\">agree with<\/a>\u201d Trump and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/jd-vance-democratic-opponents-pose-bigger-threat-than-russia-and-china\/NBCN772293910\">attacking <\/a>American citizens as a bigger threat than any \u201cforeign adversary.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vance <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/atrupar\/status\/1850527633504641159?s=46&amp;t=6J2Rg0xlpXzsMEH0tz2hAw\">said<\/a> \u201cof course\u201d Trump\u2019s plan to put American citizens before a war tribunal doesn\u2019t sound \u201cfascistic\u201d to him.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vance <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/atrupar\/status\/1850525308107071696\">repeatedly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nTjvizyEr08\">dismissed<\/a> reports of John Kelly calling Trump a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/22\/us\/politics\/john-kelly-trump-fitness-character.html\">fascist<\/a>\u201d and revealing Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2024\/10\/trump-military-generals-hitler\/680327\/\">praise<\/a> for Hitler\u2019s generals, saying people should \u201cshut the hell up about what happened four years ago.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to Donald Trump\u2019s closing message of threats of violence and unhinged attacks against his fellow Americans, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:&nbsp; \u201cDonald Trump\u2019s closing message is doubling down on revenge and retribution, attacking his political opponents as the \u2018enemy from within,\u2019 and threatening violence against American citizens \u2013 [&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-1049638","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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