In the five years after President Donald J. Trump was elected in 2016 following a campaign featuring a remarkable level of violent language, the number of recorded threats against members of Congress increased more than tenfold, to 9,625 in 2021, according to figures from the Capitol Police, the federal law enforcement department that protects Congress. In the first quarter of 2022, the latest period for which figures were available, the force opened 1,820 cases. If recent history is any guide, the pace is likely to surge in the coming weeks as the election approaches.
There it is; the two-for-one. Orange Man Bad, and right wing extremists are to blame.
Yet we get the 'Dark Brandon' speech in Philly where Biden calls Republicans a threat to democracy.
The propaganda is ridiculous.
The propaganda is ridiculous.
And continues to get worse.
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