How Long Before Trump-Motivated Violence Ends in Blood Shed?
By: Manny Otiko
Tags: Election 2020, Politics, Trump, Justice, Terrorism

In his book, “The Threat,” former FBI Director Andrew McCabe says that people who work in counterintelligence are always on edge. They know they always have to be right, and if they slip up once, people die. All it takes is for one error, one oversight and you have a 9/11 on your hands. And that’s what I think about when I look at ex-President Donald Trump’s attempts to incite violence against his enemies.

An army of violent cultists

The MAGA cult has been activated to seek vengeance against anyone who has wronged their Messiah. This group has been brainwashed by right-wing media and the Trump administration and are primed for violence. A recent Twitter post from the Arizona Republican Party, called on people to “die for Trump.” Trump, a master of projection, has managed to convince his followers that Democrats staged a coup when he’s the one trying to install a government against the will of the people!

How long can this go on before one of these attacks gets through? What happens when an armed homeowner confronts armed Trumpists and the incident spirals out of control.

Just look at these examples.

Earlier this year, militia members, following Trump’s direction, stormed the Michigan Capitol. But then they escalated that action by organizing a deranged plot to kidnap and rape Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. They also plan to execute her on live TV.

Several elected Republican officials in Georgia have received death threats after refusing to bend the election rules to give Trump a victory. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger said his wife had been threatened with sexual violence. “Stop inspiring people to commit potential acts of violence,” said Georgia election official Gabriel Sterling. “Someone is going to get shot, someone is going to get killed. And it’s not right.”

Michigan State Rep. Cynthia Johnson, who shot down Trump’s legal team’s nebulous election fraud accusations, was threatened with lynching and called the n-word.

Counterintelligence expert predicts violence

How long can this go on before one of these attacks gets through? What happens when an armed homeowner confronts armed Trumpists and the incident spirals out of control. Retired NSA officer and author Malcolm Nance has compared the mentality of Trump supporters to military officers who were loyal to Saddam Hussein after the American invasion of Iraq. He claims they have a “counter-insurgency” mentality.

I’ve been listening to Nance for almost four years and I’ve learned to trust his judgment. He was right about Trump and Russia, Julian Assange, who turned out to be a Russian intelligence asset, and Glenn Greenwald, a far-leftist who seemed to be intent on destroying the left.

I have this gut feeling that an act of violence is inevitable. However, some targets of Trump-directed violence are already taking proacted steps. Former cybersecurity chief Christopher Krebs was targeted after he had the temerity to disagree with Trump publicly. When Trump ranted about election fraud, Krebs went on “60 Minutes,” and emphatically stated this was the most secure election in history.

Christopher Krebs is targeted for assassination

Naturally, Trump sought revenge. Krebs was terminated from his government job and other Trumpists came after him. Joe diGenova, a member of Trump’s legal team, said Krebs needed to be “taken out and shot.”

Krebs is now pursuing legal action against diGenova. However, Jim Walden, one of Krebs’ attorneys, also claims the former cybersecurity chief has been targeted for assassination by a pro-Trump group.

“We became aware tonight that a shadow group has launched a campaign on a website called ‘enemies of the people’ proposing the assassination of various Republican and Democratic leaders who they falsely claim are complicit in manipulating the 2020 presidential campaign,” said Walden in a statement.

According to a CNN story, Krebs is seeking damages against DiGenova and Newsmax, which aired the threat. Krebs claims he has received a barrage of threats through text and social media. The lawsuit also claims that Krebs’ 10-year-old asked if he was going to be executed.

Trump often calls anyone who runs afoul of him “enemy of the state,” but it’s clear from his actions that the president of the United States is a source of violence against his own citizens.