Trump Promises Violence if He Doesn’t Win in November

There are two words for this: Sedition and Treason

WASHINGTON, DC — JULY 18, 2018: Demonstrators outside White House protesting President Donald Trumps “treasonous” relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin at early evening protest. (Shutterstock Photo by Bob Korn)

I’m beginning to believe that Donald Trump is the most dangerous man in the world. His drive toward authoritarian government in the United States endangers each and every one of us.

But, what can we expect from a popular culture star who gained his reputation by saying “You’re fired” after humiliating his apprentices on national television?

But now, he’s gone too far. and I believe he’s even worse than his good friend Vladimir Putin who threatens nuclear war if he doesn’t get his way.

Putin threatens peace throughout Europe. Trump vows to destroy the United States of America.

In a campaign speech purported to be in support of Ohio Senate Candidate Bernie Moreno, Mr. Trump shocked the crowd with his blatant promises to undermine our democracy.

His words and the actions he threatens us with are nothing short of treason and sedition.

Here’s a sampling of the things he said, as reported in The New York Times:

“Now, if I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a blood bath for the whole — that’s going to be the least of it. It’s going to be a blood bath for the country.”

The former president opened his speech by praising the people serving sentences in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol. Mr. Trump, who faces criminal charges tied to his efforts to overturn his election loss, called them “hostages” and “unbelievable patriots,” commended their spirit and vowed to help them if elected in November.

He asserted, without evidence, that other countries were emptying their prisons of “young people” and sending them across the border. “I don’t know if you call them ‘people,’ in some cases,” he said. “They’re not people, in my opinion.” He later referred to them as “animals.”

Mr. Trump called Mr. Biden a “stupid president” several times and at one point referred to him as a “dumb son of a — ”

To be fair, his comment on the “Bloodbath” was in reference to his announcement that he would put 100% tariff on foreign car imports. But it isn’t the first time he has referenced violence as the answer to the nation’s ills. In October, AP cited several examples of dangerous rhetoric on the campaign trail.

“Over the past two weeks, Donald Trump said shoplifters should be immediately shot, suggested the United States’ top general be executed, and mocked a political opponent’s husband who was beaten with a hammer.”

In Ohio, he again stated his intention to exonerate the “unbelievable patriots” who on the infamous January 6th were on a mission to hang the Vice President. He also described President Joe Biden as “stupid” … a remark that in my childhood, my mother would have responded to a remark by me about any president with a slap across my face.

His reference to immigrants as “animals” is puzzling to say the least. I can’t help but wonder if he includes his wife in his characterization. She was, after all, born in Slovenia and immigrated to the United States. And while we’re thinking about it, is he including the 44.8 million immigrants who live in the United States now, or the 33 million second-generation Americans whose parents were immigrants, or just black and brown people?

But no matter. as disturbing as it all is, his prediction that we should prepare for a “bloodbath” if he doesn’t win in November is nothing less than sedition.

Don’t take my word for it, here’s how the U.S. Code describes it:

§2384. Seditious conspiracy

If two or more persons in any State or Territory, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States, or to levy war against them, or to oppose by force the authority thereof, or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States, or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United States contrary to the authority thereof, they shall each be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.

On the other hand, there’s treason.

§2381. Treason

Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.

His statement in February of this year that he would not support allied nations he deemed as behind in their NATO payments in the fight against Putin’s aggression certainly borders on it. See above: “… or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere …

He is, in effect, giving Putin a pass on invading Europe.

The Council on Foreign Relations summed it up like this:

“The forty-fifth president says he will encourage Russia to attack NATO countries who don’t spend enough on defense.”

That spells Treason with a capital T.

I’m sure that Donald Trump considers those who speak out against him as un-American and more dangerous than he is. But no good can come of this. Win or lose, Trump is going to wreak havoc on America.