A small sample of President Trump’s violent rhetoric:

• 2016 rally: “Knock the crap out of” protesters; “I will pay for the legal fees.”

• 2020 Oval Office: He allegedly asked officials in his administration about shooting protesters in the legs.

• 2021 Select Committee testimony: He stated that when informed that insurrectionists of the Capitol Building wanted to hang Vice President, Mike Pence, his reply was that maybe he deserves it.

• 2023 on Truth Social: He stated Gen. Mark Milley deserves “DEATH” for perceived disloyalty.

• 2023: He made fun of the vicious hammer attack on former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband.

• 2024 rally: Liz Cheney should face “a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her.”

• 2024 speech: He stated political opponents are “enemies from within,” worse than foreign threats.

• 2025: He stated Sen. Mark Kelly and five other veterans’ “seditious behavior” is punishable by death because they reiterated what the Uniform Code of Military Justice states regarding unlawful orders.

Yet he wants Jimmy Kimmel fired and James Comey in prison. Do you think he and Melania even understand the meaning of the word hypocrite? Doubtful.

All this from the self-declared stable genius who stated the “Jesus-like” image he posted of himself was actually him being a doctor. Haven’t you wondered why he’s had to take so many cognitive tests?

Jack Sillaman

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