US election: Biden event in Texas cancelled as ‘armed’ Trump supporters threaten campaign bus

To the many of us who have been paying attention none of these fascist tactics come as a surprise. President Trump’s words & actions over the summer months were horrifying. He has incited and supported violence several times.

1. He shared a video that said “the only good Democrat is a dead Democrat.”^[1]
2. He tweeted a video of a Trump supporter yelling “White power.”^[2]
3. He tweeted that “when the looting starts the shooting starts.”^[3] A saying that is historically tied to a racist Miami police chief from the 60’s.^[4]
4. Police in Washington, D.C. brutally dispersed an entirely peaceful crowd exercising their first amendment.^[5] The police attacked Australian journalists causing the Australian government to call for an investigation.^[6] Violence erupted so that the President could hold a photo op with a bible. The former minister of the church went on CNN and stated that Trump’s actions were sacrilege.^[7]

President Trump’s praise for authoritarians;

President Trump has joked about wanting to consolidate his power like his dictator colleague in China, President Xi.^[8] President Trump has repeatedly joked about serving for more than the legal limit of 2 terms as president.^[9] President Trump has repeatedly praised dictators including Putin, Duterte, Erdogan, and el-Sisi.^[10] In 2018 President Trump praised brutal dictator^[11] Kim Jong Un calling him “strong, funny, and smart.”^[12] At last years G7 summit President Trump loudly asked “where’s my favourite dictator?” as he awaited for the Egyptian dictator.^[13]

1) The Hill – Trump shares video of supporter saying that politically ‘the only good Democrat is a dead Democrat’

2) NPR – Trump Retweets Video Of Apparent Supporter Saying ‘White Power’

3) BBC – Twitter hides Trump tweet for ‘glorifying violence’

4) NPR – The History Behind ‘When The Looting Starts, The Shooting Starts’

5) NPR – Peaceful Protesters Tear-Gassed To Clear Way For Trump Church Photo-Op

6) Washington Examiner – Australia seeks investigation after news crew attacked by police while covering protest near White House

7) CNN – Former minister at church used for Trump’s photo-op: ‘It was a sacrilege for all people of all faiths’

8) Deutsche Welle – US President Donald Trump praises China’s Xi Jinping for consolidating grip on power

9) CNN – Donald Trump just keeps ‘joking’ about serving more than 2 terms as president

10) The Atlantic – Nine Notorious Dictators, Nine Shout-Outs From Donald Trump

11) New York Times – Atrocities Under Kim Jong-un: Indoctrination, Prison Gulags, Executions

12) Fox News – Trump praises Kim Jong Un as ‘strong,’ ‘funny,’ ‘smart’ and a ‘great negotiator’ in Hannity interview

13) Wall Street Journal – Trump, Awaiting Egyptian Counterpart at Summit, Called Out for ‘My Favorite Dictator’