Republicans are seeking to capitalize on Trumpās assassination attempt ā using it to demand everyone stop talking about his threats to democracy
AsĀ Donald Trump recovers from anĀ assassination attemptĀ and Republicans head toĀ MilwaukeeĀ for his coronation this week, the GOP elite has rallied around a new messaging strategy: emotionally blackmailing Democratic politicians, journalists, Hollywood celebs, and numerous other Trump critics into shutting up about the former presidentāsĀ openly authoritarianĀ vows and his extreme policyĀ agenda.
Since the deadly shooting at a Pennsylvania rally Saturday, prominent conservativesĀ have beenĀ working to blameĀ the incident on Trumpās enemies for labeling him a āfascistā and for fanning heated ārhetoricā that, in their telling, caused the would-be assassin to shoot at the former and perhaps future American president. āWhen the message goes out constantly that the election of Donald Trump would be a threat to democracy and that the Republic would end, it heats up the environment,ā House SpeakerĀ Mike JohnsonĀ (R-La.)Ā saidSunday, adding: āItās simply not true. Everyone needs to turn the rhetoric down.ā
Sorry, Mike, are you really going to gaslight the opposition into overlooking those āfrivolousā details of Project 2025? Letās not mention that Trump will now have powers like a king, and through this reshaping of government, it will erode worker rights and social protections, steer the country towards an ideologically driven agenda that could harm economic stability, national security, and cultural diversity. Its emphasis on loyalty over expertise, the potential for biased policy influence, and the disregard for democratic norms and legal safeguards entirely.
Sounds like something we all should be worried about, Mike.