Trump Is Inciting Violence and Few Are Noticing

Brian Klaas notes Donald Trump’s call to execute Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Mark Milley “barely made the news.”

“Most Americans who don’t follow Trump on social media probably don’t even know it happened.”

“Trump’s rhetoric is dangerous, not just because it is the exact sort that incites violence against public officials but also because it shows just how numb the country has grown toward threats more typical of broken, authoritarian regimes. The United States is not just careening toward a significant risk of political violence around the 2024 presidential election. It’s also mostly oblivious to where it’s headed.”