Trumps Alarming New Rant About Dems and Hatred Echoes Nixons Worst

Published: Sept. 16, 2024, 10:03 p.m.

In a reference to the apparent assassination attempt against Donald Trump over the weekend, the former president unleashed a\xa0long rant on social media\xa0blaming it all on Democrats. He insisted that because of Democratic rhetoric about Trump, the \u201cbullets are flying, and it will only get worse.\u201d Trump is systematically recasting any and all criticism of his attacks on democracy as incitement to violence\u2014and in this, he\u2019s fully backed up by other Republicans. We talked to Corey Brettschneider, a political scientist and author of\xa0The Presidents and the People, about how Trump is echoing Richard Nixon\u2014and why we can\u2019t let him get away with it. Listen to this episode\xa0here.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices