The violent mob Donald Trump sent to attack and loot our Capitol receded during the night, but his efforts to overthrow our government continue. Trump signaled in a Tweet that even after he leaves office his criminally seditious behavior will persist.
This is “only the beginning of the fight to make America Great Again!” Trump declared at 3:49 a.m. Thursday. (An aide tweeted his message after Twitter locked Trump’s own account for spreading dangerous lies.)
While Trump’s middle of the night statement also promised a peaceful transition of power when Joe Biden is inaugurated on Jan. 20, it came without a critical word about the chaos and violence Wednesday by fanatical Trumpists in California, Kansas, Georgia, Oregon, Washington, and Utah. Continue reading.