Friend,
While the Biden-Harris administration is working tirelessly alongside Congressional Democrats to undo the harm caused by the regressive politics of the Trump presidency and move the country forward, the former president is barnstorming the country in a blitz of rallies and speeches where he continues to perpetuate the Big Lie and place blame on officials who reject his baseless claims.
At a recent rally in Texas, Trump ratcheted up his dangerous rhetoric even more.
Of the January 6 insurrectionists currently being charged and prosecuted across the country, he said he would “treat them fairly” if he returned to the White House, “And if it requires pardons, we will give them pardons because they are being treated so unfairly.” [1]
Feeling the walls closing in from multiple grand jury investigations – around election tampering in Georgia, and the Trump family finances in New York – Trump (once again resorting to lies and fearmongering) called for “the biggest protests we have ever had [in this country]” if the “racist prosecutors do anything wrong or illegal.” He went on to say, “They're not after me, they're after you, and I just happen to be the person in the way.” [2]
By keeping his supporters energized, radicalized, and potentially inciting future violence, Trump is gearing up to continue his assault on our democracy for the 2024 elections – and is willing to do whatever it takes to get his way.
With many of us eager to put the Trump presidency in the rear-view mirror, we cannot ignore the threats the former president continues to create for our country. For his most loyal base of supporters, nothing short of a return to power will be enough to resolve the absurd Big Lie that so many of them choose to believe.
Make sure that the media doesn’t lose sight of this fact.
Thanks for all that you do,
Zach, People For the American Way
Sources
[1] "Trump teases a presidential run and dangles pardons for January 6 rioters at Texas rally" CNN Politics, 1/30/22
[2] "Trump calls for 'the biggest protest we have ever had' in DC and other cities if prosecutors investigating him 'do anything illegal'" Business Insider, 1/30/22
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