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Trump: Jan. 6 Panel 'Thugs' Should 'Go After' Americans 'Burning Down Cities'
In a strange series of Fourth of July messages, Donald Trump insisted on Monday that the “Unselect Committee of political Thugs” on the Jan. 6 House panel should “go after” people “burning down cities.”
It’s unclear what the former president was referring to in his posts on Truth Social. No U. S. cities are being incinerated.
The major current crime crisis in America is a deadly series of mass shootings, many involving assault-style weapons — access to which Trump champions. There have been at least 308 mass shootings in the U. S. in 2022, according to the nonprofit data-tracking organization Gun Violence Archive.
The latest occurred Monday when a shooter opened fire on a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, causing multiple deaths and injuries.
In his message, Trump urged members of the House select committee to “go after” “people who have been rioting, burning down cities, leading the massive crime wave, & killing many all over the U. S., including drug & human traffickers.”
Trump appears to be rattled by the thought of facing criminal charges himself, which could emerge from the House panel’s televised hearings — and his posts appear to be an effort to direct focus away from the violence of Jan. 6, 2021.
Trump: Jan. 6 Panel 'Thugs' Should 'Go After' Americans 'Burning Down Cities'
In a strange series of Fourth of July messages, Donald Trump insisted on Monday that the “Unselect Committee of political Thugs” on the Jan. 6 House panel should “go after” people “burning down cities.”
It’s unclear what the former president was referring to in his posts on Truth Social. No U. S. cities are being incinerated.
The major current crime crisis in America is a deadly series of mass shootings, many involving assault-style weapons — access to which Trump champions. There have been at least 308 mass shootings in the U. S. in 2022, according to the nonprofit data-tracking organization Gun Violence Archive.
The latest occurred Monday when a shooter opened fire on a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, causing multiple deaths and injuries.
In his message, Trump urged members of the House select committee to “go after” “people who have been rioting, burning down cities, leading the massive crime wave, & killing many all over the U. S., including drug & human traffickers.”
Trump appears to be rattled by the thought of facing criminal charges himself, which could emerge from the House panel’s televised hearings — and his posts appear to be an effort to direct focus away from the violence of Jan. 6, 2021.
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