On the recordNovember 12, 2021
What Donald Trump did there was not simply a failure to condemn. It was to further a permission structure that violence in the face of your political grievance is now permissible.
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msnbc.comWhat Donald Trump did there was not simply a failure to condemn. It was to further a permission structure that violence in the face of your political grievance is now permissible.
David Jolly elaborates on the implications of Trump's failure to condemn violence against political figures.
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Look, a governor or a president at a time of crisis and tragedy is -- it has the opportunity to project leadership and strong leadership. And in the early days, that leadership really goes unquestioned.
Look, the trust and hypocrisy issues are so important because the flip side of that coin is a malleable unprincipled candidate who can raise a ton of money is exactly the GOP senator that Mitch McConnell and Rick Scott wants.