You might roll your eyes or laugh at any of Donald Trump’s statements since he makes so many outrageous claims. Or to simply disregard them because Trump is being Trump.
This is a way to cope with a powerful politician who has no internal restraints on what he can say, when, or how. And it’s generally a wise course of action. Most of what Trump says can be readily discounted as ephemera.
However, there are also times, like Saturday night.
Mitch McConnell’s assistance to Democrats in passing a bill to keep the government funded and operating was criticised by Donald Trump in a post on Truth Social.
Is McConnell passing all of these Democrat-sponsored bills totaling trillions of dollars because he despises Donald J. Trump or is he doing it because he supports the False and Highly Destructive Green New Deal and would bring the entire nation down with him? In any case, both explanations are acceptable. He must instantly seek assistance and guidance from his China-loving wife, Coco Chow, as he has a DEATH WISH.
Elaine Chao, McConnell’s wife, served as Trump’s secretary of transportation for four years before resigning in the wake of the riot at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Let’s notice, but not dwell on, the casual bigotry inherent in calling Chao “Coco Chow.”
Instead, let’s concentrate on the statement made by the late American President that McConnell had a “DEATH WISH.”
Trump also said that less than a day after The New York Times published an article with the front page headline “Lawmakers Confront a Rise in Threats and Intimidation, and Fear Worse,” which contained the following passages:
Threats and altercations against members of Congress from both parties are on the rise as a rise in violent political discourse has increasingly moved into the domain of physical intimidation and altercations in person. Republicans and Democrats have experienced stalking, armed visits to their homes, vandalism, and attacks in the months following the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, which brought lawmakers and the vice president within feet of rioters threatening their lives.
Therefore, this is not some hypothetical discussion about whether McConnell may truly be in danger if it were said that he has a “DEATH WISH” in the real world. It has been frequently demonstrated in recent months that there is a thin line separating violent speech from violent deeds. A prime example is the riots on January 6, when many of the protesters insisted that they were acting, if not on Trump’s explicit orders, then at least in accordance with his views.
As the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal stated:
“It’s all too simple to picture a fanatic trying to kill Mr. McConnell by taking Mr. Trump seriously and literally. On January 6, a lot of Mr. Trump’s followers took his remarks about the late Vice President Mike Pence seriously.
Simply said, it is profoundly irresponsible to use the term “DEATH WISH” in light of the growing political violence in our nation that we are aware of. Trump may not be experiencing anything new, but we shouldn’t ignore this most recent outrage. By doing so, you normalise this kind of behaviour and the risk of violence it engenders.
