Donald Trump Is a Dangerous Demagogue

[Content Note: Incitement of violence.]

There aren't even words strong enough to describe what Donald Trump said at a rally this afternoon:

Hillary wants to absolish, essentially abolish, the Second Amendment. By the way, and if she gets to pick— [boos from audience] If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although, the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, I don't know.

Is the Secret Service going to investigate this? Because if some random person said it, they would. https://t.co/o9IKKOXjpS

— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) August 9, 2016

And if Trump tries to claim he was being sarcastic, remember what @sarahkendzior said about that. https://t.co/PtyuTuaHob

— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) August 9, 2016

No, Trump was not just making an offhand comment. No, he was not suggesting 2nd Amendment people organize. He was saying she should be shot.

— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) August 9, 2016

He pivoted from "she wants to take your guns away" to "maybe you can find a way to stop her." Can we not pretend that's innocuous? It's not.

— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) August 9, 2016

This is a dangerous man saying dangerous things. He LIED about her wanting to get rid of 2nd amendment, then appealed to its supporters.

— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) August 9, 2016

To stop her.

— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) August 9, 2016

Any news outlet trying to dismiss this as a "joke" needs to get its shit together. Violent "humor" against women isn't funny. Ever.

— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) August 9, 2016

It's amazing how the same media who parse Hillary's every word and GESTURE are suddenly disinterested in carefully examining language.

— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) August 9, 2016

Clinton puts her hand on her heart = call in body language experts. Trump suggests she be shot = nothing to see here! #HillaryCoverageIsCrap

— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) August 9, 2016

LET'S BE CLEAR. This is what preceded Trump's comment: "Hillary wants to abolish, essentially abolish the Second Amendment." THAT IS A LIE.

— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) August 9, 2016

Then he said: "By the way, if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is."

— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) August 9, 2016

1. LIE to people that Clinton wants to take away their guns. 2. Suggest there's nothing they can do. 3. Except "2nd Am ppl" i.e. gun owners.

— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) August 9, 2016

If that's a "joke" where's the punchline? What is the "humor" in: Your rights will be taken away; nothing you can do; except maybe violence?

— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) August 9, 2016

Here's some History 101 for our intolerably indulgent media: LYING to ppl that their rts are threatened to foment violence turns out badly.

— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) August 9, 2016

There's a name for telling people we didn't hear what we actually heard Donald Trump say: It's called gaslighting. #HillaryCoverageIsCrap

— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) August 9, 2016

I am so fucking angry I don't even know what to do with myself. This is not just indecent; it's criminal. If any other random person said something like this, they would immediately be investigated by the Secret Service. And rightly so.

Meanwhile, the media will keep talking about Clinton's emails, as her opponent just casually suggests people fucking shoot her because of a policy that doesn't even exist. HE IS LYING and HE IS INCITING. And this is gravely serious. It is not a joke.