Chris Murphy: Armed groups of citizens are gathering outside state capitols egged on by Trump

[Dennis Donovan]

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Chris Murphy ✔@ChrisMurphyCT

Armed groups of citizens are gathering outside state capitols run by the President’s political opponents, and he is egging them on to “liberate” their states.

We worried, what will Trump do when he faces a real crisis?

And honestly, the answer is worse than anything I imagined.



5:23 PM - Apr 17, 2020

Great. Swell. Fucking peachy...

[still_one]

1. Inciting a riot, arrest the shit head

[SheltieLover]

8. Precisely!

👍

[Bayard]

2. Worse than idiots

Dangerous idiots, commanded by a sociopath.

Can't wait to hear what Rachel has to say about all this tonight.

[mopinko]

3. right there w you senator, and i have a pretty active imagination.

i try to keep the mad max variety at bay, tho. mostly it works, but being an urban farmer, those are the things you think about.
but this? nope. this level of insane is something i just thought would never catch on.

[cwydro]

13. Keep your chickens close!

I’m glad my ladies are out in the country!

[mopinko]

17. i feel pretty safe where i am.

great gov, great mayor, great hospital system, cutting edge.
no shortages of ppe, tho testing could be better. but my hospital system had it's own test in early march. not bad, but needs to get better.
we do public health right here in the land of the blue.

[cwydro]

19. Impressed by your mayor, most definitely.

Sure hope they get the violence down there though.

[mopinko]

21. meh. it's not like it looks on the teevee.

i was a victim of more crimes in my small hometown than i have been in chi.
it's a slice of the real world here, for good and ill. i take it as it comes. most of us do.

[dewsgirl]

4. This is really bad...stating the obvious here.

[bluestarone]

5. Time for these BIG SHOT FUCKERS to

Sign paper to proclaim their right to protest. (also stating they request NO HOSPITALIZATION if infected with covid 19)

[Cha]

6. Backfire on his Stupid Clusterfuck Assface.

[stillcool]

7. I'd like to rip those masks.

off their faces. That's some real chutzpah there.

[sop]

9. There they are, it didn't take long, gun-humpers with their AR15s, trying to look like badasses.

Why don't they protest in front of Mar-a-Lago, or any one of Trump's other golf properties? They're shut down, too.

[burrowowl]

10. Dump should be changed with sedition

[ProudMNDemocrat]

11. Trumpers to COVID-19..."You may take my life, but leave my guns alone."

How stupid can these people be?

[TheBlackAdder]

12. Gotta love the wussies who are only tough in groups with guns.

[ooky]

20. And the guns and fatigues are for show.

Facebook photo-ops. If any of those low IQ punks were to actually shoot anyone then they can really kiss their freedom goodbye.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

14. "Hey look, Bubba! We gonna have our pitchers own the Fake News!"

[SammyWinstonJack]

16. Ha!

😁😷

[FloridaBlues]

15. Here we go restart tea party phase 2

Just what Americans need right now. Shouldn't they at least get ticketed or in jail for violating large group gatherings?

[intheflow]

18. A) Where the fuck is their permit?

If this was an unarmed liberal group of protesters opposing Trump, they'd be surrounded by cops in riot gear, and arrested for gathering without a permit and disturbing the peace.

B) Seriously. This seems like a perfect opportunity and reason to call up the National Guard.

[Squinch]

22. These 20 assholes sure did get a lot of press.

[cojoel]

23. they should all be put under quarantine orders

The "stay at home" rules are less restrictive than a quarantine. Being served an official notice of quarantine means there can be far more severe penalties for violations, including criminal charges. And if convicted, they might just lose the right to have those guns.