Malcolm Nance said he's now very worried that Trump voters

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

will really believe that Obama tapped Trump's phones and will try to do something to harm him.

[shraby]

1. I don't blame him for being worried. He's not guarded like he was as president and

donald has put him in the cross hairs.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. He still has Secret Service protection.

But I'm not sure if it's at the same level as he had as president.

[shraby]

10. Probably not.

[gwheezie]

3. I thought the same thing

People on right-wing loon sites are threatening to kill Obama.

[cilla4progress]

5. They all need to be

Prosecuted and jailed.

This is devastating. I won't sleep tonight. Going to seek medication.

[Cha]

4. Oh dear! He wouldn't say that lightly.

The SS will earn their pay protecting the last real President we have.

[bravenak]

6. I am too

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. Stochastic terrorism.

"Who will rid me of this troublesome priest?"

[bravenak]

11. Yep. Spot on!

He and the King even look alike to me

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

16. Henry II wasn't a fat guy with weird hair, though, as far as we know.

[bravenak]

17. My bad. The other Henry. The crazy, sexist, wife killer one

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

18. Oh, this guy:

Henry VIII was a piece of work.

"Henry the Eighth to six spouses was wedded.
One died, one survived, two divorced, two beheaded."

By the time he died he weighed over 380 lbs. So he was even fatter and had more wives than Trump. But unlike Trump he was also well-educated and literate. And he had niftier clothes.

[bravenak]

20. Absolutely correct. Henry write and read constantly.

Trump can't read. And Henry would never ever wear tape on his ties.

[True Dough]

8. You know, I never considered that Drumpf may have gone that far

I mean, I can't stomach what Don the Con stands for whatsoever. But if he were to be so devious as to deliberately attempt to bring harm to Obama, I would despise him soooo much more.

[tanyev]

9. It bothers me, too.

Yes, he's still got Secret Service protection, but they are part of Homeland Security which ultimately reports to Trump. And yes, I'm sure most of them are very professional and do their job regardless of their political leanings, but it only takes one bad apple for something terrible to happen.

[phylny]

21. They are almost to a man Republican (the Secret Service)

and they are without question willing and able to protect any person they are assigned to protect.

A close friend of my spouse's was very, very high up in the SS under Bush I, Reagan, Clinton, and Bush II. I feel very comfortable that the Obama family is well protected.

[Lefthacker]

12. I never thought I could reach a

Greater level of despair than on election night.
But I have to say with Malcolm Nance's statement
I sense a much bigger sense of fear, unease and worry.
So many responses on DU tonight sound like how I feel.
Like Keith says we must resist.

[roamer65]

13. If something happens to President Obama, they will regret it.

Very much regret it.

[MFM008]

22. agreed.

That would be a spark they will deeply regret.
In many places this country is holding together by a thread..............
if even that.

[exboyfil]

26. These folks would welcome 60s level riots

in the cities. Not their voters. Reinforce everything they say and believe.

No downside for something happening.

[putitinD]

28. bingo!

[JustAnotherGen]

37. And early 20th century 'riots' too

Rosewood, Tulsa, Waco, Paducah, etc. etc.

[True Dough]

14. I just recalled too

during the campaign Drumpf made that remark about gun owners taking care of Hillary when she attempts to seize their firearms. There were lots of people who interpreted that comment as a dog whistle to his followers to shoot her. He contended otherwise, but it makes you wonder...

[murielm99]

19. I worry about Obama and both Clintons.

Some days, when I wake up in the morning, I marvel that the world is still here. I would not be surprised if he had a psychotic break and blew up everything.

[bettyellen]

24. That was a huge dog whistle- just getting his base excited at the idea of killing again

[MFM008]

25. YES

When not gnawing on headless goat carcasses. ...

[BainsBane]

15. They already do.

[world wide wally]

23. Trump should be put away for a nyriad of reasons... this being another one

Unfit to be President?
He is unfit to be human.

[underthematrix]

27. Yes

[Solly Mack]

29. Yeah. That thought crossed my mind too.

They're full of hate enough to try.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

30. The hard rightists on the FReak site are calling it a "coup"

The FReaks and the other hard right conservative web sites say that

* Obama embedded operatives in the government
* Obama been organizing resistance everywhere
* Valerie Jarret supposedly moved into his DC house and is organizing
* Trump is being opposed because Obama and Clinton fear jail
* The "deep state" must be purged
* Protesters are paid
* Only leftist protesters are violent
* Antisemitic vandalism is a false flag operation / Bannon-Trump is not antisemitic
* The Russia Scandal is a plot to reverse the election
* Trump has a majority of the country supporting him, like about 70%
* The enemedia are sabotaging Trump every chance with "fake news"
* Obama tapped Trump's phones: they already believe it

[montana_hazeleyes]

31. I thought of this first thing when I read about those tweets.

I am so furious at trump. He knows damn good and well what his voters/supporters are capable of and to put those accusations out there directed at President Obama was the most evil, vicious thing.

He is a filthy, sick to the bone, self absorbed psychopath.

[qanda]

32. I said this same thing to my husband yesterday

It doesn't take much to push people over the edge and these fools were already holding on by a thread.

[wishstar]

33. Absolutely-Trump and right wing have escalated ongoing attacks against Pres. Obama

We always knew Trump would blame Pres. Obama for anything negative, such as the disastrous Yemen raid where he accused Pres. Obama of originating the plan.

But accusing Pres. Obama of criminality and being a bad sick guy could encite a violent backlash since Trumpers are being convinced by RW media of a traitorous conspiracy by Pres. Obama attempting a coup using infiltrated "sleeper cells" (Kellyanne Conway's term)

RW media is blaming Pres. Obama for actively causing all of Trump's disappointments and difficulties by saying he is behind the media leaks of Russian contacts and of a dysfunctional White House. They say Pres. Obama has incited the protests starting with the massive Marches just the day after Trump's disappointing Inaugural event.

Scary and sickening

[hatrack]

34. Yeah, but it's hard to keep a steady aim from a moving Rascal . . .

.

[Ezior]

35. I remember during the '09 inauguration I was very afraid

that Obama might get killed within a few weeks because of racists who can't accept that their new president is black.

That fear eased over the years. The Trump inauguration was a really bad day, but there was 1 thing I was happy about: Obama is still alive and, I thought, pretty safe now because he's no longer in politics.

I was wrong. The fear has returned and it might be even worse now compared to 8 years ago. Why is Trump not in prison for what he's doing?!

[a kennedy]

38. "Why is Trump not in prison for what he's doing?!" EXACTLY!!!!

[Vinca]

36. The good news is, I'll bet the people protecting him would be willing to take a bullet.

Not so sure about those protecting the Manbaby.