We know he incites the white terrorists. But that’s not all…
by digby
There is deep concern among natsec officials/experts that Trump not only incites the far right with his words and policies, but impedes the government's ability to respond. https://t.co/PNcTL8zPXX— Greg Miller (@gregpmiller) August 6, 2019
Of course he does.
We know how he responds if anyone in law enforcement or Intelligence produces evidence or conclusions that he finds personally threatening. He threatens them back and the result is that the agencies are treading very, very carefully around this, far beyond their usual tolerance for right-wing threats compared to Islamic terror or left-wing movements.
Obviously, this is a fine line. People are free to espouse noxious ideology in America. Just look at the Republican officials in congress. And we should always be cautious about asking the government to monitor Americans’ speech and ideology. But this white supremacist movement is gaining steam and it’s killing people. And it looks more and more that they are styling themselves as Trump’s foot soldiers — and he sees it that way too. Certainly, it’s obvious after all this time that any dull recitation of words condemning racism, xenophobia and white supremacism is completely meaningless.
We know who he is. He’s shown that he is willing to do whatever it takes to protect himself from legal exposure or political danger by his open and deliberate obstruction of justice in the Russia investigation. He’s appointed lackeys and henchmen to important positions as his Praetorian Guard. His government has starved the agencies of the money they need to fully investigate and take action about white supremacy.
Members of the government charged with national defense can see what’s happening. And they are, of course, thinking twice about how far to take any investigation that Trump will furiously charge is “partisan” if he feels threatened.
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