This is obviously just the start of the attacks on Trump, and certainly won’t be the craziest
Trump’s plan for a 2nd term reportedly includes firing squads, hangings, and group executions
As Donald Trump’s second re-election bid begins to pick up steam in the new year, details about the former president’s plans for his return to the White House have begun to emerge — including a new report from Rolling Stone, which alleges Trump has begun polling his advisers on whether he should bring back firing squads, hangings, and even the guillotine should he win in 2024.
Ah. It’s from Rolling Stone, which, at one point, was counter-culture, was against big government. Certainty, they have rock solid sources, right?
According to two sources, the former president has even begun exploring the possibility of group executions, with a third person claiming Trump has expressed interest in a government ad campaign to highlight the administration’s lethality and, per Rolling Stone‘s source, “help put the fear of God into violent criminals.” A Trump campaign spokesperson denied the former president had plans for an execution ad campaign in a statement to Rolling Stone.
So, three un-named sources. Consequently, RS refused to name the Trump spokesperson, who seemed to be going on the record, but, naming that person makes the rest look bad.
This latest report has earned harsh rebukes from some, including journalist Oliver Willis, who called it the “kind of fascist s–t Republican primary voters love.” Citing a 2016 campaign event in which Trump enthusiastically lauded the disproven myth that U.S. General John Pershing summarily executed dozens of Muslim prisoners in the Philippines with ammunition “dipped […] in pig’s blood,” Semafor Washington Bureau Chief Benjy Sarlin wryly noted that now Trump was “moderating his stance ahead of 2024, before he just favored summary executions while defiling the bodies.”
If you’re calling Oliver Willis a journalist, you have no credibility. Semafor leans left.
Could the report be correct? You never know with Trump, and never know if he’s just yammering off the top or really serious. Anyhow, the Rolling Stone piece yammers a lot about prisoners on federal death row. These are horrible people who did horrible things. If a piece is going to run 3 anonymous sources, offer zero proof, it’s exactly what Trump constantly called fake news. And most Americans aren’t going to cry over executing the scum of the earth.
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