Trump Supporters ‘Highly Likely’ to Try to Kill People in 2024: Analyst
Political analyst Brian Klaas warned on Sunday that a small subset of Donald Trump’s supporters are “highly likely” to try and kill people ahead of the 2024 presidential election, as the former president’s rhetoric continues to become more violent.
Trump is currently among the packed field of candidates seeking the 2024 GOP presidential nomination as part of his bid to retake the White House. He has consistently led the pack in polls by a wide margin, with recent national averages giving him over 50 percent support from likely Republican voters. Trump’s lead is considered to be so strong, that many observers have dismissed the forthcoming Republican primary process as a formality.
Amid his reelection campaign, Trump’s public comments have also become increasingly laced with hints and outright suggestions of violence, setting off a new wave of concern from his critics. In a Truth Social post last month, Trump trashed outgoing Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Mark Milley and suggested that his past interactions with Chinese officials amounted to “treason,” further claiming that “in times gone by, the punishment would have been DEATH!” He also recently claimed that he would support legislation to allow business owners and employees to shoot shoplifters on sight in “places where there’s a true breakdown in the rule of law.”