Stacey Plaskett: ‘Donald Trump Has a Long History of Praising and Encouraging Violence’

PLASKETT Mr President senators ░░░░░░░░ Trump has a long ░░░░░░░░ of praising and encouraging ░░░░░░░░ as you saw He ░░░░░░░░ espoused hateful rhetoric himself ░░░░░░░░ has not just tolerated ░░░░░░░░ but he s encouraged ░░░░░░░░ speech by others He ░░░░░░░░ refused as you saw ░░░░░░░░ the September debate that ░░░░░░░░ to condemn extremists and ░░░░░░░░ supremacist groups like the ░░░░░░░░ Boys And he has ░░░░░░░░ every opportunity encouraged and ░░░░░░░░ actual violence by these ░░░░░░░░ Yes he has encouraged ░░░░░░░░ violence not just the ░░░░░░░░ fight He told groups ░░░░░░░░ the Proud Boys who ░░░░░░░░ beaten people with baseball ░░░░░░░░ to stand by When ░░░░░░░░ supporters in the 50 ░░░░░░░░ caravan tried to drive ░░░░░░░░ bus of Biden campaign ░░░░░░░░ off the road he ░░░░░░░░ a video of that ░░░░░░░░ with fight music attached ░░░░░░░░ it and wrote I ░░░░░░░░ Texas When his supporters ░░░░░░░░ death threats to the ░░░░░░░░ Secretary of State Raffensperger ░░░░░░░░ Georgia he responded by ░░░░░░░░ Mr Raffensperger an enemy ░░░░░░░░ the state after he ░░░░░░░░ of those death threats ░░░░░░░░ in the morning of ░░░░░░░░ second Million MAGA March ░░░░░░░░ it erupted in violence ░░░░░░░░ burned churches he began ░░░░░░░░ day with the tweet ░░░░░░░░ have just begun to ░░░░░░░░ I want to be ░░░░░░░░ that Donald Trump is ░░░░░░░░ on trial for those ░░░░░░░░ statements however that hateful ░░░░░░░░ violent and inappropriate they ░░░░░░░░ be but his statements ░░░░░░░░ President s statements make ░░░░░░░░ clear three important points ░░░░░░░░ our case First President ░░░░░░░░ had a pattern and ░░░░░░░░ of praising and encouraging ░░░░░░░░ never condemning it It ░░░░░░░░ not a coincidence that ░░░░░░░░ very same people Proud ░░░░░░░░ organizers of the Trump ░░░░░░░░ supporters and speakers of ░░░░░░░░ second Million MAGA March ░░░░░░░░ showed up on January ░░░░░░░░ to an event that ░░░░░░░░ had organized with those ░░░░░░░░ individuals who had organized ░░░░░░░░ violent attack Second his ░░░░░░░░ is different It s ░░░░░░░░ just that it was ░░░░░░░░ comment by an official ░░░░░░░░ fight for a cause ░░░░░░░░ is months of cultivating ░░░░░░░░ base of people who ░░░░░░░░ violent not potentially violent ░░░░░░░░ were violent And that ░░░░░░░░ conduct both helped him ░░░░░░░░ the very group of ░░░░░░░░ that attacked us it ░░░░░░░░ shows clearly that he ░░░░░░░░ that group assembled inflamed ░░░░░░░░ all the public reports ░░░░░░░░ to attack He deliberately ░░░░░░░░ them to engage in ░░░░░░░░ on January 6.”