As last week got underway, Donald Trump of those who criticize judges and Supreme Court justices,” despite the existence of the First Amendment and his own record of condemning judges and Supreme Court justices. A few days later, the former president held at which he, among other things, of House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi. He was, however, just getting started.
On Friday, the Republican also , in response to some . On Saturday, Trump an to prosecute those he believes “cheated” in the 2024 elections. In a new twist, the GOP candidate that he also wants to “go back” to the 2020 race and prosecute those he believed cheated then, too.
All of that, naturally, set the stage for Trump declaring a day later that , too. He never got around to identifying any crimes that the Democrat might’ve committed, but his Pennsylvania audience nevertheless responded in predictable fashion: The Republican’s followers chanted, “ ” Trump fans are now chanting "lock her up!" about Kamala Harris — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) While all of this is wildly at odds with how American politics is supposed to work, especially at the national level, the speed and volume of Trump’s prosecutorial offensive might make it seem irrelevant, if not a little silly. Indeed, at first blush, we appear to be dealing with a White House hopeful who makes new calls for criminal charges against assorted foes on a nearly daily basis.
But it would be a mistake to simply shrug off the former president’s wei.