Violent Pro-Trump Video

In Defying the Odds, we discuss partisan polarization and views of Trump.     During the campaign, he openly encouraged violence by supporters. The update  -- recenty published --includes a chapter on the 2018 midterms, when a Trumpist addressed pipe bombs to his foes.

1. NEW: A video depicting a macabre scene of a fake President Trump shooting, stabbing & brutally assaulting members of the news media & his political opponents was shown at a conference for his supporters at his Miami resort @maggieNYT @nytmike scoop https://t.co/PdXLkcSYLO

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) October 14, 2019

Several of Mr. Trump’s top surrogates — including his son Donald Trump Jr., his former spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis — were scheduled to speak at the conference where this video was shown.https://t.co/IBNGcwKyqM

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 14, 2019