Donald Trump is personally benefitting from violence stirred up by the MAGA faithful, according to a former Democratic Party representative.
Annie Kuster, who was present in the House chamber during the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, believes the MAGA section of the Republican Party is intentionally making political discourse “worse”. Speaking with NOTUS, the former Dem rep suggested the “degrading” political violence was all part of a wider plan to scare people out of politics.
Kuster said, “It’s gotten quite a bit worse. I’m frightened. I’m frightened for my colleagues, for the death threats that they continue to get. I believe that there is a purposeful degrading of our human connections in order to strengthen the MAGA movement, Donald Trump personally, his family, his followers.”
“Having said all that, the thing that I quoted most frequently to people when they asked why I left was that he tried to kill me once. I wasn’t available for it again.”
House Oversight Chair James Comer has since suggested one of the things keeping Democratic Party representatives united is their “hatred” of the president.
Comer said, “The one thing that keeps the Democrats United is their hatred of Trump. Trump probably pours fuel on that fire. I think everybody could look in the mirror and try to do a little bit better.”
The oversight chair has since noted that if voters demand calmer politics from their representatives, then they would likely receive calmer debate. Comer claimed, “Politicians respond to the voters, and when the voters start demanding that politicians have more civility by voting for more civil politicians, then I think that everyone will get the hint and react.”
House Judiciary Committee member Jamie Raskin has since said he is not surprised by the current political discourse, and that the Jan 6 attack on the Capitol is partly to blame.
He said, “The violence is a product of the profound political division and the determination some people have to win regardless of the means used. I can’t quite say I’m surprised. I believe that we are still in the throes of the political fight that took place on Jan. 6. I think there’s a continuing attack on constitutional values and norms taking place.”
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