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Members of the Democratic Party and liberal media outlets have a history of using violent rhetoric or imagery against political opponents dating back more than a decade.
Texas Democratic House candidate Jolanda Jones became the latest example on Wednesday after making a throat gesture while rejecting her former Mantra, “where they’re going up,” on CNN’s “
“If you punch me in the face, I’m not going to punch you in the face. I’m going to the other side of your neck,” Jones said as he made a hot motion on his neck.
“We can go back and forth, fighting in each other’s faces. You have to hit hard enough where it won’t go,” he continued.
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STATE rep. Jolanda Jones was the latest democrat to use violent rhetoric and imagery to attack political opponents. (Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
Jones’ campaign said he wasn’t talking literally when he received the comments via Fox News Digital.
Jones’ comments came on the heels of reports that Maine Senate Plantive Graham Platner and Virginia Actioney Jay Jones, both Democrats, have written violent messages in the past, including calls for the death of Republican politicians.
Elected democratic authorities have also been guilty of using adversarial language when attacking their opponents. In 2018, California Rep. Maxini’s water encouraged supporters at the rally to rally members of the Trump Administration and “give back” to them.
“If you see anyone in that cabinet at a restaurant, at a door stop, at a gas station, you go out and create a crowd and tell them they’re not welcome now, anywhere,” Waters said.
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In 2020, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, DN.Ye.
California Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., once told supporters to confront members of the Trump Administration and “get back” at them. (Al Dragon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
In 2023, New York Rep. Dan Goldman, Dn.Y., warned that Donald Trump is “damaging our democracy’s ledger” and was removed. ” However, he quickly apologized for his comment, saying it was “a bad choice of words.”
Even former president Joe Beriden used warm language about fighting Trump during his time in office, telling donors during the 2024 campaign that “it was time to put Trump in the bullpen.” This is after reading over and over again that Trump was a “threat to democracy.”
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Outside the political sphere, mainstream news commentators have made controversial comments that seem to encourage violence.
In 2013, MSNBC ANCOR Martin Bashir called Alaskan Gov Palin an “idiot” and “dunnce” and told viewers in Palin’s mouth, asking for the punishment of an old servant to answer the national debt from slavery. Bashir stepped down a few weeks later.
MsnBC UMNYANGO NICOLELE WALLALACE once asked how the broadcasters prevented Sara Huckabee’s boyfriend from breaking his neck in 2018. (Nathan Congleton / NBCU Photo Bank / NBCuniversal via Getty Image)
Msnbc’s Nicolle Wallace suggested that media reporters are tempted to ‘threaten’ the neck of Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders in 2018.
Charlie Kirk painted it as ‘controversial,’ ‘provocative’ of the press coverage of the media
“How does he resist the temptation to run around and wring his neck? Why can’t he say, ‘If Staffer says that, we’re going to be fired?'” Wallace was asked.
The violent rhetoric extended to Hollywood by several anti-trump celebrities appears in the Advocate for violence against the President.
During the year of women in 2017, the singer and actress Madonna commented that she thought she was “a very bad lot about hitting the White House.” He also defended his views, saying they were “taken out of context” and that he actually wanted to work for change “out of love.”
Comedian Kathy Griffin released a controversial photo of them holding Trump’s bloody head. (Michael Tllberg / Getty Images; Rebecca Noble / Gentty Images)
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That same year, the actor Johnny was even staged at a music festival, “when was the last time an actor killed the President?” Before adding, “Maybe it’s time.” He later apologized for his comment, insisting it was meant to be “joking” and not hurtful.
Most notably, Comedian Kathy Griffin drew attention in 2017 by posting a photo of herself showing a high-profile head shape. He was also investigated by the secret service but stood by the photo as his first amendment.
