In yet another incident in which Trump comes across as very cool and his enemies come across as absolutely ridiculous, far-left Rep. Eric Swalwell had a total meltdown on live TV over President Donald Trump, claiming that Trump is an authoritarian who wants to lock up every American who disagrees with him.
Such is what occurred on the Friday, June 13 broadcast of MSNBC’s “Deadline” with host Nicolle Wallace, during which she and Rep. Swalwell (D-CA) mutually melted down over the diea that the president and his administration are targeting those who voice disagreement with his policies.
It began when Wallace, referring to the chaotic protests cropping up all over America, indicated that this is a precarious “moment” for democracy in America, as the National Guard and US Marines are arresting rioters. She asked, “What is your sense of where we are in this moment?”
Responding, Swalwell had a total temper tantrum and hissy fit in which he indicated that the illegal aliens ICE is arresting, many of whom have committed horrible crimes, are just hard workers. He began by referring to the gangsters as “friends and neighbors,” saying, “Nicolle, these protests this weekend are not only about immigrants, otherwise known as our friends and neighbors who came here in awe of America and with a will to work.”
Continuing, the woke representative insisted that the arrest of various rioters and illegals shows anyone could be arrested, snapping, “They’re also about a mad king who is hell bent on going after anyone who shows dissent. And if you think about who he has arrested, it could be any of us.”
He then turned to the case of Sen. Padilla, who was handcuffed after he assaulted a cop while rushing toward DHS Secretary Kristi Noem during a press conference, indicating that arresting that senator was tyranny as well. Swalwell snapped, “We’ve seen a U.S. member of Congress indicted this week, a senior senator arrested, but also in the last month, a four-year-old American citizen child battling cancer deported.”
Further ignoring that the arrested senator was acting abominably when arrested and that the deported 4-year-old is here illegally, Swalwell then claimed, “So somewhere between the four-year-old boy fighting cancer and the senior senator from California who was arrested is all of us.”
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Once again reiterating his incorrect “all of us” claim and using it to cheer the riot-wracked protests taking major metropolitan areas by storm, the far-left representative said, “This could be all of us. And the important part of this protest is that Donald Trump may pick off individuals and be able to take away an individual’s freedom, but he can’t take away all of our voices.”
Concluding, he then called on Americans to “show up” and force Trump to “back down” on matters of policy, comments that seemed like a clear call to something approaching intimidation-intended rioting. He said, “And that’s why it’s so important this weekend that we show up and make sure that he ultimately backs down.”
Watch Swalwell here:
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