In modern America, making everyone happy is a near impossible task.
The director of the FBI had strong words Wednesday for supporters of former President Donald Trump who have been using violent rhetoric in the wake of his agency’s search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home.
Christopher Wray, who was appointed as the agency’s director in 2017 by Trump, called threats circulating online against federal agents and the Justice Department “deplorable and dangerous.”
“I’m always concerned about threats to law enforcement,” Wray said. “Violence against law enforcement is not the answer, no matter who you’re upset with.”
Wray made the remarks following a news conference during a long-planned visit to the agency’s field office in Omaha, Nebraska, where he discussed the FBI’s focus on cybersecurity. He declined to answer questions about the hours-long search Monday by FBI agents of Trump’s Palm Beach, Florida resort.
It has been easy to find the threats and a call to arms in those corners of the internet favored by right-wing extremists since Trump himself announced the search of his Florida home. Reactions included the ubiquitous “Lock and load” and calls for federal agents and even U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to be assassinated.
On Gab one poster going by the name of Stephen said he was awaiting “the call” to mount an armed revolution.
“All it takes is one call. And millions will arm up and take back this country. It will be over in less than 2 weeks,” the post said.
Another Gab poster implored others: “Lets get this started! This unelected, illegitimate regime crossed the line with their GESTAPO raid! It is long past time the lib socialist filth were cleansed from American society!”
The search of Trump’s residence Monday is part of an investigation into whether Trump took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence, according to people familiar with the matter. The Justice Department has been investigating the potential mishandling of classified information since the National Archives and Records Administration said it had received from Mar-a-Lago 15 boxes of White House records, including documents containing classified information, earlier this year.
I guess the difference in making threats is whether you burn half of the West coast and declaring a free state in the name of progress and whether you take it to the halls of Congress/ the guilty. Evidently you can kill citizens and destroy their property but challenging the privileged means panic and persecution.
strange, when Death Threats was made toward a Republican, it is their right to express themselves. Now Death Threats are being made to Anti-trump RINO,s and all of a sudden it is not right. The true American is tired of you Anti-Trump People, it is time to face the truth about Trump being treated bad and all of us smart People, both Republicans and Democrats, that are wise enough to know that we as Americans was better off, when Trump was the President. We did not have to buy Oil, we had plenty of food, plenty of Jobs, we did not have all of this crime, and most important we did not have five million Illegals, taking, taking, taking and not working..You People that are not too wise, wake up, get rid of all of this WOKE Crap. we are not a Racist country you are the Racist Person.
what another commit, not posted.
Couldn’t happen to a more deserving person.
The FBI should not be investigating them selves (Like having a Fox incharge of the Chicken coop finding out who killed the chicken). Thats like letting Democrats controling the TAX Money, all of a sudden its all gone and the whole country is on welfare, and the Democrats are all Billionaires. We need to start doing what is best for our country and the working folks of the country. Stop believing those who claim the sky is falling, and get way from the belief that we can fix all the problems in the world by having everyone getting a college degree. We need people to grow stuff, fix things, make things, enforce the laws to keep people safe, and build things. Not laying around and get paid to do it. Start making able people work before collecting payments, train them and if they drop out senf them to a farm to harvest crops, or pickup trash, mow lawns, patch roads, etc. Get my drift, work makes people have pride and self esteem, if they really but effort into it.
Well, Cristpher Wray, YOU and all your cronies in the Democrat Party taught us how to be and what to say.
It’s ok for Democrats to say and do what they want but not Republicans? Not true! You are being treated exactly like you treat conservatives. The only difference is you liberals are scared crybabies that can’t handle the truth or reality. Sorry, no empathy and hope President Trump takes back the WH so he can continue to drain the corrupt swamp. If idiots like Wray, Garland, Bidens, Harris, Pelosi, Milley, Schumer Cortez, Omar, Waters or other gutter trash get taken out by people that have the abilities to do so more power to them. This administration and their cronies have raped this country and taxpayers and it’s time for them to pay serious restitution whether its capital punishment, prison, mental hospital or someone able to take them out. Enough of the BS of illegal over running our country, gas and food prices, homeless, abortion, government funded drug use, and all the other crap these democrats stand for!