On March 25, 2023, The Lincoln Project, a pro-democracy organization in the United States, issued a statement in response to Donald Trump’s Waco rally. The statement denounces Trump’s usual rhetoric of violence and threats against his political opponents as un-American and anti-democratic.
The organization highlights how Trump’s choice of Waco, on the anniversary of the Branch Davidian standoff, was to embrace the right-wing extremists who gave him the violent protests he craves. The statement further criticizes the former President’s pessimistic vision of the nation and his tired catalog of grievances.
The Lincoln Project also expressed concern over Trump’s supporters receiving his message of violence and retribution, pointing out that his followers got the message loud and clear. The organization warns that what America witnessed at the rally was the decisive frontrunner for the Republican nomination for President laying out a dark and dangerous agenda for the nation.
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