Blasting the quiet part out loud, the troubled scion of the Trump crime family and unloved son Greasy Donald Trump Jr., fresh off of his bloodshot-eyed, coked-up turn at the Republican National Convention, is pushing for armed thugs to "monitor" the election returns at polling stations. What "monitor" really means is intimidation and suppression of Dem in-person voters:
Stark language in Don Jr.’s new “defend your ballot” ad: “We need every able-bodied man and woman to join Army for Trump’s election security operation...we need you to help us watch them” pic.twitter.com/qJwaQApptr
— Vera Bergengruen (@VeraMBergen) September 25, 2020
We can forsee a few right-wing militia groups and street thugs like the brownshirt "Proud Boys" heeding Junior's desperate and dangerous call -- a few. Local election officials need to be alert to this attempt to sabotage the election, plan ahead, and work with local authorities to stop it. That said, this juvenile effort is likely to turn out to be a dud, just like the Portland "Proud Boys" rally yesterday that attracted a few hundred thugs, rather than the 10,000 the organizers had predicted. Plus, with so many Democrats voting early or by mail, Greasy's rallying cry is a 2016 tactic that's largely been overtaken by events, thanks to his daddy's botched coronavirus response.
