Former CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulo who helped compile an intelligence letter seeking to discredit the Hunter Biden laptop story before the 2020 election is now claiming former President Donald Trump called for “bloodbath” political violence.
While Trump actually used the term in reference to economic troubles for the auto industry, Democrats and media allege he meant violence if not reelected.
On MSNBC, the officer said Trump has broken norms and it’s troubling such rhetoric is now accepted.
Former CIA officer on Trump's threats there would be a 'bloodbath' if he doesn't win: The fact that this is now the norm is deeply troubling. Members of the GOP should call Trump out when he uses this rhetoric, but that's not the case. They're just too scared pic.twitter.com/DjFY6SBTRB
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He was part of the “Dirty 51” who signed the letter aimed at undermining the laptop story during the final debate.
Having warned about Trump receiving intelligence briefings as nominee, he continued fear-mongering, calling the remarks “uncharted territory” and speculating about contested elections and deepfakes fueling street protests.
“The greatest threat to the United States right now is from within. You know, you know, Donald Trump has broken all norms, you can’t say those things were in the past, you could not without being condemned, you know, across the political spectrum, including from your own party. So the fact that this is now the norm is deeply troubling,” Polymeropoulo said.
“What happens if there is a, again, a contested election? What happens and we’ve talked about it on this show, and others what happens if, you know, via artificial intelligence, there’s deep fakes that suggest somehow that the election was not fair, you know, will supporters take to the streets? So this is something that that is troubling. It’s concerning,” he said.
He called for Republican condemnation but acknowledged none is forthcoming, expressing concern Republicans are too afraid to speak out against Trump’s rhetoric.
“You know, what I would love to see and which is, of course, not happening is, you know, members of the GOP speaking out when Trump uses this kind of rhetoric, but again, that’s that’s not the case. They’re just too scared. And that really is a cause for concern,” he said.
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