Democratic senator: Trump is having a 'thermonuclear meltdown' [View all]

Source: The Hill

11/04/24 11:21 AM ET


Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz (D) declared Sunday that former President Trump is having a “thermonuclear meltdown” in the final days of the campaign, citing what he called “violent talk, paranoid fantasies and promises of retribution.”

Schatz, who often posts his political observations on social media, suggested that the media is largely glossing over Trump’s behavior, such as his remarks about the size of the late golfer Arnold Palmer’s genitalia, floating a scenario in which former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) would face loaded rifles, and vowing to prosecute political opponents who “cheat” in the election.

“I sure hope no one on social media or in the traditional media sugarcoats the thermonuclear meltdown Trump is having. He’s indulging in a fair amount of violent talk, paranoid fantasies, and promises of retribution,” he posted on the social platform X. “Please not ‘candidates trade barbs in final hours,’” he advised media outlets.

Trump made headlines over the weekend when he mused he “shouldn’t have left” the White House after losing the 2020 election and remarked he wouldn’t mind if members of the press were shot if there was another assassination attempt at one of his rallies. His campaign denied he was insinuating the media should be harmed.

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