NPC D4617 reminds me of his hero Donald Trump. He is completely silent on any incidents such as the Coast Guard officer who hoped to decapitate Democratic leaders. We can find incidents involving violence, or threats of, from both the left and the right. But we won't hear a thing about plans eminating from the right. We won't hear it from Trump, and we won't hear it from his cult follower NPC D4617. Instead: "comment on the issues he wants to amplify and get covered, while ignoring those that don’t fit his preferred narrative."
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/21/trump-coast-guard-officer-1179749
When Chicago police accused actor Jussie Smollett of fabricating a story about being attacked by MAGA-loving bigots, President Donald Trump was quick to weigh in. “What about MAGA and the tens of millions of people you insulted with your racist and dangerous comments!?” he
wrote on Twitter.
And when Catholic high school student Nick Sandmann filed a lawsuit against The Washington Post this week over its coverage of last month’s confrontation between the teenager and a Native American elder, Trump couldn’t help himself. “Go get them Nick,” he
declared. “Fake News!
But more than 24 hours after news broke that a Coast Guard officer — an avowed white nationalist — was allegedly plotting to kill Democratic politicians and journalists, Trump has, at least so far, not said a word.
Asked for comment, White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said, “The president and the entire administration have condemned violence in all forms as we have stated many times.” Sanders did not respond to questions about whether Trump planned to tone down his rhetoric.
Trump’s silence is notable for a president who never hesitates to spout off about issues large and small, from Venezuelan politics to "Saturday Night Live." It reflects a deep sensitivity by the president and his aides to accusations that his verbal assault on the free press, personalized attacks on political targets and racially charged language could incite violence. But it also illustrates a tactic that those who know Trump say he has used for decades to shape coverage while tearing down his opponents — comment on the issues he wants to amplify and get covered, while ignoring those that don’t fit his preferred narrative.