Donald Trump is a stochastic terrorist, full stop. The dictionary defines stochastic terrorism—a term popularized in 2011 by Daily Kos’ own G2geek—as “the public demonization of a person or group resulting in the incitement of a violent act, which is statistically probable but whose specifics cannot be predicted.”
Trump does this all the time. It’s pretty much all he does these days, come to think of it. And with his legal peril continuing to mount—and with his oldest daughter no longer around to blast him with a spray bottle when he gets extra racist or tries to lick his stitches—it’s likely to only get worse.
Already, Trump has been harshly criticizing Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg on Goof Social since it became clear Bragg would prosecute him. Late last month, Trump predicted “death and destruction” if he were to be charged (he was) and posted a photo of Bragg next to a pic of himself wielding a baseball bat. He’s also called Bragg a “racist” and an “animal.”
His strategy is working—as he no doubt knew it would, considering his track record. According to reports, the Manhattan DA’s office has recently been deluged with threats as a direct result of Trump’s arraignment on charges stemming from his hush-money payments to a porn star.
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