‘The Danger is Donald Trump!’ Dem Pushes Back At CNN Anchor Raising ‘Risk of Political Violence’ From Trump Ballot Ban
Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) pushed back when CNN anchor Phil Mattingly asked if dumping ex-President Donald Trump from the ballot runs the risk of “political violence.”
Tuesday evening, the Colorado Supreme Court announced the bombshell news of its decision to ban Trump from the ballot on the grounds that he violated the 14th Amendment by engaging in insurrection on January 6. The court split on the question by a 4 to 3 vote.
On Wednesday morning’s edition of CNN This Morning, Mattingly told former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson he was texting “back and forth” with a “number of Democrats” who said even if the merits are correct, it’s a mistake to remove Trump “based on January 6.”
Later in the show, Mattingly shopped the same question to Rep. Crow a bit more emphatically, asking about “the risk of political violence.”
Crow pointed the finger at Trump rather than the court’s decision:
PHIL MATTINGLY: Given the context of January 6. You know, I heard from several Democrats last night saying, look, I agree on the merits, unequivocally. The danger here, though, is real in terms of what might happen if this continues to move forward. Do you agree with that?
REP. JASON CROW: Well, I don’t I’m not sure what they’re talking about when they say that, the danger I mean
PHIL MATTINGLY: The risk of political violence, essentially.
REP. JASON CROW: Yeah, well, the danger is Donald Trump, fundamentally! I mean, this is a man who repeatedly over his entire political career, in his time in the presidency, has scorned the rule of law.
He has scorned our democracy. He has used political violence to achieve his ends. And, you know, he is now outright saying that he wants to be a dictator on day one and doubling down on that claim.
So I think we should take Donald Trump for his word. And, you know, he poses an existential threat to our democracy! That’s why I will continue to do everything possible to make sure that he doesn’t get anywhere near the Oval Office, because he is hell bent on undermining and destroying our democracy and thwarting the right to vote of the American people.
Watch above via CNN This Morning.
