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A Trump rally in Salem, Oregon took a nasty turn when one speaker, screaming through a mega-phone, called for the murder of LGBTQ+ allies.
The most disturbing thing about the incident, however, was that the gathered crowd appeared to be cheering after the unstable speaker said:
"Democrat leaders need to be shot dead."
You can watch video of the incident, shared on Twitter, below.
Twitter was disgusted and disturbed by the rally footage.
A video has emerged showing a speaker at a rally in Salem, Oregon, urging dem leaders to be "shot dead in the streeβ¦ https://t.co/ZJ8of0xVk5β π©ππ πππ―πππππ2021! ππ²π·πͺπ΅π΅π... (@π©ππ πππ―πππππ2021! ππ²π·πͺπ΅π΅π...)1599587160.0
Isnβt calling for the murder of someone else a crime? https://t.co/7CT7tt5PbLβ Floss ObamaππΎ (@Floss ObamaππΎ)1599586398.0
And exactly when will he be arrested for making terrorist threats? Speaker at Salem Rally Urges Democrat Leadersβ¦ https://t.co/LIn5E3kftXβ David Hunter Doesn't Trust One Word from the CDCπ (@David Hunter Doesn't Trust One Word from the CDCπ)1599631851.0
A frightening strain of extremist violence has been growing on the far right for many years.
#QAnon promoting violence, again. https://t.co/IZjIecjMTDβ JaneDoeMD (@JaneDoeMD)1599631436.0
The reactionary and crazy are strong here. https://t.co/cngFwcibMXβ ecosocialist musician (@ecosocialist musician)1599627928.0
President Donald Trump has continued to give violent groups a pass and even support if they're on his side politically.
But it's Antifa we need to be afraid of, right? #SalemOR https://t.co/1blvdmxNpGβ Mike Gagle (@Mike Gagle)1599580305.0
This is the kind of dangerous rhetoric that Trump encourages with his own hateful rhetoric. He only cares that Q-anβ¦ https://t.co/oCLWsI5sCLβ Jill Jones (@Jill Jones)1599577675.0
Threats like this should be denounced at every level by every self-respecting politician.
This is the same type of rhetoric they used against the Jewish people in Nazi Germany. https://t.co/FvIUcQt7fQβ L. Ron Howard (@L. Ron Howard)1599576730.0
This is awful. We need elected officials of all political stripes to condemn this sort of vile rhetoric: Speaker atβ¦ https://t.co/lQU3wjmwqiβ Mason T. Becker (@Mason T. Becker)1599575991.0
Whichever side is calling for the death of a minority or marginalized group or those who support their right to exist is historically the wrong side to be on.
When people try to say both sides are equally bad, where's the clip of a Bernie supporter saying he wants to kill Rβ¦ https://t.co/VKitscSfQ8β Miguel Chafen (@Miguel Chafen)1599684684.0
Right-wingers: βDemocrats are the ones inciting violence!β Republican speaker: βThese democratic leaders need to bβ¦ https://t.co/kR9sXBgtiBβ The Sense & Theory Podcast (@The Sense & Theory Podcast)1599573912.0
This sort of hateful rhetoric has been on the rise ever since President Trump took office and it causes real harm to real people.
We must continue to make it clear these attitudes are unwelcome in a civilized society.