Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin apparently thinks only bad things can come from prosecuting Donald Trump for his many alleged crimes including a possible civil war.
Palin, who rose to national prominence as Republican John McCains running mate in the 2008 presidential election, suggested that possibility on Newsmax soon after the former president surrendered to authorities Thursday evening in Fulton County, Georgia, where he faces 13 felony charges related to his efforts to steal the 2020 election he lost to Joe Biden .
Trump faces 91 counts total across four criminal cases, including for his coup attempt, his alleged mishandling of classified documents, and a hush money scheme involving Stormy Daniels.
Although its typical for a person accused of a felony to be arrested, Newsmax host Eric Bolling felt compelled to ask Palin if Trumps arrest was proof of a two-tiered justice system.
Palin responded to the Republican red meat with gusto: I mean, I think those who are conducting this travesty and creating this two-tier system of justice, I want to ask them: What the heck? Do you want us to be in civil war? Because thats whats going to happen.
Palin vowed that were not going to keep putting up with this, and praised Bolling for suggesting that we need to get angry.
She added: We do need to rise up and take our country back.
Palin then griped that the Republican National Committee has the funds and the platform to stoke collective anger over the indictments, but that theyre too timid, and a bunch of frickin RINOs [Republicans in name only] running the thing.
She warned that the RNC better get their stuff together, or I have to ask them, too: What do they want as an outcome of this, civil war?
You can see the segment below, courtesy of Media Matters For America:
Not surprisingly, Palins suggestion that a civil war could be nigh garnered a strong reaction from social media users.
And she had a bone to pick with Ed Krassenstein, a prominent social media commentator with nearly 1 million followers on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
Stop calling for civil war, Krassenstein wrote when sharing the clip of Palins Newsmax appearance. Stop implying that we are on the brink of Civil War. We are not. Just Stop!
Sarah Palin just pushed the idea of a civil war and encouraged Trump supporters to get angry and rise up to take our country back.
This rhetoric needs to end. This stuff is just going too far.
We are America. We are one!
Stop calling for civil war. Stop implying that we pic.twitter.com/Uu2OxyEK8M
Sarah Palin just pushed the idea of a civil war and encouraged Trump supporters to get angry and rise up to take our country back.
Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) August 25, 2023
This rhetoric needs to end. This stuff is just going too far.
We are America. We are one!
Stop calling for civil war. Stop implying that we pic.twitter.com/Uu2OxyEK8M
Palin fired back with a long post that said she was unfamiliar with Krassenstein, but that shed address your dumbass comment about me because you have some followers.
WHEN DID I CALL FOR CIVIL WAR?? I ASKED if thats what you Leftist whackos wanted to happen, with your lies & disruptions & division, she wrote, using all-caps for portions of her diatribe.
@EdKrassen (dont know who you are but see you have some followers so Ill address your dumbass comment about me) WTH are you talking about? And why is @elonmusk allowing you to lie? WHEN DID I CALL FOR CIVIL WAR?? I ASKED if thats what you Leftist whackos wanted to happen, with pic.twitter.com/zI7afcSCBd
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And why is @elonmusk allowing you to lie? WHEN DID I CALL FOR CIVIL WAR?? I ASKED if thats what you Leftist whackos wanted to happen, with pic.twitter.com/zI7afcSCBd
Sarah (@SarahPalinUSA) August 25, 2023
Krassenstein responded that he never said she called for a civil war, but noted she pushed the idea of a civil war, which you undeniably did.
He then accused her of gaslighting.
If you actually read my post, I never said you \"called for a civil war.\" You are literally lying about me lying, by lying about what I said you said.
I literally said you \"pushed the idea of a civil war,\" which you undeniably did. I quoted every word that you said, and I
If you actually read my post, I never said you "called for a civil war." You are literally lying about me lying, by lying about what I said you said.
Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) August 25, 2023
I literally said you "pushed the idea of a civil war," which you undeniably did. I quoted every word that you said, and I
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Palin hadnt responded to Krassensteins retort as of Friday afternoon, but she continued to make heated posts on X and Instagram.
Although the First Amendment does allow for fiery rhetoric, MSNBC s Mehdi Hasan recently noted that its increasingly been spilling into actual right-wing violence since Jan. 6, 2021 .
Now you might say, again, Thats just talk, talk is cheap. But its not just talk, Hasan said. Political violence is not just something abstract or something that might happen at some point in the future. Its happening right now.
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