"Antifa" is not a centralized organization with legal expenses. There is no need to capitalize it as a scare tactic.
As for advocating violence, he said...
"[g]iven the historical and current threat that white supremacist and fascist groups pose, it's clear to me that organized, collective self-defense is not only a legitimate response, but lamentably an all-too-necessary response to this threat on too many occasions"
...which is controversial how, exactly? I thought Republicans were all about 2nd amendment rights and applying violence in service of self-defense. In fact, the controversial quote does not mention violence at all. This smells entirely like a right wing smear campaign.
Jtsummers|4 months ago
tastyface|4 months ago
As for advocating violence, he said...
"[g]iven the historical and current threat that white supremacist and fascist groups pose, it's clear to me that organized, collective self-defense is not only a legitimate response, but lamentably an all-too-necessary response to this threat on too many occasions"
...which is controversial how, exactly? I thought Republicans were all about 2nd amendment rights and applying violence in service of self-defense. In fact, the controversial quote does not mention violence at all. This smells entirely like a right wing smear campaign.