There is hateful rhetoric and threats of retribution from one side, and messages of inclusion and good will from the otherIn recent days, the Republican nominee for president of the United States has driven around in circles in a garbage truck, pretended to work at McDonald’s and presided over a rally in which Puerto Rico was called a floating island of garbage.Outrageous, of course – but then it got worse. On Thursday, talking on stage with Tucker Carlson in Arizona, Donald Trump went after former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney, who opposes his reelection and has campaigned with Kamala Harris: “Let’s put her with a rifle with nine barrels shooting at her. Let’s see how she feels about it when the guns are trained on her face.”Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture Continue reading…
There is hateful rhetoric and threats of retribution from one side, and messages of inclusion and good will from the other
In recent days, the Republican nominee for president of the United States has driven around in circles in a garbage truck, pretended to work at McDonald’s and presided over a rally in which Puerto Rico was called a floating island of garbage.
Outrageous, of course – but then it got worse. On Thursday, talking on stage with Tucker Carlson in Arizona, Donald Trump went after former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney, who opposes his reelection and has campaigned with Kamala Harris: “Let’s put her with a rifle with nine barrels shooting at her. Let’s see how she feels about it when the guns are trained on her face.”
Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture
