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How Trump’s Threats of Violence Invoke an Ancient Tradition of the Rentier Class

It’s not a very subtle form of blackmail.

They tell us that if Trump is indicted, there will be violence. Then they tell us that if Trump loses in 2024, there will be violence. This is what we can expect from the king of the rentier class, Donald J. Trump.