From Salon · Alex Galbraith · · 1m 20s
MAGA just wants to watch people die
Trump's supporters celebrate deaths from policies, urging violence.
In brief
Trump's supporters celebrate deaths from policies, urging violence. Trump's MAGA base increasingly supports policies that cause death, celebrating real-world violence as a substitute for economic benefits. Originally reported by Salon.
Trump policy death toll
Every Trump policy comes with a body count, including Iraq's one million deaths during the 2008 financial crisis.
MAGA base bloodlust
Trump's supporters celebrate real-world violence as a substitute for economic benefits like lower gas prices.
2020 election backlash
When Trump's 2020 re-election bid failed, he stoked his base with calls to violence.
Trump's second term
Trump won a second term, signaling no real consequences for reveling in violence.
MAGA coalition indifference
MAGA supporters showed indifference when government cuts and immigration policies increased deaths globally.
Pete Hegseth's execution plan
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth proposed livestreaming Nidal Hasan's execution, a former Fort Hood shooter convicted in 2013.
Trump's execution call
Trump initially supported Hegseth's execution plan but later called it off after global outcry.
Tiger attack video
Trump shared footage of a man killed by a tiger in a UK zoo and an AI-generated video showing him chasing the tiger.
MAGA base reaction
Trump's MAGA base laughed at his tiger attack video while celebrating deaths from policies.
The bottom line
Trump's MAGA base increasingly supports policies that cause death, celebrating real-world violence as a substitute for economic benefits.
