Analysis: At a dubiously timed rally, he pairs calls for resistance with tacit assurances that those who did would be defended.
of the D.C. jail where prisoners awaiting trial for alleged Capitol riot crimes are being held. Greene’s framing has long been that the conditions in the jail are dire, and intentionally so; that the Capitol riot defendants are being mistreated because of their alleged crimes.
This was the nexus on Saturday. Trump hinting unsubtly that an indictment would not be met with a peaceful response. Trump insisting that “demonic forces” were afoot in the nation, telling his amassed supporters that the “deep state” — government agencies and officials — needed to be destroyed. Celebrating people who’d attacked the Capitol on his behalf in song from a location associated with anti-government violence by the fringe right.
As was the case before Jan. 6, Trump is putting all of the elements into place and hoping something sparks.
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