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Pleading guilty to federal charges

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  TRUMP, JD VANCE AND MAGA GOP CONTINUOUSLY PROVOKE VIOLENCE  AND EXTREMISM WITH THEIR HATE FILLED RHETORIC!  THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE CONSEQUENCES TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS  HAVE CAUSED THAT JEOPARDIZES THE SAFETY OF ALL OF US! A couple months ago, a very unwell man tried to attack Ilhan at a town hall meeting in Minneapolis. He rushed Ilhan’s podium while spraying her with liquid from a syringe. Thankfully, Ilhan’s security apprehended the man almost immediately. He was charged at the federal level with assaulting and interfering with a U.S. officer, and at the local level with felony terroristic threats and fifth-degree assault. He is set to plead guilty. This attack came as no surprise to those of us who have seen what Trump has said about Ilhan, and how the entire GOP has put a target on Ilhan’s back. Trump has called Ilhan “garbage,” mocked her hijab, said she should “get the hell out” and “go back” to Somalia, and even joked about working with Somali officials to d...