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Donald Trump was convicted on all charges.
On right-wing forums, supporters are now calling for violence.
“1,000,000 men (armed) must go to Washington and hang them all,” wrote one forum, according to Reuters.
Former US President Donald Trump was convicted on all 34 charges on Thursday.
Now Reuters reports that several Trump supporters call for violence on various right-wing forums online.
Several pro-Trump sites were flooded with comments and calls for riots.
Some of the comments included attacks on jurors. On a right-wing forum, a poster was displayed with a message to shoot liberals after the verdict.
“Hang everyone”
Several users wrote that only acts of violence could save the United States.
“1,000,0000 men (armed) must go to Washington and hang them all. It’s the only solution,” said one poster.
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Trump gave a speech in Trump Tower after the verdict.
1 / 2Photo: Julia Nikhinson / AP
After Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, the tone has been raised and Reuters reports that the rhetoric has been increasingly threatening.
Trump: “Our country has gone to hell”
Donald Trump himself commented on the verdict after it was announced.
– Our country has gone to hell, said the former president.
The background to the verdict is that Donald Trump allegedly ordered payments to people who threatened to release sensitive information about him in connection with the 2016 presidential election campaign.
The trial against Trump has primarily been about the “hush money” paid to porn star Stormy Daniels so that she would not go public with their alleged sexual encounter almost 20 years ago.
Trump has denied wrongdoing and is expected to appeal the verdict. The penalty will be announced on July 11.