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He Dares Call It Treason

Even if the president is semi-joking, that doesn’t make his accusations against Democrats and an FBI agent any less dangerous.
Source: Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

Donald Trump has often had harsh words for his critics, even calling them “un-American,” but on Monday, he ratcheted that up significantly while talking about the State of the Union during an appearance in Ohio.

“You’re up there, you’ve got half the room going totally crazy, wild—they loved everything, they want to do something great for our country. And you have the other side, even on positive news—really positive news, like that—they were like death and un-American. Un-American,” . “Somebody said, ‘treasonous.’ I mean, yeah, I guess, why not? Can we call that treason? Why not?  I mean, they certainly didn’t seem

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