It’s not hard to believe that there are Trump fanatics who would go to extreme lengths to make him president again, possibly even resorting to violence.

In fact, many have said as much.

But on Sunday, when California’s Maxine Waters appeared on MSNBC with Jonathan Capehart, the host posed a chilling question:

“Trump says in that Time interview that he would not seek to overturn or ignore the Constitution’s prohibition on a third term. Should the American people believe that? Do you believe that?”

Immediately, Waters said “No! Absolutely not! As I said, you can’t believe anything that Donald Trump has to say. Donald Trump will do anything and everything that he can possibly get away with. He does not at all support the Constitution of the United States of America. This is a man who we better be careful about.”

But then the Representative went on:

“And I tell you what I’m going to do. I’m going to ask the Justice Department and I’m going to ask the president to tell us what they are going to do to protect this country against violence if he loses. I want to know about all of those right-wing organizations that he’s connected with who are training up in the hills somewhere and targeting, you know, what communities they’re going to attack. We need to know now, given that he’s telling us that there’s going to be violence if he loses. We need to know what his plan is and how we’re going to be protected.”

Of course, we can’t know about any plans like that unless they announce themselves bluntly.

But it stands to reason that Trump, given that he’s adored by the doomsday preppers and Cliven Bundys of America, probably has followers doing exactly what she describes.

There is a local church where I live — a CHURCH — that encourages its parishioners to open carry. They host a “Stronger Man” meeting every month, strictly for males who adhere to their beliefs. They carry guns, drive big trucks, and every single one of them would do anything to make Trump president again.

That’s not Maxine Waters talking, that’s ME. And guess what? I live up the hills she mentioned. They’re absolutely out there, and they’re scary.

I mean, I’m not scared. Conservatives quite often make the mistake that lefties don’t protect themselves, and even sometimes in the same way they might resort to attacking.

But to hear a congresswoman acknowledge the subculture of the Trump cult that would probably be HAPPY about another Civil War… Now THAT is scary to me.

Because that tells me the sentiment is so strong that a privileged 85-year-old woman in California has noticed it.

“Up in the hills somewhere.” Maxine Waters claims Trump is connected to right-wing organizations that have training camps to unleash violence if he loses. (Video: MSNBC) pic.twitter.com/tOAnbobBrn

— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) May 6, 2024