“Trump And MAGA Want Violence”: Civil War Warning From Ex-GOP Lawmaker

By Mehdi Hasan & Team Zeteo Photos: YouTube Screenshots\Wikimedia Commons Former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh was once a proud ally of the right-wing Tea Party – the movement that many believe paved the way for Donald Trump. But today, Walsh is no fan of Trump. In fact, he’s become one of the most vocal ‘Never Trump’ Republicans and is now officially an independent, having endorsed Joe Biden in 2020 and Kamala Harris in 2024. Upgrade to paid In this first of a two-part interview, Mehdi and the former Congressman discuss the fallout from Trump term two so far, the Democrats’ failure to fully push back against him, and whether the US is heading towards civil war. “The Democrats seem to be caught flat footed,” Walsh tells Mehdi. “He [Trump] told us every single freaking day during that campaign what he was going to do. He told us every day during that campaign he was going to be a dictator, a king, and for him to win and then be sworn in, and the Democrats really don’t know how to react to it – that’s been mind boggling to me.” Walsh also explains to Mehdi why he believes the US is...