Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) posted direct messages to him from a person who threatened to shoot him who was radicalized by Tucker Carlson.
Swalwell tweeted:
A person DM’d I needs to be shot. For my household’s security, I requested Twitter for assist ID’ing him. When Twitter fell brief (thanks for making an attempt!) I requested the man his title (stringing him a bit) & why he threatened me. Meet Jeremy Marshall who informed me he was radicalized by Tucker Carlson. ?
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) December 30, 2021
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) December 30, 2021
After Twitter was unable to trace down the title of the one who despatched the DM’s, Rep. Swalwell replied and engaged in dialog with the person who admitted that he had radicalized into threatening Swalwell by watching Fox Information and Tucker Carlson.
The person ended up apologizing to Rep. Swalwell and mentioned that he was embarrassed by the way in which he behaved.
Tucker Carlson Is Radicalizing Folks To Violence With Lies And Misinformation
Tucker Carlson has been out to get Rep. Swalwell ever for the reason that California Congressman stopped returning his texts.
The purpose of publishing this interplay one assumes is to point out how harmful Tucker Carlson and his lies and misinformation are. Rep. Swalwell is married with a younger household, and Carlson is inserting them in grave hazard along with his misinformation.
Tucker Carlson and the Fox Information lie machine are the principle cogs within the radicalization of the correct. The folks which might be being radicalized aren’t being became motivated voters. The radicalized are the individuals who attacked the Capitol and who threaten elected officers with violence and dying.
Folks like Tucker Carlson will not be simply harmful to democracy, however their lies will get extra folks killed.
Mr. Easley is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work centered on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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