#ArrestTrumpNow Trending On Twitter – Is This Rhetoric Bad For Democracy?

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 06: Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with … [+] President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump supporters gathered in the nation’s capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) Getty Images The hashtag “#ArrestTrumpNow” was trending on Twitter, exceeding 200,000 tweets by Monday afternoon. It began late Sunday after the American political action committee MediasTouch (@MeidasTouch) released a video that sought to contradict a claim by former President Donald Trump that the January 6 assault on the Capitol Building included “peaceful people.” Trump made that statement in an interview with Fox News’ anchor Maria Bartiromo, while he also downplayed what he told supporters earlier on January 6, suggesting, “It was a very mild-mannered speech.” Soon after the interview, MediasTouch, which was formed in March 2020 to stop the reelection of Trump, compiled his interview on Fox News with footage from the assault. The group also called the former President Donald Trump a “domestic terrorist,” and urged social media users to spread the hashtag. Social Media As A Propaganda Tool The question…
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