If one of Trump’s biggest supporters gets his way, the streets of Cleveland will be filled with angry demonstrators this June. Roger Stone, a man who’s made a career out of dirty politics, shared with BuzzFeed News that the protests are designed to deter the Republican National Convention from “stealing” the nomination from frontrunner Donald Trump. He took to Twitter several times in the past few days to promote the so-called movement using the hashtag #DaysofRage.
Even though Stone is openly promoting the organization of potential civil unrest, he’s also quick to point out that there is no direct connection with Trump’s campaign.
For his part, Stone has not been in an official capacity with the campaign since last August. Nonetheless, he remains one of Trump’s most ardent and vocal supporters. So while not serving the campaign with any official title, Stone clearly remains a key operative.
Right-wing conspiracy wacko Alex Jones may also be involved in the #DaysofRage movement. He and Stone collaborate on the internet-based Infowars program and newsletter. For weeks now, both men have been alleging an RNC conspiracy that will use the contested convention (one where no individual candidate has earned the required number of delegates to win the nomination outright) to steal the nomination away from Trump. As recently as April 4th, Jones and Stone have continued to pursue this conspiratorial line with an article in Infowars stating:
“Drifting slowly beneath the Establishment swamp though is a small army of RNC-devoted delegates who are poised to quickly alter the nomination outcome upon the second and third votes …”
Whether or not there really is a conspiracy of RNC insiders working against their own frontrunner is irrelevant. Stone is making it clear that “Trump Nation” is prepared to resort to the type of thuggery that has mired many of the candidate’s campaign stops. Angry crowds dominated by white males who are worked up into an enraged frenzy has become a staple of the Trump campaign. But bringing that hate-filled roadshow to a diverse, urban city like Cleveland is downright scary.
Featured image from You Tube via InfoWars.
