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'Idiots,' 'criminals' and 'scum' -- nasty politics highest in US since the Civil War

  • Written by Thomas Zeitzoff, Associate Professor, School of Public Affairs, American University
'Idiots,' 'criminals' and 'scum' -- nasty politics highest in US since the Civil WarFormer U.S. President Donald Trump at the Moms for Liberty Joyful Warriors summit in June 2023 in Philadelphia. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Joe Biden, “together with a band of his closest thugs, misfits and Marxists, tried to destroy American democracy.”

This is what Donald Trump said to his supporters hours after pleading not...

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