Election threats persist four years after far-right extremists stormed the US Capitol - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

41% : Trump has used social media to promote violent conspiracy theories that have become mainstream features of Republican politics.
37% : During this election cycle, Trump and his allies have stirred up anti-LGBTQ and anti-immigrant discourse in a way that galvanizes extremists, experts say.
35% : Trump and his allies often use his rallies as a platform for spewing racism and xenophobia, including one Sunday at New York's Madison Square Garden that drew comparisons to a pro-Nazi rally in 1939.
34% : Four years ago, Trump told the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by" during his first debate against Democrat Joe Biden.
30% : Today, some of the top leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers are serving prison terms of up to 22 years for violent plots to stop the peaceful transfer of presidential power from Trump to Biden.
27% : "Many other Jan. 6 rioters were inspired by QAnon, which centered on the baseless belief that Trump was secretly fighting a Satan-worshipping, child sex trafficking cabal of prominent Democrats and Hollywood elites.
23% : Many, including Trump himself, have tried to recast Capitol rioters as 1776-style patriots and political prisoners.
23% : Trump was struck in the ear by gunfire during one of two assassination attempts against him this year.
21% : Trump also has vowed to use the military to go after "enemies from within.
18% : Group leaders celebrated Trump's shout-out and eagerly joined the fray when Trump invited supporters to Washington for his "Stop the Steal" rally.
6% : Vice President Kamala Harris said she believes Trump is a fascist after his former chief of staff, John Kelly, said the former president praised Adolf Hitler while in office.

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