John Heilemann issued a stark warning on Tuesday about Donald Trump sending federal agents into Portland. He sees it as the first step in undermining the November election.
The MSNBC political analyst spoke to Morning Joe about his concerns as the President threatens to send federal law enforcement to a slew of Democrat-led cities.
“I don’t want to be overly alarmist about this, but this is the time to be alarmist knowing where Donald Trump stands politically, understanding where we are headed in this election,” Heilemann said.
“I think we are looking at potentially a trial run for … a genuine attempt to, through intimidation, and potentially through force, to try to steal this election.”
To get more stories like this, subscribe to our newsletter The Daily.
“I think we are now at the point where we see the things that the President is doing, we see his intention to not accept an outcome of this election where he loses to Joe Biden,” Heilemann said.
Heilemann’s warning comes as the President said he will consider sending more federal agents to quell what he claims is “chaos” caused by protests across the country.
“This is worse than anything anyone has ever seen,” Trump said on Monday.
“We’re sending law enforcement,” he said. “We can’t let this happen to the cities.”
Follow Darragh Roche on Twitter
Darragh Roche is a journalist covering U.S. politics and media
A new Marist Poll confirms what other polling has shown over the last few weeks.…
In a call with reporters, the Biden campaign sent Trump reeling on the abortion issue…
Jon Stewart delivered a reality check to the media who are overcovering every little detail…
Newly unsealed prosecution exhibits reveal that a former Trump White House aide, who had daily…
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow was in the courtroom where she described Trump as looking annoyed, old,…
The Donald Trump defense amounts to the "Regina George" defense, as New York Magazine reporter…
This website uses cookies.
