Bob Woodward says Trump is a 'threat to democracy'

Brady Knox

October 24, 10:53 AM October 24, 10:53 AM

Journalist Bob Woodward called former President Donald Trump a "threat to democracy."

Woodward accused Trump of being unfit for office and portrayed him as an existential threat to the country. He went a step further than in previous interviews, saying that Trump is "dangerous" and a "threat to democracy."

"Trump was the wrong man for the job," Woodward said during an interview with John Dickerson on CBS Sunday Morning. "I realize now, two years later, all of the Jan. 6 insurrection, leads me to the conclusion that he's not just the wrong man for the job, but he's dangerous, and he is a threat to democracy, and he's a threat to the presidency because he doesn't understand the core obligations that come with that office."

BOB WOODWARD CALLS TRUMP AN 'UNPARALLELED DANGER'

He also claimed that Trump views the presidency as a personal possession, saying, "I think [he considers it] as a trophy. And he has got it. And he is gonna hold it."

The journalist argued Trump seems to have valued his friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as evidenced by his decision to keep their correspondence from his presidency. Woodward said Trump tried to smooth over his previous insult of calling Kim "Little Rocket Man."

"I said [to Kim], 'Did you ever hear of the song "Rocket Man"?' He said, 'No, no.' 'Did you ever hear of Elton John?' 'No, no.' I said, 'I did you a great favor. I called you Rocket Man.' He goes, 'You called me Little Rocket Man!'" Trump said, according to Woodward.

The Trump Tapes, an audiobook by Woodward set for release Tuesday, includes 20 interviews Woodward had with the former president, totaling approximately eight hours.

Nebraska person pleads responsible to threatening election worker

Ryan King

June 16, 10:53 PM June 16, 10:53 PM

A Nebraska male pleaded guilty Thursday to issuing threats in opposition to an election official by using Instagram.

Travis Ford, 42, who wrote the formal, "You really feel protected? You should not," between other hostile messages, is going through up to two years in jail for the threats and is scheduled for sentencing Oct. 6, the Justice Department announced.

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“The Justice Department will not tolerate illegal threats of violence against public officials,” Lawyer General Merrick Garland mentioned in a assertion. “Threats of violence from election officers are harmful for people’s security and perilous for our democracy, and we will use just about every source at our disposal to disrupt and examine individuals threats and maintain perpetrators accountable.”

Ford's responsible plea marks just one of the to start with convictions by the department's Election Threats Task Force, which was proven in July of previous calendar year, the Washington Publish noted. In his Instagram messages, Ford warned that the official's basic safety could not be guaranteed.

"Your stability detail is much way too slim and incompetent to secure you. This globe is unpredictable these days….everything can transpire to everyone," he wrote in one ominous information.

"Do you truly feel protected? You should not. Do you feel Soros will/can protect you," he extra.

In addition to his threats in opposition to the election formal, he also allegedly manufactured related posts on Instagram internet pages "connected with the President of the United States and with another public figure," the division said.

The FBI's Denver division is pursuing the situation from Ford, according to the department.

“Threatening violence versus election employees in an attempt to intimidate them although in general performance of their duties will not be tolerated,” FBI Director Christopher Wray declared in a statement. “Threats to election personnel have no spot in our society, and today’s plea demonstrates the good results of our collaborative attempts to assure the security of the personnel we entrust to effectuate the democratic procedure.”

The job power has also helped bring prices against at the very least two other persons, in accordance to the Washington Post. This features prices in January versus a Texas person for allegedly threatening officers in Georgia and a Las Vegas gentleman for allegedly telling an official she will “f***ing die."