Amid former President Donald Trump’s calls for protests in response to an arrest in Manhattan, some of his supporters are mulling a bank run instead.
Supporters of former President Donald Trump are calling for nonviolent forms of protest in anticipation of his arrest, suggesting a national bank run instead of a traditional demonstration.
Trump has already called on his supporters to « PROTEST, PROTEST PROTEST » if he’s arrested Tuesday morning.
The George Washington Institute told Newsweek that searches for a pro-Trump bank run nearly quadrupled between Friday and Saturday, with queries rising again on Monday.
Some supporters of former President Donald Trump are calling for nonviolent forms of protest in anticipation of a Trump arrest in Manhattan this week, suggesting that his base participates in a national bank run instead of demonstrating on the streets.
« Driven by false flag paranoia, » Trump supporters have increasingly advocated for a bank run in recent days as a « nonviolent form of social disobedience » against a Trump arrest, according to the George Washinton Institute (GWI), an organization dedicated to combating disinformation.
Suggestions for a bank run in protest of a Trump arrest seem to capitalize on how devastating bank runs have proven to be to the financial system.
When a large number of depositors rush to withdraw their funds from the bank simultaneously, its impact could lead to a full-blown banking crisis. The calls also appear to reflect how increased polarization in politics has led some to attempt to bring political views into the world of finance.
« Be a shame if Trump supporters led a nationwide bank run, » Jack Posobiec, an alt-right activist known for his support of Trump, tweeted on Saturday. Vincent Sativa, another Trump supporter, called Posobiec’s strategy a « brilliant » and « genius » way to show the nation just how many Americans continue to support the former president.
Calls for others to join in and pull their money out of the banking system come after Trump announced that he expects to be arrested on Tuesday morning in the New York case related to the hush money payments he allegedly made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
