Recent threats against Colorado judges and the Maine Secretary of State are alarming, former Representative David Jolly said.
Former Republican congressman David Jolly said he is becoming « exceedingly » fearful about former President Donald Trump’s potential to incite violence ahead of the 2024 presidential primaries and general election.
In an appearance Sunday morning with Julian Castro on MSNBC, Jolly pointed to recent reported threats against Colorado Supreme Court justices and Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows in the wake of rulings to remove Trump from the 2024 ballot.
Jolly, who now identifies as an independent, also fears more incidences like the deadly Jan. 6, 2021 uprising at the U.S. Capitol, when supporters of then President Trump descended on the federal legislative building to prevent the official certification of the 2020 election results, which gave Joe Biden the presidency.
When asked about his level of concern about the potential incitement of violence against election officials, Jolly, who served as the Representative for Florida’s 13th congressional district, told Castro:
« Exceedingly. I think this will be a tool that we will see during the course of the 2024 campaign, » he said.
