KY Congressman Claims Violent Overthrow of US Govt OK if 30-40% Approve

In a video posted to Twitter by Right Wing Watch, U.S. Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) appeared on far-right extremist Tim Pool’s YouTube channel, to declare Americans need to own a "sufficient" amount of weaponry to overthrow the government. Rep. Massie added that once "30 to 40 percent agree" the nation is living under “tyranny,” then a violent overthrow of the US Government becomes necessary. In response, host Tim Pool, who has YouTube’s largest “current affairs channel” with daily viewers in the millions, told Rep. Massie he believes the 2nd Amendment protects the individual’s right to own nuclear and biological weapons.

No kidding? I guess that means once Republicans are back in power, rather than every household getting some cheap, COVID-19 home test kit like Democrats are passing out, they’ll instead apparently be receiving a free “hydrogen bomb.” Of course, it’s a little late to be considered a Christmas gift, but it’s still an awfully nice gesture on the part of Republicans.

And, speaking of Christmas, I should mention that good old Rep. Massie is also quite well known for having posed for a lovely photo this past Christmas with his entire family - including toddlers - all clutching assault weapons. I mean, what could better express the concept of “peace on earth, goodwill toward men,” than a family pointing assault weapons at you in a holiday photograph?

That said, as Tim Pool, Rep. Massie, and just about any MAGA half-wit (who still has most of his teeth) can tell you, “it’s every citizen’s constitutional right to have their own ‘anti-aircraft, missile defense system.’ Why, just how do you suppose Get. Washington and patriots were able to defend our airports during the Revolutionary War?”

Now, to be completely fair, I’m quite certain many Trump supporters would say they “don’t need no hydrogen bomb or missile defense system,” and that they’d be perfectly happy with just a “rocket launcher.” Besides, I’m sure Rep. Massie would be the first to tell you, that when he advocates the “violent overthrow of the United States,” he doesn’t mean that in any sort of “bad way.”

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