Swalwell: White Nationalists Stoked by Republican Lawmakers ‘to Take Up Arms Against their Government

Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that Republican lawmaker’s who voted to acquit during former President Donald Trump‘S impeachment, and those questioning the integrity of the 2020 presidential results at CPAC were encouraging “the most extreme among us to take up arms against their government.”

On claims there was widespread voter fraud causing Trump to lose the 2020 election, Swalwell said, “The lie threatens our safety every day, not just my safety, and my ability to work, not just the staff and police officers, but the safety of everyday Americans is threatened when white nationalists are stoked by lawmakers who day after day continue to perpetuate this lie. What is so telling to me is that at that CPAC conference, where many of those senators attended, the number one issue for the goers was election integrity.