A Republican state senator has called for “civil war” if Donald Trump loses the presidential election in November.

George Lang, an Ohio politician, made the comment as he introduced JD Vance at his first solo campaign event since becoming Trump’s running mate.

After taking to the stage fist-raised and shouting Trump’s post-shooting battle cry “Fight! Fight!”, Mr Lang warned of an existential threat facing Americans. He declared in front of a large, heated crowd in Ohio: “We are in the fight for the soul of our nation… for our kids, for our grandkids, it is a fight we can never imagine.

“I believe wholeheartedly, Donald Trump and Butler County’s JD Vance are the last chance to save our country. Politically, I’m afraid if we lose this one, it’s going to take a civil war to save the country.”

Video of the speech

  • @[email protected]
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    If we lose this election we will need to have a civil war to save the country? So what he’s saying, in essence, is that if Trump can’t get enough support to win an election, his supporters should overthrow the government. Am I understanding that correctly?

      • El Barto
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        You’re*

        Edit: Brainfart. Please disregard. I suck cocks.

        • theprogressivist OP
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          Lol, no. Does “you are understanding is correct” sound correct to you? Because you’re means you are.

          • El Barto
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            12 months ago

            Haha whops, you’re right! I guess I was mad tired when I commented.

            I think I read that as “you’re understanding correctly” or something. But whatevs. Sorry.

        • Wolfeh
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          incorrecting (v) - the act of attempting to correct someone with incorrect information, causing hilarity to ensue.

    • @[email protected]
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      That should be grounds for immediate disqualification. It won’t be because the previous one happened anyway even though there was ample warning.

      • Billiam
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        Calling for the overthrow of the government because you lost an election should be grounds for something much harsher than just disqualification.

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      As a Latin American it is so surreal to see American politicians behave the same way as their counterparts in countries like Nicaragua and Venezuela, hopefully things are not going to go down this route