There are currently several diaries about this tweet — but there is something even more shocking than threatening a political opponent:
Look at the R.I.P. Merrick Garland gravestone. He is the Chief United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit !!!
How can we allow a Senator to threaten a sitting federal judge? This is a felony.
(Actually threatening to kill anyone is a felony — but it is an enhanced penalty for a federal judge.)
Here is the tweet which he apparently refuses to delete:
Why aren’t Senate Democrats demanding censor and/or removal for this criminal action? If a Democrat did this, you can be sure there would be hearings, censor, an FBI referral and a possible criminal trial.
The “Grim Reaper” and three living humans listed as dead.