Republican Party chair tweets a creepy authoritarian warning to the American people

Ronna Romney McDaniel

A little threat from Republican National Committee Chair Ronna Romney McDaniel to the American people:

Complacency is our enemy. Anyone that does not embrace the @realDonaldTrump agenda of making America great again will be making a mistake.

— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) June 14, 2018

This does not read as “they’ll look back and think ‘darn, I sure was young and stupid and I wish I’d seen the light earlier.” No, this is more like “you’ll be sorry because we’ll make you sorry.” Right in line with Donald Trump’s embrace of every authoritarian he comes across.

One thing McDaniel has right: complacency is our enemy. Like if we think the Trump administration will just stop ripping children from their parents’ arms without massive, unrelenting pressure, rather than going on to something worse because hey, who’s going to stop them, that would be dangerous complacency. 

Thursday, Jun 14, 2018 · 8:05:55 PM +00:00 · Laura Clawson

McDaniel has made a weak attempt to walk it back. Very weak:

While she did not retract the comment, McDaniel said Thursday in a follow up tweet that her comments "didn't translate well" on Twitter, which has a 280-character limit.