wish, a and this person writes, let s move him to the front of the line of traitors. how seriously should we take this? how worried that some random person on the internet is posting this. this is speaking to people throughout the united states who are saying it s acceptable to call for the death of an american official. what kind of country is that? reporter: experts who track extreme online say there s been an uptick in violent threats, even talk of civil war, and trump is at the center of it. the major flashpoint, the fbi search of mar-a-lago. every time he puts out a statement, it leads to an uptick in violent rhetoric. reporter: lock and load red one response. another replied, are we not in a cold civil war at this point? that post turned out to be a washington state man who has pled guilty to unlawfully entering the capitol on january 6th. his account, identified by the
statement, and leads to a dramatic uptick in violent rhetoric across fringe platforms. lock and load, read one responds on a pro trump forum. another user replied, are we not in a civil war at this point? pleaded guilty to unlawfully entering the capitol on january 6th. as account identified by the a cause for concern, but it s not just anonymous online trolls beating the civil war trump. democrats won republicans that. and they ve already started the killings. we are the closest to civil war to we ve ever been. a civil war that brings down america. greg yuri, a former fbi special agent, read through some of the violent rhetoric that came after the mar-a-lago search. anyone who doesn t quite in the
and it can cause violent uncontrollable coughing fits. ask your doctor or pharmacist about whooping cough vaccination because it s not just for kids. minutes after we learned of the fbi s search of mar-a-lago, users on pro trump forums, like the donald, on reddit, we re already calling for civil war. nbc s ben collins reports and that most popular but think on these message boards was quote, lock and load. the same board supposed to the address of the magistrate judge who signed up on the fbi search warrant. that judge has faced death threats. republican officials didn t call for civil war in words, but their rhetoric was equally unhinged. florida governor ron desantis called the search, quote, the
survey documents include your calendar. and on fox news, the pro trump propaganda machine, it kicked into full gear. a dark day for our republic. the were rule of law. this is the worst attack on this republic in modern history. they say a banana republic? i think it s an understatement because it really feels like we are there. this is some third world people. i think there s gonna be some more action, you re gonna see out in the streets from the base after they see this. when we get power back, it s time to hold everyone accountable. trump supporters went even further online, making dangerous comments, many of them even suggesting that it is time for a civil war. the violent rhetoric appeared over far-right message boards like on the donald, or the top comic said lock and load. joining me now is msnbc justice deporter ryan reilly and former rnc chairman ryan steel.
so they get less. hidden agendas. fine print. loopholes. prop 27. they didn t write it for the tribes or the homeless. they wrote it for themselves. even before we learn more details about what might be in those boxes of material, republican officials had already rallied to his defense. some demanded investigations or complained about the, quote, weaponization of the justice department. also speaking up were the former president s most ardent supporters who attended his rally, shared his conspiracies, and generally support him in much of what he does. as we learn in a moment from cnn s donie o sullivan, some have gone online with violent rhetoric about a civil war, and, quote, lock and load have been some of the phrases used.