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And today we've got Hugh Hewitt talking to Bret Baier and they AGREE that Trump's rhetoric is no big deal and besides, we all survived Trump's first term (no "we" didn't) and if he's elected again we'll do what we did the first time. After all, didn't "people for the most part live their lives and were there checks and balances?"
Hugh Hewitt thinks we're being hysterical!
BRET BAIER (FOX NEWS ANCHOR): I mean, we’ve seen articles from The Washington Post, The New York Times, as you mentioned, the entire Atlantic magazine dedicated to that. You saw Jon Karl and his book, and his interviews about his book, talking about that particular segment. You’ve seen Liz Cheney out with a new book and doing interviews and referencing that, saying that she believes that he wouldn’t step down from office if elected again, that this would be the last election that you would ever vote in.
I just think people have to put things in perspective. Yes, Donald Trump has on the stump said some things that have raised some eyebrows and raised some concerns. He’s said things like this, or similar to them, prior to 2016. We saw four years of Donald Trump — were there issues that crossed lines? Yes, they raised all kinds of questions. But did people for the most part live their lives and were there checks and balances? Yes, there were. So, I think some perspective on all of this is really important. And some of the things he’s said have, you know, been troubling. But would it be a dictatorship that doesn’t step down from office? It’s hard for me to back that up as of yet.
HUGH HEWITT (HOST): I think it’s utterly hysterical. Because I teach constitutional law, and the Constitution is very strong. And I recall the Roberts court rebuking and overruling the former president, as it has the current president, whenever they go too far vis-a-vis the law. And the rule of law in this country is very, very strong. And this is very, very hysterical.
Enjoy your place in history, gentlemen. In the meantime, prepare to be crushed by those who have actually learned the lessons of history, God and the Flying Spaghetti Monster willing.
