Trump Delegate: U.S. Leaders May Need to Be ‘Killed’

A Tennessee delegate for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign reportedly has ties to an anti-government militia group and openly advocates the violent overthrow of U.S. leaders perceived to be acting unconstitutionally. According to Mother Jones, David Riden has ties to a group that advocated for the abolition of all federal gun laws, replacing the Department of Homeland Security with citizen militias, and preparing for the potential overthrow of the government. In an interview with the magazine, Riden confessed that he believes U.S. leaders who violate the Constitution should be taken down: “The polite word is ‘eliminated,’” he said. “The harsh word is ‘killed.’ And they’re killed by American citizens with weapons. And if people have tanks, assault weapons, if they have bombs—they need to have the weaponry necessary to be able to overthrow the federal government.”