I don’t care that it’s old news, I don’t care that his supporters don’t care, I don’t care that this is just how he talks. A presidential candidate saying that people should go to jail for their opinions about his political allies should be a five-alarm fire in the discourse.

Funny, I don’t see this anywhere in the @nytimes.com coverage….

His supporters DO care; they're actively in favor of fascism.

There's a second part here, which is that Trump and other MAGAs think they are an elite class that shouldn't be held accountable for anything, and should be the sole decider of what is or is not legal and OK. I think these elites should be put in more fear of the public. Not the other way around.

"A presidential candidate saying that people should go to jail for their opinions about his political allies should be a five-alarm fire in the discourse." - It should also be an argument to hold said candidate responsible.

"A presidential candidate saying that people should go to jail for their opinions about his political allies should be a five-alarm fire in the discourse." -- I take it that he wants company inside. It is where HE belongs after the election is over.

For as long as he’s been around people who fashion themselves savvy have kept saying we should take Trump seriously but not literally. The longer this goes on the more I think that’s an excuse to not take him seriously either.

Someone like this could not legitimately swear to uphold the Constitution, one of whose protections is the freedom of speech, meaning (among other things) that the government cannot penalize people for criticizing the government.

A presidential candidate saying that Muslims should be banned from the United States should've been a five-alarm fire in the discourse, but…

It is, but the Zombie Fourth Estate just makes brain s'mores with it.

Remind me, someone...was he, or was he not, complaining about a "weaponized DoJ" just a short few months ago?