(Headline USA) Former B-list celebrity turned full-time Twitter troll Kathy Griffin threatened a “civil war” this week if Republicans win in November.
“If you don’t want a Civil War, vote for Democrats in November. If you do want Civil War, vote Republican,” she tweeted on Tuesday.
If you don’t want a Civil War, vote for Democrats in November. If you do want Civil War, vote Republican.
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) September 6, 2022
Conservatives and moderates slammed Griffin for seemingly threatening violence:
This sounds like a threat. https://t.co/dh4GHkWYpD
— Kristina Wong 🇺🇸 (@kristina_wong) September 6, 2022
Sooo… Kathy Griffin is now threatening a Civil War on behalf of Democrats if Republicans win… got it.
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) September 6, 2022
Among those who condemned the provocative rant was Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.
This is WRONG.
Crazy Hollywood Leftie threatening “Civil War” if Dems don’t win.
Sadly, this is today’s Left: angry, hateful & violent. https://t.co/CyP0AJEKxv
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) September 6, 2022
Others pointed out that voting against the Democratic Party is a vote against state-sanctioned violence, the likes of which dominated blue cities in 2020 during the Black Lives Matter riots.
What if I don’t want more of this? https://t.co/YGUkkxB7rE
— Kevin Dalton (@KevinForBOS) September 6, 2022
This also isn’t the first time Griffin has endorsed violence against her political opponents:
This you? pic.twitter.com/jI4fGN6bPE
— Ari Hoffman (@thehoffather) September 6, 2022
Griffin, however, tried to deny that she wants to go to war against Republican voters and claimed that it is Republicans who are actually “threatening Civil War.”
You guys. The maga blue checks are at it again. Because they are constantly threatening Civil War, they are now trying to suggest that I am the one who is threatening a Civil War. Because you know, that’s my thing. 🙄 https://t.co/bugd1SP1cr
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) September 6, 2022
