Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has been accused of encouraging assassination attempts against President Trump after displaying “86 45” in the background of an interview on NBC on Sunday.
During an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer spoke from Lansing, Michigan about her state’s COVID restrictions, which of course included slamming President Trump‘s response to the pandemic.
The numbers “86 45” appeared on her coffee table behind her in bubble letters. These numbers drew a response from one of the Trump campaign’s Twitter accounts:
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 18, 2020
“Governor Gretchen Whitmer displayed an ’86 45′ sign during her TV appearance. 86 can be shorthand for killing someone,” Trump War Room tweeted.
“Whitmer is encouraging assassination attempts against President Trump just weeks after someone sent a ricin-laced package to the White House,” the campaign added. Shortly after the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Secret Service and the FBI intercepted an envelope addressed to the White House that contained the deadly poison ricin.
According to Fox News, “A woman from Quebec was arrested at the U.S.-Canada border days later and is now facing federal charges in connection to the case.”
In a statement to Fox News, Deputy National Press Secretary for the Trump campaign Courtney Parella said: “By Gretchen Whitmer’s own standard, displaying something encouraging people to ‘86’ the President is employing dangerous rhetoric.”
Wikipedia Changing Definitions for Democrats
Though it is unclear what Governor Whitmer meant by “86 45,” colloquially the number “86” is slang for canceling someone, killing someone, or ejecting someone from a bar or restaurant. The number “45” refers to President Trump, as he is the 45th president of the United States.
From the screenshot added to the Trump campaign tweet, Wikipedia says that “86” can mean “killing someone.” As soon as the Trump campaign pointed this out, the Wikipedia page was edited to remove that phrase. The site also removed many pop culture references where “86” is used to mean killing someone.
Wikipedia edited out the true meaning of ‘86’d’ eliminating the most popular use ‘to remove someone by killing them’ found in movies, politics, and mafia dealings. Democrat disinformation operation in real-time. Only idiots think this is about foodies.#hoffa #michigan #whitmer
— Ali 🟧 #StopTheSteal (@ali) October 19, 2020
Not even wikipedia is safe now. The reference to killing someone on the page about the term 86 has been scrubbed.https://t.co/mjx3hZtyqv
"fixed typo"
— Sam Hardingham (@hamuel68) October 19, 2020
This is the second time in less than a week that major companies changed the definitions of words to benefit the Democrats, with the first being Merriam-Webster Dictionary changing the definition of “sexual preference.”
More information about the Wikipedia edit can be found in YouTube commentator Tim Pool’s video breaking down the incident:
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