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"Somebody ought to put a bullet in her skull. Back in the day, our forefathers would have put a bullet in her [expletive]."

These words, uttered by some lost soul -- no, wait, I mean a proud American -- were directed at U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar earlier this year. He had called her office and talked to a staffer, calling the congresswoman a terrorist and spewing out his death threat on behalf of the fantasy Founding Fathers. He was later arrested.

The toxic stupidity Patrick Carlineo displayed in his call is pretty that was shown last week, without official authorization, at the American Priority Festival and Conference, a pro-Trump event at a Trump golf resort in Florida. The consisted of a scene from the movie "Kingsman: The Secret Service," with various faces or news logos superimposed on the characters. It showed the Donald walking grimly through the "Church of Fake News," pulling out a handgun and blowing away deeply hated media and political critics with oh-so-righteous gusto.

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