Despite Trump's calls for protests, few efforts emerge, as supporters worry: 'It's a trap'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

"PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!"

"WE MUST SAVE AMERICA! PROTEST, PROTEST, PROTEST!!!"

So ended two posts from former President Donald Trump, who has been posting incessantly — often in all caps — on his Truth Social page for the last few days. The messages have been flowing ever since Trump announced on Saturday that he believes he will be arrested in New York on Tuesday.

But while the former president calls on his supporters to gather in protest at his prosecution, that message seems to be falling on deaf — or at least unwilling — ears. Three days after Trump's desperate pleas, online support for public protests remains unfocused, disorganized and muted, according to experts who monitor far-right extremists online.

Rather than organizing protests, prominent Trump supporters online are instead driving a different narrative: That any public events are a "trap" set by law enforcement, and that attending any events will be counterproductive and will likely result in protesters being arrested.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/despite-trumps-calls-protests-few-093009406.html

[Hekate]

1. Cool. Maybe they've heard that the likes of them won't be pardoned by him after all...

[Midnight Writer]

2. Don't they realize they are passing up the chance to make a jailhouse music video with Trump?

[GenXer47]

3. bok bok bok bok...

Are these fools finally realizing that the government can shoot back?

[chowder66]

4. How is it a "law enforcement trap" if their cult leader is the one calling for them to come out.

[Ohio Joe]

6. To be fair...

tfg did get a lot of them arrested on 1/6

[chowder66]

7. Yep!

[Hugh_Lebowski]

5. Sounds like what you'd say ... if you're FBI!!!

"Rather than organizing protests, prominent Trump supporters* online are instead driving a different narrative: That any public events are a "trap" set by law enforcement, and that attending any events will be counterproductive and will likely result in protesters being arrested"

Dun-dun-duuuuuh!

* actually undercover FBI

[lame54]

8. Trump's beta test not going so well

[Samrob]

9. Easy to scare bullies. nt

[LakeArenal]

10. Yes indeed.

[SWBTATTReg]

11. Crying wolf again. Perhaps his followers will finally get the msg., that he's scamming them, for $

as well as being so needy for attention.

[bucolic_frolic]

12. Trump knew he wouldn't be arrested today. He used this as a test of support.