September 6, 2022The tweet was misconstrued—intentionally or not—by some on the right. They took it as Griffin threatening civil war if the GOP takes control of Congress in November.Griffin’s supporters, and Griffin herself, said she was highlighting how some in the MAGA movement have threatened civil war if Trump gets arrested.Rep.
Lauren Boebert was among those to start howling.Kathy Griffin’s parents really missed the mark by not naming her Karen.Civil War just because she doesn’t get her way?Pathetic.— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) September 7, 2022As was Arizona, GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake.The woman holding a bloody head of a U.S.
President just threatened Civil War if you don’t vote for DemocratsWeird… just last week @JoeBiden told us MAGA Republicans are the violent ones.
pic.twitter.com/l7Jw7bImQq— Kari Lake (@KariLake) September 7, 2022Of course, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene also got in on the act.“This sounds very threatening Kathy,” tweeted Greene. “Americans just want their elected leaders to solve the problems that have been shoved into their lives by stupid politicians.