‘The only good Democrat is a dead Democrat.’ ‘When the looting starts, the shooting starts.’ Twice in 25 hours, Trump tweets conspicuous allusions to violence.

‘The only good Democrat is a dead Democrat.’ ‘When the looting starts, the shooting starts.’ Twice in 25 hours, Trump tweets conspicuous allusions to violence.

Trump’s dual tweets echo a long-running effort to raise the specter of advocating violence — while exploiting plausible deniability about it.