Earlier this month, Trump did a phone interview with a radio squawk show in Green Bay at which time he repeated the Big Lie and continued to blame Meagan Wolfe, an election official, for his being a loser:
Trump in a radio interview continued his attacks on Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe and said she “should be gone.” He accused Republican Speaker Robin Vos and Reince Priebus, Trump’s former chief of staff, of not doing enough to force her out.
Wolfe did not steal the election from Trump.
“I’ve heard so much about Meagan Wolfe, and it’s like unanimous, she shouldn’t be there,” Trump said on the Regular Joe Show. “And Robin Vos, who’s a Republican, is allowing her to be there. I don’t understand it. I can’t imagine it.”
Trump said Vos is “very friendly” with Priebus, who’s heading the Republican National Convention’s Milwaukee host committee, appearing to suggest Priebus should encourage Vos to “terminate” Wolfe.
As a result of Trump’s irresponsible and hostile rhetoric, Wolfe has been receiving death threats, which has caused the state to start providing her with undisclosed security measures:
“Every time that they repeat these lies about Meagan Wolfe, her security is jeopardized,” said Ann Jacobs, a Democratic member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission who was chairwoman during the 2020 election. “Election work never used to be something involving risk of safety and yet here we are.”
“I am aware of significant threats that have been made to Meagan and I am grateful that security is available to her,” Jacobs said.
Gov. Tony Evers approved the additional security measures for Wolfe and is “continuing to evaluate and discuss additional efforts aimed at ensuring Administrator Wolfe’s safety as she continues to do her important work,” according to Evers’ spokeswoman Britt Cudaback.
“Donald Trump’s most recent comments about Administrator Wolfe are vile and disturbing. He’s also wrong. Administrator Wolfe serves with integrity, she is trusted and respected by her colleagues both in Wisconsin and beyond, and I continue to have full confidence in her leadership,” the Democratic governor said in a statement. “I can’t say the same about Donald Trump.”
Ironically, despite Trump’s insane rhetoric, Wolfe won not one, but two, national awards in recognition of the great job she has done and continues to do to keep Wisconsin’s elections fair:
Sadly, more reports are coming out about other people receiving death threats from Trump’s base. I’m afraid that this crap will continue until either the prosecutors and judges get serious about enforcing consequences for Trump and his supporters or until someone is killed.
