A senior Republican U.S congressman has warned that the United States is heading towards a second Civil War.
“America is heading in the direction of another Harpers Ferry. After that comes Ft. Sumter” Representative Steve King tweeted referring to the attack on the Union Fort Sumter that signalled the commencement of the U.S civil war in 1861.
Vitriol from the U.S establishment media and Hollywood celebrities have stirred up hatred and anger amongst many Americans, particularly in light of the recent illegal migration crisis at the U.S-Mexican border.
To add fuel to the fire senior Democrat Congresswomen Nancy Pelosi and Maxine waters have encouraged people to confront Republican lawmakers and President Trump’s staff in public.
Among some of the incidents that have happened were White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders was kicked out of a restaurant in Virginia and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his wife being surrounded and harassed in their car by an angry mob.
President Trump for his part tweeted warning against calls for violence when he tweeted ‘extraordinarily low IQ’ Maxine Waters ‘be careful what you wish for’ after she called on people to “harass” Trump staffers.