Obama’s Brutal Takedown of Trump at Rally Reveals a Terrifying Truth

At a rally in Nevada, Barack Obama offered a blistering new warning: Trump’s vows to persecute the “enemy within” should be taken with deadly seriousness. Trump’s displays are deeply dangerous in someone who would be president with no guardrails left. Yet even now, a sizable subset of voters just doesn’t take his threats seriously. We talked to veteran analyst Michael Podhorzer, author of a good new piece warning that we’re “sleepwalking our way to fascism.” He explains how this election could come down to whether those voters grasp the threat Trump poses — exactly what Obama seemed to be saying — and criticizes the media for failing to sound the alarm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices