Sheriff David Clarke, Jr. triggers MSM with 'pitchforks and torches' tweet

Milwaukee Co. Sheriff David Clarke, Jr. is fed up with America’s “corrupt institutions” and he tweeted on Saturday that it’s “pitchforks and torches time”:

It's incredible that our institutions of gov, WH, Congress, DOJ, and big media are corrupt & all we do is bitch. Pitchforks and torches time pic.twitter.com/8G5G0daGVN

— David A. Clarke, Jr. (@SheriffClarke) October 15, 2016

As you might imagine, this didn’t sit well with the MSM…

MSNBC’s Kyle Griffin:

Trump supporter and Milwaukee Co. Sheriff David Clarke calls for violence against the government. https://t.co/7MkdgPwNGf

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 15, 2016

Guardian’s Mo Elleithee:

Stunning. This is head of a law enforcement agency actually inciting people to violence and urging them to riot. https://t.co/qLjEmE4rWi

— Mo Elleithee (@MoElleithee) October 15, 2016

Washington Post’s Philip Rucker:

The county sheriff of an American metropolis is calling for pitchforks –> https://t.co/LVwMvYM7f3

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) October 15, 2016

Politico’s Ben Schreckinger:

This man is frequently given a platform on national television https://t.co/ypcY4g6wjA

— Ben Schreckinger (@SchreckReports) October 15, 2016

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But is it really an incitement to riot? Lawyer Bradley Moss weighs in:

As vile as this tweet is, coming from a sheriff no less, no, it does not run afoul of Brandenburg or Hess. https://t.co/KzqxZNI2Mz

— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) October 15, 2016

Sheriff Clarke promised a response to the outrage in a blog post on Monday:

Big Media @CBSNews @GuardianUS @ABCNews @CNN freak out over my pitchfork and torches tweet. See blog Mon https://t.co/9xk6XwTQud for comment pic.twitter.com/2GFRNFNWpW

— David A. Clarke, Jr. (@SheriffClarke) October 16, 2016

And he joked that the MSM would fact-check pitchfork and torch sales at Home Depot:

Just heard from a friend that there has been a run on pitchforks and tiki lamp oil at Home Depot! Watch Big Media start calling Home Depots!

— David A. Clarke, Jr. (@SheriffClarke) October 16, 2016

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