From Antifa to BLM: Woke mob preparing 'visceral reaction' to a Trump win, warns Winston Marshall

Governments around the world are on tenterhooks as the outcome will shape Uncle Sam's foreign policy for the next four years at a time when war is raging in Europe and the Middle East.

The domestic situation is just as fraught.

Trump's first term stoked the culture wars and entrenched America's political divide. Musician, writer and podcaster Winston Marshall fears a return to these dark days should Trump pip Harris to the post.

Referring to Trump's first term, he told GB News: "From Antifa's far-left hooliganism to BLM riots, there was a huge pushback on the streets of America."

Examples abound. Marshall, a podcaster and writer for the Spectator magazine, points out that Antifa - an amorphous group of "anti-fascist" activists - were involved in violent protests across the US on Trump's inauguration day.

These protests led to clashes with police, resulting in arrests and reports of property damage.

The former Mumford & Sons banjo player cites the Black Lives Matter riots as another example of the left's animosity towards Trump.

The widespread riots were primarily a response to the death of George Floyd in May 2020, but Trump came under fire over his "law and order" response to the rioters, which "anti-racists" claimed was racially charged and dismissive of the core issues of racial injustice.

Marshall points out that other social justice movements also gathered momentum during Trump's first term.

The initial Women's March in 2017 was organised as a direct response to Donald Trump's election, largely due to concerns over his policies and rhetoric, which many perceived as misogynistic, xenophobic, and a threat to various rights, especially those related to women, minorities, immigrants, and the LGBTQ+ community.

Then the #MeToo movement exploded into public consciousness with allegations against Harvey Weinstein that same year.

The trans movement was also "turbocharged" during Trump's presidency, the political commentator tells GB News.

One of the most significant flashpoints came in July 2017, when Trump announced (via Twitter) that transgender individuals would not be allowed to serve "in any capacity" in the military due to what he described as medical costs and disruption.

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"If Trump wins again. Who knows what's going to happen? There will be a visceral reaction," Marshall warned.

He continued: "It might be the same movements or new ones. I don't think you could have predicted what happened back then."

Trump appears to be preparing for such eventualities. During a campaign event in North Carolina earlier this month, he said he would create a task force to monitor “woke generals” and eliminate diversity training in the military.

He has also pledged to sign executive orders on day one of his presidency to ban schools from promoting "critical race theory" and "transgender insanity".