VA Gov. Northam After Kidnapping Plot Thwarted: Trump’s Rhetoric Is ‘Emboldening’ White Supremacists

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) is taking aim at President Donald Trump, blasting the president’s rhetoric following the arrest of several suspects who were allegedly planning a kidnap plot.

The 🕵️FBI thwarted a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D). According to the 🕵️FBI, some of those accused of planning to kidnap and kill Whitmer were also contemplating kidnapping Northam. At least seven of the thirteen people arrested are tied to an armed militia.

In Wednesday’s interview on CNN’s “New Day,” Northam noted that his office has dealt with multiple threats dating back to January.

While saying he does not “govern under a cloud of intimidation,” Northam said, “This is not about me. It’s not about the governor of Michigan. This is about this country.”

He pointed blame at Trump saying, “And it’s about a president that is emboldening…these white supremacists.”

The Virginia governor then brought up Trump’s previous remarks in 2017 after violence broke out during a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, when the president said there were “very fine people on both sides” there.