A lecturer in history at California State University, Fresno, appears to have advocated for the death of President Donald Trump on Twitter.
Tweets from an account purportedly operated by Lars Maischak call for Trump to “hang” in order to “save American democracy,” and say the only “cure” for racist people is a bullet to their head. The account is not verified, although the bio and interactions between the user and other Twitter users indicate it belongs to the professor.
“To save American democracy, Trump must hang,” Maischak appears to have tweeted in February. “The sooner and the higher, the better. #TheResistance #DeathToFascism.”
Will this presidential election be the most important in American history?
https://twitter.com/LarsMaischak/status/832804291974868996
“Has anyone started soliciting money and design drafts for a monument honoring the Trump assassin, yet?” the user wrote in another tweet a few days later, along with the hashtag “TheResistance.”
https://twitter.com/LarsMaischak/status/833443673220145152
The user has also said “mercy towards racists” is a “fatal weakness” of Americans.
“#TheResistance Mercy towards racists was always the fatal weakness of good Americans,” he tweeted. “1865, 1965, they left too many of them alive.”
https://twitter.com/LarsMaischak/status/836068102852890624
Other tweets include thoughts on “fascist” Trump supporters and said the GOP.
“#WhenCaliforniaSecedes, You Fascist Trump-voting white trash scum can wallow in your filthy hell-holes of flyover states,” he tweeted. “Enjoy.”
https://twitter.com/LarsMaischak/status/834553586352787457
“#TheResistance A democracy must not be tolerant of those who want to abolish democracy. It must vigorously defend itself. Ban the @GOP.”
https://twitter.com/LarsMaischak/status/829230386601410560
The user also compared Trump to Hitler in other tweets.
Yay! I fInally got my own copy of “The Art of the Deal”! It should be required reading for any real American. pic.twitter.com/w7UaKUfeC9
— Lars Maischak (@LarsMaischak) November 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/LarsMaischak/status/823356107510816769
The account has existed since June, 2013.
Maischak did not reply to multiple requests for comment.
A spokeswoman for CSU Fresno told The Daily Caller News Foundation Maischak’s comments on social media do not represent the university. “Lars Maischak is employed as a lecturer at Fresno State,” Kathleen Schock, Director of Communication for Fresno State, told TheDCNF. “Statements made on his personal social media accounts are his alone and are not endorsed by or reflect the position of the University.”
This report, by Rob Shimshock, was cross-posted by arrangement with the Daily Caller News Foundation.
