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    Michigan Governor accused of encouraging assassination of President

    -Donald Trump's reelection campaign accused Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer of "encouraging assassination attempts" targeting the president on Sunday afternoon, amid escalating conflict between the two political leaders.

    Trump's campaign, which uses the handle "Trump War Room" on Twitter, based its allegations against Whitmer on a token with the numbers "86 45" clearly visible. The token appeared behind her during an interview with NBC News host Chuck Todd on Meet the Press Sunday morning.

    "Governor Gretchen Whitmer displayed an '86 45' sign during her TV appearance. 86 can be shorthand for killing someone," the Trump campaign tweeted, alongside a screenshot from the governor's interview. "Whitmer is encouraging assassination attempts against President Trump just weeks after someone sent a ricin-laced package to the White House."

    The campaign referenced a parcel containing ricin, a poison derived from castor beans that can cause internal injury, which was addressed to the White House and intercepted an an offsite mail processing facility in September. If ricin poisoning is left untreated, its effects can be fatal.

    The '86 45' symbol seen in the background of Whitmer's Meets the Press interview appeared to show support for a movement opposing Trump's reelection next month, as several Twitter users pointed out Sunday in response to the Trump campaign's accusation.

    The collection of numbers, as listed on Urban Dictionary, is "a sneaky way to illustrate one's support of getting rid of Trump, '86ing' the 45th president." Anti-Trump apparel bearing the same symbol uses similar descriptions of its meaning...

    Trump Team Accuses Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Encouraging Assassination of President Weeks Before Election

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    Quote Originally Posted by FireBrand View Post
    Right here:

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    Wow. That's exactly what it is. But '86' doesn't necessarily mean 'kill' even though it can. It can just be cancel, get rid of, etc.

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    Wow. That's exactly what it is. But '86' doesn't necessarily mean 'kill' even though it can. It can just be cancel, get rid of, etc.
    Right. We never used it to mean that.

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    WOW! - Crazy, perilous times indeed.

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