Georgia state Sen. Colton Moore ® said on Tuesday a civil war might break out when former President Donald Trump goes to trial for his efforts to overturn the state’s presidential election results in 2020.

He lamented that he didn’t want to “have to draw my rifle.”

“We’ve got to put our heads together and figure this out. We need to be taking action right now,” Moore told far-right former Trump White House official Steve Bannon during his “War Room” show. “Because if we don’t, our constituencies are gonna be fighting it in the streets. Do you want a civil war? I don’t want a civil war. I don’t want to have to draw my rifle.”

Moore’s remarks came after Trump and 18 co-defendants were charged by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ earlier this month for their alleged efforts to pressure Georgia officials to flip the results of the 2020 election. Trump surrendered to state authorities last week on charges of felony racketeering, among others.

Moore is not the first Republican to raise the prospect of civil war in response to Trump’s Georgia indictment. Last week, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin took to Newsmax and warned of a civil war over Trump’s arrest in Georgia.

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    10 months ago

    How about, and I know this sounds crazy, you and all your fellow Republican lawmakers stop being cowards and drop that fat lard from your party?

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      10 months ago

      Then he sends his MAGA base after them and they lose their seats at best.

      I mean, I consider it a win-win scenario, but I concede to being biased in that respect.

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        10 months ago

        Oh no they might have to make some personal sacrifices for the betterment of Georgia and the country.