Former Republican congressman promises to lead an armed revolution — with muskets — should Donald Trump lose
Muskets went out of fashion in the mid-19th century, when the smoothbore weapons gave way to the muzzle-loading rifle. But former Rep. Joe Walsh, who represented Illinois' 8th district as a Republican congressman from 2011 to 2013, plans to arm himself with the erstwhile firearm for the inevitable insurrection, should Donald Trump lose to Hillary Clinton in November:
If you're not swayed by Walsh's call to arms, perhaps you'd like to go to battle with Jake Tapper instead?
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