By Ja'han Jones

If you caught Joy Reid on Tuesday’s episode of “The ReidOut,” or MSNBC’s special coverage of Donald Trump’s federal arraignment in Florida, you got a bit of an inside scoop as to why the former president may have chosen the Versailles restaurant in Miami to make a post-arraignment appearance. 

Having lived in Florida for several years, Joy shared some insight: Versailles is located in a major hub of conservative Cuban Americans and likely Trump supporters. In other words, it’s in an area full of people whose view of government oversight — perhaps informed by experiences abroad — could potentially be manipulated by the former president for his own gain.

Despite the GOP being the party that attacks bodily autonomy through its assault on abortion rights, attacks freedom of thought with its assault on inclusive school curricula, threatens political opponents with extrajudicial imprisonment, and excuses violent insurrections as “legitimate political discourse,” conservatives have tried to frame liberals as the real fascists.