This afternoon, September 1st 2022, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said ". . .MAGA Republicans are the most energized part of the Republican party – that extreme, this is an extreme threat to our democracy, to our freedom, to our rights,”

Here's the video so you can see it and hear it, in context:

She just reported that the President of the United States sees half the nation as a threat to the nation itself!

Is this how Civil Wars get started?