The Democrat Party could really use some racial unrest right about now, and they're likely to get it courtesy of the Karmelo Anthony trial currently taking place in McKinney, Texas.
Anthony, 19, is on trial for the murder of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet in April of 2025. The prosecution alleges that Anthony, who is black, stabbed Metcalf, who was white, after Metcalf asked Anthony to leave his team's tent. Cameras are not allowed in the courtroom, but several reporters present have been relaying the arguments and the testimony on social media, and it doesn't sound like it's going well for the defense.
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As RedState previously reported, it was never a question of if Anthony was responsible for the stabbing – he admitted it to law enforcement shortly after the incident. The jury will need to decide why he did it, and it sounds like even the defense witnesses aren't able to answer that question. Self-defense is the claim of Anthony's supporters, but that idea seems to be going down in flames as the trial looks to be nearing its end.
Defense calls another another witness a 17yo student at Frisco HIgh School.
— J.D. Miles (@jdmiles11) June 8, 2026
He is on the football team and on the track team.
He was track meet on April 2, 2025. He was on the Frisco team.
Defense:how is the culture around a track meet different than a football game?…
From the above post from reporter J.D. Miles of the local CBS affiliate, it appears that a defense witness on the stand Monday admitted he didn't want to testify because much of what he told police after the stabbing was "guessing" and that he didn't really "remember" the incident. Court watchers think the case could go to the jury soon, possibly as early as Monday afternoon (although, if things are going as badly for the defense as is being reported, a plea deal could conceivably emerge).
Equally newsworthy has been the circus taking place outside the courthouse. Supporters of both sides have tussled as they await the outcome, but the uncivilized antics and incendiary rhetoric coming from the Karmelo Anthony side are jaw-dropping (if not completely predictable).
One of the most shocking things I witnessed today was this woman in pink screaming “you gon end up like Metcalf, you gone be pushing up daisies”.
— Savanah Hernandez (@Savsays) June 4, 2026
I caught the tail end of her saying this to Metcalf supporters in the clip below.
I also witnessed several Karmelo supporters get… pic.twitter.com/fAasP3xIws
One of the most shocking things I witnessed today was this woman in pink screaming “you gon end up like Metcalf, you gone be pushing up daisies”.
I caught the tail end of her saying this to Metcalf supporters in the clip below.
I also witnessed several Karmelo supporters get extremely aggressive when ANY media tried speaking with them.
One female reporter went up to the group to ask questions (linked below) and they immediately got angry saying “we told y’all to stop coming the f*ck over here” (this was her first attempt at speaking to them).
At this point I started warning every reporter who was trying to speak with this group, as earlier, another local reporter had tapped on the shoulder of the man who leads their chants. This man immediately squared up and acted like the reporter had punched him.
I’ve been covering protests for 7 years and this is some of the most violent and racially charged rhetoric I’ve ever encountered.
This is just a mere taste of what's to come. The kindling is being set by Anthony's supporters, and the trial's outcome will be the flame. And that's because, despite the outcome, the race baiters have a ready-made excuse at hand to light cities on fire – and Democrats will be holding the flamethrower.
A guilty verdict or a plea deal? Another young black man has been unfairly punished by the judicial system! Let's riot.
An acquittal? This faultless young black man was unfairly targeted by the judicial system! Let's riot.
And the Democrat Party is rubbing its hands with glee. They love nothing more than summers of riots, and this setup is just too perfect. While they twist themselves into rhetorical knots trying to defend a Nazi (sham) oyster farmer who mocks veterans and mistreats women – and has possibly done worse on the Kik app – the Karmelo Anthony trial is the answer to their sinister prayers and their Graham Platner-sized problem. American cities being looted and burned is the very distraction they need.
Even better, the teen takeovers that have been blighting urban areas in recent months – something Democrat mayors won't address because the chaos is the point – dovetail nicely with the brewing unrest. These kids have a long, hot summer stretching before them and nothing better to do.
So watch McKinney closely. Whatever the jury decides, the narrative machine is already warming up, the activists are already primed and ready to go, and Democrats are already preparing to squeeze every last drop of political juice out of another tragedy.
If you see strategically-placed pallets of bricks suddenly popping up in your neighborhood or lawyers start carrying Molotov cocktails, you'll know the Democrats have mobilized, and things are about to kick off. Never let a crisis go to waste, after all.
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