“When Trump warned of an invasion by undocumented immigrants, Rhodes traveled to the southern border with an Oath Keepers patrol. He sent members to “protect” Trump supporters from the protesters at his rallies and appeared in the VIP section at one of them, standing in the front row in a black Oath Keepers shirt. When Trump warned of the potential for civil war at the start of the impeachment inquiry last fall, Rhodes voiced his assent on Twitter. ‘This is the truth,’ he wrote. ‘This is where we are.'” Mike Giglio in The Atlantic with a story meant for next month, but that took on greater urgency following the debate. A Pro-Trump Militant Group Has Recruited Thousands of Police, Soldiers, and Veterans.