Agreed. It very well may be coded speak to rile up some supporters and drive them to violence, but that's hardly clear to the average observer. There are so many other instances of direct calls to incite violence, it's rather sad that these were the two that broke the camel's back.
The problem with saying speech is a "dog whistle" is that there is no defense against it. If people in power do not trust my words, then how can I convince them that they are trustworthy without appeasing them?
