Where did the head on a pike threat come from?

If anyone hasn't seen it yet, there's news that senators were warned their heads would be on a pike if they voted against Trump. I haven't read any articles, I've only seen the headlines.

People seem to be wondering who said it and where it came from. I can't tell from this who said it other than it came from someone in Trump's inner circle.

In the center is the 6 of Swords. He wants senators to ferry him with all of his baggage to calmer waters. It's interesting how the 5 of Swords is here. That's just straight up sabotage and bullying people, and sometimes violence. He ain't kidding about putting their heads on pikes. He'll do it.

At the same time, it's a card of defeat. So if you're defeated, or need to run away from a situation for whatever reason, the 6 of Swords comes next. He's trying to run away from Dems because they're on his ass, and he's forcing Republicans to help him. Donnie's scared. There's fear baked into that 6 of Swords. 😎

The 8 of Swords shows that it's by force. But this card is also a mental prison. They could all stand up and tell him to go fuck himself if they wanted. They choose to be his prisoner. They could convict and remove him. Then what, he sends his hitmen after them? Bullshit. Throw his ass in jail. Nonetheless, the head on a pike threat is real. He really said it, would really do it, and thinks he could get away with it. Again, he only gets away with it if they allow it. They're cowards.

As for where it came from, the 3 of Cups suggests someone in his inner circle. 3 of Cups and 3 of Pentacles always comes up for those closest to him. The thing is, he has so many people "closest" to him that it would be impossible for me to nail down a specific person. The 10 of Pentacles reinforces this. It's the crime family/mafia card.

There's sort of a hierarchy I go by:

Hierophant = GOP

Within the GOP:

10 of Pentacles = crime family

Within the crime family:

3 of Cups/3 of Pentacles

So we have orders probably from the top, maybe Trump directly or maybe not, and given by someone in his inner circle. And the Hermit probably suggests that they get these senators alone and threaten them. It's a card of isolation. Pick them off 1 by 1 and get in their head. If they feel isolated, they're much more likely to obey him and do whatever he says.