In the aftermath of Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, conservative Americans say Democrats and the media should apologize for calling Trump and his supporters a threat to America.
Other observers stated that the apparent increase of anti-Trump vitriol and leftist activism over the past few years is to blame for the attempt on a former president’s life. Some have even suggested that Biden himself bears some of the blame.
CatholicVote wrote on X: “Maybe Biden should start with an apology for calling Trump and his supporters an existential threat to the country.”
CatholicVote President Brian Burch added: “People will say it’s too early or reckless to say this, but left-wing ideologies and political movements are inexorably connected to violence. Always.”
Columnist Joe Concha pointed to a comment Biden made on Monday. “We’re done talking about the debate,” Biden had said, “it’s time to put Trump in a bullseye.”
“Defend that. Go ahead,” Concha pressed Biden. “Try to defend that rhetoric after what we all just witnessed with Trump coming with a centimeter of being assassinated.”
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Conservative filmmaker Robby Starbuck wrote on X: “Joe Biden and the Democrats don’t get to wiggle out of this with half hearted statements.”
“They framed Trump as a modern Hitler,” he noted:
They framed him as a danger to society.
They lied about his policies to incite fear.
They framed his supporters as terrorists.
They own this.
Popular X account End Wokeness pointed to a post Biden’s account issued just two weeks before the attempt to assassinate Trump.
“Donald Trump is a genuine threat to this nation,” the post stated. “He’s a threat to our freedom. He’s a threat to our democracy. He’s literally a threat to everything America stands for.”
End Wokeness noted: “This post could be a page straight out of an assassin’s political manifesto.”
On Sunday, Trump released a new statement after an assassination attempt on his life at a rally Saturday evening, expressing gratitude to God for preventing an unspecified ‘unthinkable’ event.
In his statement, Trump emphasized the importance of faith and resilience in the face of adversity, urging his supporters to remain defiant against wickedness. The statement has garnered significant attention and support from various social media users and conservative figures.
“It was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform after he was wounded in his ear on stage by a hail of bullets that killed one attendee at his rally and seriously injured two more.
”We will FEAR NOT, but instead remain resilient in our Faith and Defiant in the face of Wickedness. Our love goes out to the other victims and their families,” he added.
Trump also confirmed he will attend the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee as planned, refusing to change his schedule despite a harrowing act of political violence.
“It is more important than ever that we stand United, and show our True Character as Americans, remaining Strong and Determined, and not allowing Evil to Win. I truly love our Country, and love you all, and look forward to speaking to our Great Nation this week from Wisconsin,” he wrote.
Authorities have identified 20-year-old Pennsylvania resident Thomas Matthew Crooks as the shooter. Crooks, who grew up in the affluent suburb of Bethel Park, was “neutralized” by Secret Service agents after blood poured from Trump’s ear.
One attendee was killed, and two others were injured during the incident, the FBI said and the victims have not yet been identified.
“The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the subject involved in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on July 13, in Butler, Pennsylvania,” the FBI said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “This remains an active and ongoing investigation.”
Police have parked outside Crooks’ home near Pittsburgh as the investigation into yesterday’s horrific assassination attempt continues.
Records show that he made a $15 donation to Progressive Turnout Project, a Chicago-based political action committee that supports Democrat candidates for public office and claims to advocate for “key Democratic constituencies: young people, minorities and low-income people.”
