Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was seriously injured in an assassination attempt in May, said the attack on Trump was “exactly the same” scenario and blamed a hostile media and Trump’s political opponents for creating an atmosphere of hatred.
The populist prime minister of Slovakia, who only recently came to public attention after being shot multiple times in the abdomen by an activist and government critic, said the assassination attempt on President Trump was statement On Sunday morning.
He wrote that a hostile media environment creates an “urge” in some people to “solve things” with violence, and that what happened in the U.S. on Saturday “seems almost like something that happened in Slovakia a few months ago.” carbon copy [paper]“Mr Fico stated his view that the assassination attempt was part of a plan by President Trump’s enemies.
He said: [Donald Trump] They try to silence him, and when that fails, they turn on the public, and the losers pick up their guns.”
Commenting on the situation in Slovakia after the assassination attempt on him, Prime Minister Fico wrote that, cynically, the media and political opposition to Trump had created an environment that would then be reversed and stressed the importance of peaceful dialogue: “And now we will see speeches about the need for reconciliation, appeasement and forgiveness.”
Slovakian gunman confesses to attack over views on Ukraine war https://t.co/iNd9g0UO2q
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) May 24, 2024
Just two days before Trump’s shooting, Fitcho also wrote about attacks on populists: “We operate in an atmosphere where if it is not possible to defeat us democratically, they must be illegally incarcerated. If that doesn’t work, we must provoke activists to [attempt assassination]It’s not easy to work in this kind of atmosphere, but we can make it work.”
Fico was shot multiple times at close range while greeting members of the public on May 15. He sustained injuries to the abdomen, lower back, arms and legs, and his small intestine was punctured five times. His injuries were so severe that hospital authorities said he was near death during emergency surgery to save his life.
The assassin, a 71-year-old poet, was arrested at the scene and later confessed to the crime and agreed to cooperate with police in the investigation. The motive for the attack was reportedly his strong opposition to President Fico’s policy of seeking peace in Ukraine and not sending Slovak military aid to Kiev.
In his first public speech since the shooting, the Slovak prime minister said he forgave the shooter and would not pursue legal action, but blamed the media for inciting people to violence.
“On May 15, Slovak opposition activists tried to assassinate me because of my political views,” Fico said, making it clear that while he fully forgives the shooter, he fully blames the media and political environment that created the conditions for a politician to be assassinated.
The Slovak populist told his countrymen he was “taking the first step” towards peace in the country through forgiveness. “I feel no hatred towards the stranger who shot me. I will not take legal action against him or seek damages. I forgive him and let him sort out in his own mind what he did and why he did it,” he said.
Fico said the gunman was “nothing more than an emissary of evil and political hatred” and not a “lone madman” as was claimed immediately after the shooting, and that the febrile atmosphere in the country was being fuelled by a “politically failed and frustrated opposition”.
Fico singled out “opposition media, foreign-funded political non-governmental organizations” and the US-based Hungarian-born billionaire George Soros, criticizing the “opinion-shaping media” for condoning and covering up political hatred and aggression. He said the Soros-funded media, in particular, should not try to downplay what happened and why it happened.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico forgives the shooter and blames the liberal media and George Soros for stoking hatred against populists https://t.co/KEOIrpO7oz
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) June 6, 2024
