David Frum, a prominent “Never Trump” critic and former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, said on Sunday Atlantic Ocean He blamed former President Donald Trump for the assassination attempt on him.
During a rally in Pennsylvania, Trump narrowly survived an attempt on his life when a bullet from a high-powered rifle grazed his ear, killing former fire chief Corey Comperatore and wounding two others in the crowd (not including the assassin, who was quickly shot dead by the Secret Service).
Frum, who rose up in opposition to the conservative movement the moment Bush left office, recently lamented that Trump was allowed to take part in last month’s debate with President Joe Biden.
David Frum now argues that the opposition party should not be allowed to take part in elections – the ones who say they defend democracy. “Trump should never have put this policy forward.” https://t.co/ZiaG4etG4x
— Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) July 1, 2024
On Sunday he article The notorious anti-Trump Atlantic Ocean“The shooter and would-be dictator” said Trump had incited the violence that led to Saturday’s attack.
The bloodshed that Trump has incited against others is now hitting him himself. The attempted murder of Trump and the murder of a bystander are horrific and outrageous acts. We will learn more in the coming days about the man who committed this horrific act and was killed by the Secret Service. Whatever his insanity or motives, the only thing that matters about him is the law enforcement error that allowed him to carry a deadly weapon so close to a campaign site and within view of a presidential candidate. If not, his name should be cleared and forgotten.
It is sadly false that political violence “has no place” in American society, as many say. Assassinations, lynchings, riots, and massacres have stained every page of American political history, and continue to do so to this day. In 2016, and even more so in 2020, Trump supporters have taken up arms to intimidate opponents and vote counters. Trump and his supporters envision a new place for violence as their defining political message in the 2024 elections.
he lamented.
No one seems to have the words to say: “We abhor, reject, denounce and punish all political violence, and continue to maintain that Mr. Trump himself is an instigator of such violence, a destroyer of American institutions and the antithesis of all decency and patriotism in American life.”
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