The Onion, a liberal satirical magazine based in Chicago, was recently purchased by a longtime Democratic supporter. donor Co-founder of Twilio Jeff Lawsonslumped to a new low on Tuesday in a desperate bid to score points against President Donald Trump.
The satirical magazine used the death of Corey Comperatore, a heroic former firefighter who died trying to save his family from bullets aimed at Kamala Harris' political opponents, as a punchline.
During the presidential debate, Harris said, “I would love for you to attend one of Donald Trump's rallies, because they're really interesting to watch.”
Harris suggested attendees would notice “people starting to leave his rallies earlier out of fatigue and boredom.”
onion Tweeted“Fact Check[.] Trump: “At my rallies, people don't leave. The truth: They leave in body bags.”
On July 13th, an assassination attempt occurred. ActBlue DonorSuspect Thomas Matthew Crooks fired several shots at Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
“Pure evil.”
Crooks only had the ear of a man the Democratic Party supported. Characteristic as a “clear and imminent danger.” But his trigger-happy behavior left an American family without a patriarch.
Emergency department physician Dr. Jim Sweetland said: said According to CBS News, he was shot at the rally and tried to help a man who had been shot in the head and collapsed among the bleachers.
“There was a lot of blood,” the doctor said. “I looked up and saw his family, who were watching my efforts and the resuscitation process. The look on their faces said it all.”
When the first shots rang out, Comperatore, a former fire chief for the Buffalo Township Fire Department, used his body to shield his wife and daughter.
Allison Comperatore said “My dad was shot when he threw me down. He fell on top of me. I was confused and said, 'Dad?' Then I turned around and he was down and I started screaming,” ABC News reported last month.
“He was absolutely a hero. He saved his wife and his children. He was just the best guy,” said the victim's wife, Helen Comperatore.
Onion joke This act, at the expense of a fallen hero and his surviving family, may have resonated with the left privately but was widely mocked online.
“shame on you,” Tweeted Libs on TikTok. “This is evil.”
Conservative film director Robbie Starbuck Responded“Please delete this. People are sad because of you wicked demons.”
Starbucks attention A subsequent message read, “Mock-ing people who have been murdered is truly awful in every sense @theonion. Imagine families watching this while grieving a senseless murder driven by extreme political hatred of the Republican Party. Pure evil.”
“Tonight we have the Trump vs. Kamala debate and you're mocking a firefighter who was shot in the head while sitting next to his family.” Written Colin Rugg, co-founder of Trending Politics;
The Onion was acquired by a company called Global Tetrahedron earlier this year.
More on former Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson — recently spotted party With Rick Wilson of the Lincoln Project — Axios Shown Global Tetrahedron is led by a former NBC News reporter Ben Collinsformer TikTok executive Leila Brillsonformer Tumblr executive Daniel Stolle.
Brillson is Onion's chief marketing officer, Strell is its chief product officer and Collins is its CEO.
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