President Joe Biden is under fire for calling former President Donald Trump a “real threat to this country” two weeks before the assassination attempt at a campaign rally.
“Donald Trump is a real threat to this country. He is a threat to our freedoms. He is a threat to our democracy. He is a threat to literally everything America stands for,” Biden wrote in a June 28 post on X.
Donald Trump is a real threat to this country.
He’s a threat to our freedoms. He’s a threat to our democracy. He’s a threat to literally everything America stands for.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) June 28, 2024
Since the shooter, later Identified The harsh portrayal of former President Biden has been criticized as inflammatory after a man arrested by the FBI as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks killed one bystander and seriously injured two others in an attempt to assassinate President Trump.
Jim DeMint, president of the Conservative Partnership Institute, highlighted the post on Sunday morning with the simple caption, “Two weeks ago.”
Two weeks ago. pic.twitter.com/9p0Xt0QipQ
— Jim DeMint (@JimDeMint) July 14, 2024
On Saturday evening, minutes before Crooks’ bullet grazed Trump’s ear, Biden took to his Facebook page to liken Trump to a “dictator.”
Americans want a president, not a dictator.
Contributor Joe Biden upon Saturday, July 13, 2024
The post was published at 6pm on Saturday, just before Crooks attempted to assassinate Trump at about 6:10pm during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Crooks of Bethel Explosive Device According to a source, the incident occurred in his car, which was parked near the event venue. The Wall Street Journal.
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) said the assassination attempt on Trump was motivated by the fact that he was seen as “an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs.”
Today is not just an isolated incident.
The Biden campaign’s central argument is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs.
Those comments led directly to the assassination attempt on President Trump.
— JD Vance (@JDVance1) July 14, 2024
“Today is not just an isolated incident,” the Republican wrote on X. “The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs. This rhetoric directly led to the assassination attempt on President Trump.”
The US Secret Service confirmed that agents had “neutralised” Crooks and that he is now “deceased”.
Here is the latest update from our investigation. We thank our Secret Service team and law enforcement partners for their swift action. Our hearts go out to the family affected by this tragedy. pic.twitter.com/E8FazqtUVZ
—Anthony Guglielmi (@SecretSvcSpox) July 14, 2024
Trump later thanked the Secret Service and other law enforcement agencies for their “swift response” to the Society of Truth. post.
“I was shot above my right ear,” the former president wrote. “I heard a whoosh and a gunshot, felt the bullet penetrate my skin, and immediately knew something was wrong. I was bleeding profusely and realized what was happening.”
He added: “God bless America!”
