‘One Party Alone’: WaPo Columnist Blames Trump, GOP For ‘Political Violence’ Following Assassination Attempt
Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin on Tuesday blamed former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party for the “political violence.” Trump was slightly injured in an assassination attempt at a rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, which left former volunteer fire chief Corey Comperatore dead and two other attendees injured. In a post on […]
Illinois pols speak on lowering ‘the political temperature’ after attempted Trump assassination
As politics continue in the aftermath of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, both campaigns in Illinois are assessing the heated nature of the rhetoric this election cycle. Minutes after former President Trump spoke to a crowd in a field in Pennsylvania on Saturday, a would-be assassin opened fire, killing a rally attendee […]
MSNBC host Joy Reid suggested Trump bore the ‘consequences’ of ‘promoting’ political violence
MSNBC host Joy Reid suggested on-air Monday that former President Trump ” bore the consequences ” for ” encouraging ” the violence during a discussion about the weekend assassination attempt. Reid, who was in Milwaukee for MSNBC’s live coverage of the Republican National Convention, made her comments after Rachel Maddow said she hoped some “calming” […]
Is Trump’s post-shooting call for unity real, or just political manipulation?
As the dust settles following the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump and the much-anticipated Republican National Convention gets underway, the former president’s new comments calling for “unity and resilience” raise a question: Can a close encounter with death change someone like Trump? There There is considerable evidence Near-death experiences can bring about deep and […]
China Trashes U.S. Political System After Failed Donald Trump Assassination
China’s state-run Global Times on sunday Declared The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump proves that American politics have become “extreme and reckless” and that there is “less room for moderates.” of Global Times It took a while Bless Chinese dictator Xi Jinping sent his “sympathies” to President Trump, according to a report from […]
Biden says kid gave him middle finger, recounting political rhetoric
President Biden said in an interview on Monday that a child once gave him the middle finger while discussing heated political comments following the recent assassination attempt on former President Trump. “When you drive through certain rural parts of the country, you don’t see a situation where people have big Trump signs that say ‘F […]
‘He Is At His Apex’: CNN Panel Marvels At Trump’s ‘Political Power’ After Assassination Attempt
A CNN panel on Monday marveled at his political stance in the wake of the assassination attempt and courtroom victories against former President Donald Trump. Trump survived an assassination attempt at the rally on Saturday, and on Monday Judge Eileen Cannon dismissed the classified documents lawsuit. A panel on “Inside Politics with Dana Bash” noted […]
Poll finds two-thirds of Americans expect more political violence in wake of Trump shooting
That means 2024 could become a new, politically watershed 1968, marked by a bad actor attacking an iconic political leader. That’s the fear shared by a whopping 67% of Americans in a poll conducted following the shooting of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday evening. Two in three of […]
Coons: 'Too many close calls' with political violence
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Delaware) said Sunday in response to the assassination attempt on former President Trump that he had “far too often come close to political violence” during his tenure in Congress. Coons, appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” referred to the violence against his colleagues Rep. Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) and former Rep. Gabby Giffords […]
We’ve Seen ‘Nefarious’ Political Violence in the Past Few Years
Speaking on CNN about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Saturday, host Dana Bash said she had witnessed a very evil form of political violence “just in the last few years alone.” Bash said, “Well, I mean, we’re still gathering information and I think this is a time when the country, the […]