Conservatives are condemning the “violent rhetoric” of Vice President Kamala Harris and her supporters following the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was identified as the suspect in the attempted assassination of President Trump who was arrested Sunday while he was at his golf course in West Palm Beach. Routh appears to be an overtly political figure, with an obsession with Ukraine, a donor to Democratic causes and a Biden-Harris bumper sticker on the back of his pickup truck.
While Harris issued a statement condemning political violence and saying she was “deeply troubled by the possible assassination attempt” against her political opponent, she also made some troubling statements of her own, continuing to claim that Trump wants to be “a dictator from day one.” As Breitbart News reported, Harris “falsely claimed that Trump told Russian President Putin that he could 'invade Ukraine and do whatever he wanted,'”
In response to the results, many conservatives have pointed directly to comments made by Harris and her Democratic allies.
“Two in two months. The demonizing rhetoric from the left has to stop,” Rep. Greg Stube (R-Fla.) said, sharing footage from his Fox News appearance.
“I pray for the safety of President Trump and his family. He is fighting to save America and they will do anything to stop him,” he added. “Evil will not win.”
Responding to Harris' initial reaction to news of the attempted shooting, Dan Scavino, a senior adviser to President Trump, slammed Harris.
“You are such a liar and I am not happy that he is safe. Once again it is your actions and words that have brought this about!” he yelled.
“Congress needs to censure Rep. Jasmine Crockett immediately! This morning @RepJasmine appeared on @MSNBC with @jrpsaki and called MAGA a 'threat' to America,” said Kylie Jane Kremer, executive director of Women for America First.
“Just last week, an assassin attempted to kill Donald Trump for the second time. This violent rhetoric needs to stop now,” she added.
The Virginia Republican Party denounced Rachel Vindman, the wife of Alexander Vindman, a former witness in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, after Vindman joked about the possible murder, saying, “Nobody hurt their ears. Have a Sunday afternoon.”
“The Vindman family has now doubled down by openly mocking President Trump for nearly getting him killed and then mocking anyone decent enough to care about his safety,” the Virginia Republican Party said.
“When will they condemn this shameful statement?” they asked.
“I think Kamala Harris should refrain from making statements about Donald Trump before he gets killed,” Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said.
“It is clear that there are violent people out there who will do whatever it takes to keep President Trump out of the White House,” Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said, calling on the media and the far-left to “immediately end this dangerous and senseless rhetoric.”
“What MSNBC is constantly saying about Trump has created a 'Operation Valkyrie' mentality that has led to assassination attempts,” said Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah). “If anyone needs to 'tone down the rhetoric,' it's MSNBC.”
“Ryan Wesley Routh was literally tweeting the slogans of Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and the Left Media about Trump being a threat to Democracy!” Donald Trump Jr. pointed out.
Trump himself pointed to the far-left rhetoric, telling Fox News Digital, “He believed what Biden and Harris were saying and he acted on it.”
“They're saying and doing things that are getting me shot, but I'm in a position to save our country. They're destroying our country from the inside and out,” Trump added.
