Donald Trump has blamed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for last month’s failed assassination attempt against him by accusing them of making it difficult for the Secret Service to protect him.
The Republican presidential nominee’s claim – for which he offered no evidence – was made on the television talkshow Dr Phil, hosted by Phil McGraw, on Tuesday. The remarks follow disclosures that several Secret Service agents from the Pittsburgh field office had been placed on administrative leave after the 13 July shooting.
At a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last month, Trump was grazed on the ear by a bullet after a 20-year-old gunman opened fire from the roof of a nearby building. One rallygoer, Corey Comperatore, was killed and two others were seriously wounded. The gunman was shot dead by a Secret Service officer at the scene.
“When this happened, people would ask, whose fault is it?” Trump told McGraw. “I think to a certain extent it’s Biden’s fault and Harris’s fault. And I’m the opponent. They were weaponising government against me, they brought in the whole DoJ to try and get me, they weren’t too interested in my health and safety.
I really want media sources to start saying he was “allegedly” grazed on the ear. Because so far the evidence after the fact kind of suggests that didn’t happen.
What evidence is that?
Wasn’t the shooter republican and/or conservative?
historically seemed to be conservative, donated a few bucks to a dem thing, didn’t have an online presence. It’s safe to say he was more extreme than right wing, and more right wing than far right or “right wing extremist”
I heard that those donations actually came from an older dude with the same name, has that been disproven?
Yes, the donor’s information was from Bethel Park instead of Pittsburgh https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-shooter-donation/
yeah idk, i saw that later on, couldn’t tell you but i remember hearing about it being postulated, i just couldnt remember whether or not that was true or not lol. Accidental misinfo moment.
Even then it’s fairly minor.
Kinda sorta, he changed and registered republican before the shooting, but was a dem before and donated to act blue.
The donor had the same name as the shooter, but was not the same person.
was this actually confirmed? I thought this was just fake news. Regardless i think it was like 15 dollars but i might be misremembering lol, it’s been a little while.
Trump donated to Kamala years ago, so I guess Trump is a democrat too.
Best I can do is RINO. Last election I could’ve done “democRAT false flag operation”, but these kinds of mental gymnastics are a dime a dozen now
Let’s not get bogged down in facts
/s
Why do that when we have alternative facts?
Gawd, that was 10 lifetimes ago, wasn’t it?
:p
The republican motto
I’ll go ahead and blame who is responsible for it. Dementia DonOLD the weird racist rapist with 34 felonies. He has done nothing but spew hate and fear and one of his own took shots at him. 100% on him.
It was a right wing extremist.
This is debated
Not in good faith.
oh it absolutely is debated in good faith, unless you have pretty stout evidence that this guy was a neo nazi or something i’m content with him just being an “extremist” instead of a “right wing extremist” you might argue it’s “right wing, extremist” but no
He was clearly right wing. And clearly an extremist. Are you an idiot?
yeah but that doesn’t make him a right wing extremist. That makes him a right winger, and an extremist.
You can be political extreme, and politically moderate, you can politically extreme, and socially moderate. He was politically moderate, and socially extreme.
Are you really being so fucking pedantic that you distinguish between right wing;extremist and ring wing,extremist? If so, look in the mirror and reevaluate your blind biases.
it’s not pedantic? This is like complaining about me mentioning that authoritarianism isn’t actually explicitly for right wing ideologies, left wing ideologies can exhibit authoritarianism, and actually authoritarianism itself is entirely agnostic to the concept of “political alignment” it’s just a style of governance.
Being a political extremist implies that you are either right wing extreme, left wing extreme, (or i guess an extremist centrist?) The purposes of your extremism are to further your political ambitions.
Being a social extremist just means you do things that extreme because you personally believe they will have some effect of impact, and of which, you don’t really care.
if crookes were a political extremist, he would’ve had an online presence, he would’ve had some sort of manifesto, he would’ve said something and actually planned this out properly. He did none of these things, happened to get lucky, and then get unlucky. He literally didn’t care who he killed, or what for, or probably even if he killed them at all.
like don’t get me mistaken, if this kid was a groyper or some shit, i would be inclined to agree with you, but as far as i know, he isn’t and wasn’t.
What’s not in good faith? Did any reputable news source call him an outright ring wing extremist?
He was a confirmed conservative Republican voter, so right-wibg on any account. And him trying to assassinate the president makes him extreme.
So he is a right wing extremist. Doesn’t matter what the media calls him. Fox News calls Trump Mr President when he clearly lost.
this is not how political extremism works?
Who let the hexbear alt on this thread?
Confirmed by whom? Multiple independent and unbiased parties?
This is what arguing in bad faith looks like. If someone replies with sources, you will claim bias. Name a news source you consider to be unbiased.
Every news organization is biased. Unless you hear it from the horse’s mouth, it’s probably speculation. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to ask a person if they have any proof of this. Most people have no actual way to defend their opinions besides linking to another opinion—this includes me and you.
It’s also pretty unlikely that any real information would be released because of “national security.” Neither party wants people to side with him, because that might encourage copycats.
My guess is that he has no firm political party preference. I’m a registered democrat, but I’m hardly a fan of them. He was wearing a D/R shirt when he got shot. And as I’m sure you know, they are focused on giving power to the people, as opposed to a central government. Assassinating the leader of the central government is pretty on-brand. However, I’m sure the political ideologies of that group have probably shifted since 1820 😅
ok to be clear, it was probably an extremist, not a right wing extremist, could’ve been left or right, but likely only moderately.
More than likely he just wanted to cause problems and be a troll.
Politically he was right wing. Though it looks like the assasination didn’t have much political motive, seems the kid was suicidal and wanted to do something big, he looked up events for Joe Biden too. Trump was just closer and more convenient.
In other news, the GOP presidential candidate went on Dr Phil. Cash me outside!
I am shocked, SHOCKED, that this took so long.
is this slander? is this defamation? is this weird?
Thanks, Obama.
sad.
Guys, I’m starting to wonder if this trump fella is all there, y’know?
you mean the one that referred to the midwest as “the middle west” and the one that accidentally called ww2 ww3?
Yeah no im sure he’s fine.
Trump literally floated the idea that “second amendment people could do something about (his political opponents)” back in 2016.
I had wondered how long it would take him to grasp at this particular straw.
Kind of weird that no one is mentioning that if the President wants you dead he has better options than a teenager with mediocre aim.
Also, he can literally just walk up to you and shoot you in the head legally, so.
fun fact, the acronym for them is USSS. I think that explains all we need to know.