Radical progressives and left-leaning “Never Trumpers” consistently claimed the former President was responsible for acts of violence at the Capitol on January 6th due to inflammatory words that inspired others to act. Their words, most certainly not mine.
They ratcheted up their rhetoric when President Trump returned to the Capitol to meet with GOP members of the House and Senate one month ago.
“Trump is an existential threat to democracy and unfit to lead,” said Democratic Congressman Jason Crow.
“Donald Trump is a clear and present danger to the Constitution and our republic," said Congressman Jamie Raskin.
The BBC went so far in a headline to ask whether or not January 6th protestors acted based on President Trump’s words:
“Capitol riots: Did Trump's words at rally incite violence?” screamed the BBC headline on February 13th, 2021.
Using the left’s l President Trump, a direct correlation exists between a politician’s words and supporters' actions.
In a Vox editorial titled “Donald Trump is the accelerant,” the media outlet blamed the former violent acts of others simply based on him running for President.
“Trump has emboldened hate groups and political violence from the moment he announced his presidency,” wrote the Vox editorial.
ABC News went so far as to claim many specific violent incidents were caused by President Trump’s words.
“But a nationwide review conducted by ABC News has identified at least 54 criminal cases where Trump was invoked in direct connection with violent acts, threats of violence or allegations of assault,” wrote the ABC News analysis.
So if Democrats claim there is a direct correlation between political rhetoric and acts of violence, then those who called for violence against President Trump are directly responsible for his assassination attempt in Pennsylvania.
“The Republican District Attorney in Butler County, PA, should immediately file charges against Joseph R. Biden for inciting an assassination,” wrote Republican Congressman Mike Collins.
“Democrats and liberals in the media have called Trump a fascist. They’ve compared him to Hitler. This was an assassination attempt by a madman inspired by the rhetoric of the radical left,” wrote United States Senator Rick Scott.
Read for yourself their vile discourse calling for violence against President Trump, including President Biden, who just this past week told Democratic donors that “it’s time to put Trump in the bullseye” and even posted a graphic with side by photos of President Trump and Adolf Hitler.
Let that sink in. Just days ago President Biden said “it’s time to put Trump in the bullseye.”
That’s exactly what 20-year-old assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks did. He climbed a roof with a rifle and from a little over 130 yards away, did what President Biden suggested he do. Crooks put Trump in the bullseye of his rifle and fired multiple shots that killed one person, missing the former President’s head by an inch.
Fellow Democrats also called for violence against President Trump. They’re just as guilty as President Biden for inciting violence with their aggressive political rhetoric that called for direct violent acts on President Trump.
“Take him out now,” Senator Elizabeth Warren proudly proclaimed.
“My testosterone sometimes makes me want to feel like punching’ Trump,” said Senator Cory Booker.
“If you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd. And you push back on them,” said Congresswoman Maxine Waters.
“Donald Trump? I think you needed to go back and punch him in the face,” said Montana Senator John Tester.
“This is just a warning to you Trumpers. Be careful. And for those of you who are soldiers, you know how to do it. Do it right,” said Democratic State Representative Cynthia Johnson.
In the weeks and months ahead, there must be an investigation of the Secret Service, of how a young madman with a rifle could have easily killed President Trump if it weren’t for the Grace of God and one more inch of space between a bullet and his brain.
In the meantime, based on “liberal logic,” which is a massive oxymoron to begin with, we know exactly who is responsible for the assassination attempt: President Biden and his intolerant Democratic supporters who called for violence against President Trump.
They spoke. Assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks listened.
The now dead killer acted upon those inflammatory words, then fired shot after shot after shot at President Trump.