Would-be assassin Ryan Routh falsely claimed former President Donald Trump would “make Americans slaves again” and that “DEMOCRACY is on the ballot” in an April post on X.
Sound familiar?
It’s the same type of incendiary, assassination-prep language that has been used by left-wing corporate media for years to vilify and dehumanize Trump — rhetoric that Trump rightly blamed for his first assassination attempt during the recent presidential debate.
“I probably took a bullet to the head because of the things that they say about me,” Trump said during the debate. “They talk about democracy — I’m a ‘threat to democracy.’ They’re the threat to democracy with the fake Russia-Russia-Russia investigation that went nowhere.”
Donald Trump called it at the debate: “I probably took a bullet to the head because of the things that they say about me. They talk about democracy. I’m a threat to democracy. They’re the threat to democracy with the fake Russia-Russia-Russia investigation that went nowhere.” pic.twitter.com/HIjBaPb32i
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) September 16, 2024
Trump reiterated the message in a post on Monday on X.
“The Rhetoric, Lies, as exemplified by the false statements made by Comrade Kamala Harris during the rigged and highly partisan ABC Debate, and all of the ridiculous lawsuits specifically designed to inflict damage on Joe’s, then Kamala’s, Political Opponent, ME, has taken politics in our Country to a whole new level of Hatred, Abuse, and Distrust,” Trump said in his post. “Because of this Communist Left Rhetoric, the
