Tone-deaf leftists are back to encouraging elimination of their political opponents just days after the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.
After a would-be assassin shot Trump, wounded two attendees, and killed another in Butler, Penn., on July 13, left-wing media were quick to label it an “incident,” with some initially describing the shooting as “popping noises.”
When the truth was undeniable, leftists were quick to denounce political violence — backtracking on eight years of rhetoric comparing Trump to Adolf Hitler and comparing his presidency to 1930s fascist Germany. The New Republic’s June edition was even called “American Fascism,” featuring an illustration of Trump as Hitler.
Leftists’ concern about “political violence” did not last long. Less than a week after the attempt on Trump’s life, leftists are back to their old habits of trying to tie Trump to fascism.
Fearmongering
Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., called on President Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 election because Trump poses an “existential danger” – apparently unlike an assassination attempt on a former president.
“The return of Donald Trump to the White House poses an existential danger to our democracy,” Heinrich said today, according to Fox News. “We must defeat him in November, and we need a candidate who can do that.”
The Federalist’s Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway responded to the comment on X, calling the rhetoric “incendiary.”
“It remains horrific to see this type of incendiary and hateful rhetoric from Democrats days after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump,” Hemingway said. “Wise people
