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On Saturday (July 13), Donald Trump was allegedly the sufferer of an assassination try whereas he was talking at a rally in Pennsylvania. However whereas most everybody with a pulse rapidly condemned all types of political violence (and wished the sufferer a speedy restoration), various GOP representatives took to social media to place the blame on, look forward to it…Joe Biden.
Early stories state that Trump wasn’t shot (however he claims in any other case) however that the blood seen coming from his ear instantly after the taking pictures was on account of glass from a teleprompter that was shattered by one of many shooter’s bullets. As chatter about what occurred reached a fever pitch on social media, there have been those that took the chance to tweet recklessly.
Senator JD Vance, a toady within the working to be Trump’s VP was additional egregious together with his tweeting. “The central premise of the Biden marketing campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who should be stopped in any respect prices,” he tweet with not a spot of proof. “That rhetoric led on to President Trump’s tried assassination.”
In keeping with the FBI, the shooter, who was killed by the Secret Service, was Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. One spectator on the rally was killed whereas two others have been injured. Crooks additionally occurs to be a registered Republican.
Nonetheless, this factoid was not sufficient to cease blowhards like Marjorie Taylor Inexperienced from pinning the blame on anyone however the lifeless shooter. “Democrats wished this to occur. They’ve wished Trump gone for years and so they’re ready to do something to make that occur,” tweeted the dangerous constructed Congresswoman from Georgia.
So is it too early to speak about gun violence?
See extra asinine reactions, and takedowns of the tomfoolery, within the gallery.
