Donald Trump has blamed President Biden and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris for the latest apparent assassination attempt against him, claiming that their rhetoric was inspiring violence against him.
It follows the arrest of Ryan Wesley Routh in Florida, after secret service officers opened fire on a man armed with an assault rifle, concealed in woodland where Mr Trump was playing golf.
Donald Trump said of the suspect: “He believed the rhetoric of Biden and Harris, and he acted on it… Their rhetoric is causing me to be shot at, when I am the one who is going to save the country, and they are the ones that are destroying the country — both from the inside and out.”
The latest incident took place months after a gunman opened fire on Mr Trump during a rally in Pennsylvania, wounding the former president in the ear and killing one supporter in the audience.
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Trump blames his father for making him rich. Trump is a bit*h.
TRUMP'S RHRECTIC DID THIS
Trump caused it himself by insulting everyone else. STOP INSULTING PEOPLE! Trump, keep your trap shut!
So sick of Trump blaming everyone but himself, Trump's continued disgusting, bigoted, racist rhetoric is the reason. Why does anyone even listen to this man?
If Trump didn't spew so much hate rhetoric HIMSELF, maybe he wouldn't get this?! Silly and typical of Trump blaming the opposition. Nothing to do with them, just the way he lives his life…
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Man up Donald, you are getting back what you have incited.
God save the trump❤
When people call him “Hitler”, “Nazi”, “Fascist”, a “threat to Democracy” and also use words like “he should be stopped by any means”. Then you get a mentally ill Democrat who takes the rhetoric as facts.
First what does Nazi mean? It stands for 'National “Socialist” German Workers' Party. First conservatives don’t believe in “socialism” whatsoever so that’s an oxymoron. There’s only one political party that believes in socialism. Second, Trump and conservatives believed in limited and small government, which does not fit the fascist term. During Covid the Democrats shut down small businesses, which allowed 80 million small businesses to close forever. Allowing large corporations, such as Amazon and Walmart to thrive and remain open. Joe also forced the COVID Jab. The same party that believes in my body my choice is the party that forced an experimental drug on everybody. Third a threat to democracy first off we are Republic second off if they’re talking about democracy, the leftist political elites got rid of Biden, when they found out that they couldn’t hide his senility and knew that he was a walking Alzheimer’s patient. Instead of holding a Democrat election so that the people can pick who they want to run as president after Biden was forced out the elites decided it should be Kamala Harris without an actual election.
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All true.p does is lie threaten lie. Ugly lie .shake his stupid orange hands. Lie. Bad mouth lie threaten judges civilians cops. Lie. Awtf. Is this nut case not in jail. The US Justice system needs to grow a pair. Oh and did I forget he lies
Trump is reaping what he sows. Hate and violence.
Liberals are so evil and have no limits to their corruption
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Biden said that "It's time to put Trump in a bullseye" just a day before the 1st attempt assasination in July as if Biden knew that would happen. Harris said repeatedly "Trump is a threat to our democracy and fundamental freedoms". Kamala & The Democrats are the party of violence.
These far-left extrmsts are dangerous and out of control. This Ryan Routh had a Biden Harris bumper sticker and literally echoed Kamala's words. The Democrats are a true cult in every sense of the word.
Obviously. 😂😂😂
We are being led by psychopaths on this planet. Nuremberg 2.
The 2 would be assassin’s voted republicans an were republicans your own party is abandoning him Wonder Why UNFIT an to OLD could be a possibility
We brown people of Indian and Pakistani descent born in Africa, disown these mamparas from Asia !
Mr Trump is a Disgrace. No integrity. No honor. No scruples. Hard to believe a nation would voluntarily elect a man like that. I hope and expect we won’t.🇺🇸
Blame himself as he Trump may be the suspect himself. Inestigate the man.
I have no interest in hearing Donald Trump complain about threats against him when his divisive, hateful, and racist rhetoric has contributed to a significant body count. His words inspired Patrick Wood Crusius to walk into a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on Aug. 3, 2019, and kill 23 innocent people. It's time someone tallied the lives lost as a result of the violence his rhetoric has incited.
As he should blame them! They own media and it’s propaganda cutting important info out and they also denied protection for RFK. Demoncrats are out!