This is how USA Today reported the assassination attempts.
ABC’s Martha Raddatz and George Snufalufagus had this exchange where they pretty much blamed the shooting on Trump’s rhetoric:
MARTHA RADDATZ: Also, George, we have to point out: no matter who the shooter — what the shooter’s motives were, no matter who the shooter is, you are going to hear conspiracy theories going forward.
GEORGE STEHANOPOULOS: No question about that. But as you point out, the statements from JD Vance and Vivek Ramaswamy. Of course, President Trump and his supporters have contributed to this violent rhetoric as well.
RADDATZ: We were just looking back at some of the things that former President Trump has said. He warned last March of potential death and destruction if he were charged by the Manhattan District Attorney, “our country is being destroyed as they tell us to be peaceful”. Trump in January warned of bedlam in the county if the criminal charges against him succeeded. And, of course, in March he said “ now, if I don’t get elected it’s going to be a bloodbath for the whole- that’s going to be the least of it, it’s going to be a bloodbath for the country. That will be the least of it.” He said he was partly joking and that that was taken out of context but those are, indeed, his words. And you have heard it from supporters as well and supporters are certainly, in some parts, angry. And let’s remember January 6th. In so many ways for the campaign, January 6th will probably be in the background after yesterday’s event. This is a very difficult time for this campaign. I’m sure, this week in Milwaukee, that President Trump will highlight this, and President Biden is going to have to figure out how to go forward with his campaign and what exactly they say.
You see the problem here is right wing violence. Someone on the left just shot at the Republican nominee and the problem is J6?
CNN’s original reporting was “Trump injured in incident at rally.”
Even the Australia media was pointing out the insanity of headlines in the US.
The Australian media just community noted their American counterparts pic.twitter.com/sRme85L4v2
— Ana Mostarac (@anammostarac) July 15, 2024
They are no longer committed to truth. They are propagandists. Thankfully, so many have woken up. Sadly, many haven’t.
They have been irresponsibly escalating the rhetoric for years.
Party That Called Trump 'Hitler' For 8 Years Shocked As Someone Tries To Assassinate Him https://t.co/9zTv1SsnMc pic.twitter.com/Wr5BNapizb
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) July 13, 2024
This will continue. I fear the end results.
