Republicans, in wake of Trump shooting, seek to pin political violence trend on Democrats

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Reuters

July 14, 2024 6:41 PM EDT Updated an hour ago


WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - Within hours of the assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump, many of his supporters began laying blame on Democrats, seeking to flip the script on who has stoked America’s heated political rhetoric as cases of political violence reach historic heights.

From establishment Republicans to far-right conspiracy theorists, a consistent message emerged that President Joe Biden and other Democratic leaders laid the groundwork for Saturday’s shooting by casting Trump as an autocrat who poses a grave threat to democracy. A Reuters analysis of more than 200 incidents of politically motivated violence between 2021 and 2023, however, presented a different picture: In those years, fatal political violence more often emanated from the American right than from the left.

The U.S. is embroiled in the most sustained spate of political violence since a decade of upheaval that began in the late 1960s, Reuters found in that report published last year. That violence has come from across the ideological spectrum, and includes extensive attacks on property during left-wing political demonstrations. But attacks on people -- from beatings to killings -- were perpetrated mostly by suspects acting in service of right-wing political beliefs and ideology.

Almost immediately after Saturday’s attack, right-wing websites were brimming with assertions that left-wing rhetoric motivated Trump’s assailant. Many commentators blamed the shooting on the Biden White House or pushed unsubstantiated conspiracy theories, including a claim that a shadowy “deep state” cabal within the government orchestrated it.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/republicans-wake-trump-shooting-seek-pin-political-violence-trend-democrats-2024-07-14/

[demgrrrll]

1. I don't know that they are going to get the traction they want on this issue

Did Wray mention he was a registered Republican?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Deflect, Deny, Deny, Deny! That's all they've got and they'll repeat it ad nauseum! Shame on all of them. nt

[republianmushroom]

3. figures

[IronLionZion]

4. Always projecting

MAGA folks are constantly talking about violence. There are plenty of Jan 6 folks in prison who turned out to not be false flag Dems at all. Just very violent MAGA extremists backing the blue into a corner and beating them to death.

Kyle Rittenhouse is a big MAGA hero.

Mark Robinson, GOP candidate for governor of NC, talks about literal killing all the time.

The Qanon shaman with the horns is running for office in Arizona.



GOP candidates run for office on pro-violence platforms.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

5. And the Katy Turs and Jake Tappers will let their Repug guest spew this lie on their shows with only feeble

(if any) pushback while the Repugs steamroll over them.

[IbogaProject]

6. Hmm aren't all the gun and ammunition manufacturers all white owned?

It seems that one group that they always fail to mention seems to be the source of all the violence.

[RussBLib]

7. That's bold

...their guy is all about violent rhetoric, retribution, revenge, etc, and it's our people that get all the death threats. And it's our guy that's been all about bipartisan, but Biden is fanning the flames?

That is some bold shit right there. Our leaders have to counter it.

https://russblib.blogspot.com/?m=1

[hadEnuf]

8. It isn't Democrats that are putting ammunition vending machines in supermarkets.

It isn't a Democrat talking about people needing to be killed.

It isn't Democrats talking about second amendment remedies.

The list of violent Republican rhetoric goes on and on and on, even as we type.

Some person should make a list of every instance Republicans have used violent rhetoric or threats since Biden has taken office and then go through it every time they open their lying mouths.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. All they have to do is play speeches by Trump and other Republicans and people will see who the violent ones are.

[BaronChocula]

10. It's not a narrative native in most people's consciousness

Though most uninformed (white) people can easily feel comfortable saying "both sides need to tone down the rhetoric" or some other fox news bullshit because they know it wouldn't offend the pro-white establishment they don't want to piss off, they know the truth. News of Jan 6 convictions and trials remains a constant. On the other hand, no one hears news about BLM or ANTIFA. No one hears news about some left-wing loon threatening the judge in Hunter Biden's case. No one hears about some Biden supporter calling for war if Biden loses. PEOPLE KNOW!

This attempted spin will play within the maga bubble, but the truth at this point is pretty baked in.

[MistakenLamb]

11. The gaslighting won't work

Republicans have hours of ads using guns and other weapons to "attack" Democrats and their ideas. Only one party in this country ever alludes to using violence against ideas that they disagree with and that's Republicans

[Rhiannon12866]

12. The shooter was a registered Republican

[OhioTim]

13. Dear MSM

Please post a list of all calls for violence from republicans and then a list next to it for all calls for violence from Democrats

[twodogsbarking]

14. Aunt Tifa is at it again.

[Jimbo S]

15. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI)

was being interviewed on local TV early Sunday morning. He was trying to spin it that majority of political violence comes from the left and "liberal news media" blah blah blah

[FailureToCommunicate]

16. Now they are blaming "dei" and women SS agents.

[Emile]

17. Up is down, down is up.

[Quanto Magnus]

18. And the M$M

is going to go along with this....

Constant violent rhetoric from MAGAts, but it's all Dems fault.....

[prodigitalson]

19. give me a fucking break