I’ve spoken to so many people who were shocked at the assassination attempt on President Trump. But as pointed out by Sebastian Gorka, what is shocking is not that the assassination was attempted but that it took this long.
The public discourse has become progressively uglier over the years, especially over the last few months as Trump has risen in the polls. Dr. Gorka pointed out the many calls for violence against Trump and MAGA supporters coming from leftist politicians like Maxine Waters and Nancy Pelosi and, of course, President Biden’s call to put a bullseye on President Trump.
And let’s not forget Democratic mega-donor Reid Hoffman’s statement just a day before the attempt on Trump’s life. After Peter Thiel “thanked” Hoffman for funding lawsuits against Trump that increased Trump’s popularity and turned him into “a martyr," Hoffman perversely said, "I wish I had made him into an actual martyr.” Again, a major Democratic influencer blatantly calling for Trump’s death. (Hoffman has already been suggesting that the assassination attempt was a false flag planned by Trump.)
But the vitriolic hatred and call for violence from Democratic politicians comes as a result of these same politicians seeing hate constantly being accepted by society. Just as sick as the hatred is that the world has allowed their hatred to exist unchallenged. But this hatred on the left isn’t new, and we all have a responsibility to stop the hate from going unchecked.