It's Trump's fault that leftists keep taking shots at him. 

That is the line that Democrats are pushing out this morning. It's almost--almost, I say--as if they wish that one of these nutcases had succeeded. 

I would never suggest that this is the case, of course because it requires mind reading. Except that it doesn't for many on the left. When leftists promote actual violence and even murder to eliminate their political opponents, perhaps we should believe them. 

Speeding Toward Assassination: Overton Supercut pic.twitter.com/71SnSZE7IL

— Overton (@overton_news) August 7, 2024

What was striking to me about the reaction to the second assassin--aside from the immediate attempt to downplay it--was the immediate return to anti-Trump rhetoric. At least after Trump was actually SHOT IN THE HEAD and somebody was murdered, leftists dropped the rhetoric for a few days. 

Now they want us to tone down the rhetoric.

Fuck every single one of these assassins.

pic.twitter.com/SnzqXmmBDw

— John Ocasio-Rodham Nolte (@NolteNC) July 14, 2024

Not this time. Pundits and politicians blamed Trump for the violence against himself AND they went back to claiming he is an extreme threat to democracy. Within hours, the rhetoric was turned back to 11, perhaps because their candidate, Kamala Harris is in real trouble. 

Hakeem’s lies are dangerous. He posted this after what appears to be a second attempt on President Trump’s life. It is rhetoric and lies like this that are inspiring crazy people to try and kill him. https://t.co/0tnkT1NAq7

— Rick Scott (@ScottforFlorida) September 15, 2024

The Vindman family, including a candidate for U.S. Congress in Virginia, derided Trump and declared their indifference to his well-being. Assassination attempt? So what?

UPDATE:

My opponent, @YVindman, has still not condemned the horrible statements by his family members and political advisors tonight.

In fact, the Vindman family has actually doubled and tripled down on their hateful rhetoric and are now justifying the second failed… pic.twitter.com/45o6cH5NPD

— Derrick Anderson (@DerrickforVA) September 16, 2024

Ryan Wesley Routh echoed the Democrats' talking point that Trump is a "threat to democracy" and, as with so many Trump haters, explicitly called for his assassination. It may be that the Democrat politicians refrain from going quite that far, their allies in the cultural class, including actors and musicians (and donors) haven't been shy about wanting Trump dead. Asking for a John Wilkes Booth to emerge is hardly subtle. 

Ryan Routh believed that “DEMOCRACY is on the ballot.”

I’ve heard that somewhere before.
But, I can’t quite put my finger on it… pic.twitter.com/RakdElg5ey

— ZNO 🇺🇸 (@therealZNO) September 15, 2024

So is it surprising when an Iran-loving Ukraine zealot decides to follow their lead? Routh believed the rhetoric the Democrats kept spewing. And if there is a candidate who is an "existential threat" to all things good, shouldn't somebody save the country?

Man accused of trying to kill Trump wrote a book urging Iran to assassinate the ex-president https://t.co/1Ma3sfG9kr

— The Associated Press (@AP) September 16, 2024

POLITICO implicitly acknowledged that outrage against the violence aimed at Trump is only truly condemned by Republicans. "Republicans outraged?" Shouldn't everyone be outraged?

"Probably the worst thing about someone attempting to shoot Donald Trump again is that it will embolden Donald Trump to say mean things on social media, which threatens the republic." -- Legacy media this morning

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) September 16, 2024

No, because it is Donald Trump's fault that everybody hates him. He is Hitler, Stalin, and Genghis Khan, all wrapped up in an orange skin. 

The commentariat insists on owning zero consequences for their constant repetition that Trump is an existential threat whose election will bring bloody fascism, when it's absolutely obvious it motivated this would-be assassin. https://t.co/vLVuVnBEgA

— Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) September 16, 2024

You can't claim somebody is worse than Hitler and then blame him for inspiring violence. Instead, even after yet another assassination attempt the media and Democrats keep blaming Trump and worrying that all these attempts on his life will inspire violence against...somebody else. 

The only ones causing violence and division are the left!
Their trash propaganda continues to destroy this country. pic.twitter.com/Z4TWNNYkJG

— Carla (@thecoffeesfresh) September 16, 2024

How about quitting shooting at Trump, folks?

Hey @washingtonpost, you know someone just tried to kill President Trump again, right? It's not a conspiracy theory. It's not a "suspicion." It's a real thing that really happened. The Secret Service has a man in custody.

Just like the video of the cat on the grill. It's real. pic.twitter.com/DpFcj3VuRW

— Popeye Doyle (@Popeye__Doyle) September 15, 2024

Democrats always claim that any criticism of a policy or person by Donald Trump is "stochastic terrorism" but declaim any responsibility to actually demonizing Trump and calling for his elimination. In those exact words. 

Democrat congressman Dan Goldman: President Trump “cannot see public office again . . . and he has to be eliminated.” pic.twitter.com/oTCDHanaqf

— Arthur Schwartz (@ArthurSchwartz) July 14, 2024

Trump calls for the deportation of migrants, and he is accused of inspiring violence. Congressmen call for actual "elimination" of Trump, and it is Trump's fault--because Trump should quit existing. 

Did you think CNN or MSNBC were going to hit the brakes on any of this? Like, at all? https://t.co/iwzZQNjFnV

— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) September 16, 2024