| − | The attempt came after years and moreso in recent weeks, [[the left]] and [[liberal media]] has been vilifying President Trump<ref>[https://mynorthwest.com/3965866/rantz-donald-trump-assassination-attempt-rhetoric-democrats/ Rantz: After failed Donald Trump assassination attempt, will you stop claiming he’s Hitler?], MyNorthwest. Jul 13, 2024, 7:10 PM</ref> as being supposedly a "danger to [[democracy]]." In 2023 [[Tucker Carlson]] commented on the all-pervasive Democrat [[hate]] in [[liberal media]]: "We are speeding towards assassination, obviously. No one will say that, but I don’t know how you can’t reach this conclusion."<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/4181123-tucker-carlson-were-speeding-toward-trump-assassination/mlite/ Tucker Carlson: ‘We’re speeding toward’ Trump assassination], BY DOMINICK MASTRANGELO. ''[[The Hill]]'', 08/31/23. thehill.com</ref> A hot mic caught Journos joking about Trump being assassinated while attending a [[lawfare]] hearing in [[Washington, D.C.]] in January 2024.<ref>Tommy Christopher, [https://www.mediaite.com/news/hot-mic-catches-journos-laughing-and-joking-about-trump-being-assassinated-at-appeals-court/ Hot Mic Catches Journos Laughing and Joking About Trump Being Assassinated At Appeals Court], Mediate, Jan 9th, 2024. mediaite.com</ref> On July 7, 2024 some [[leftist]]s called him a "[[Hitler]]." After [[Democrat]] nominee [[Joe Biden]]'s disastrous debate performance and calls from his own party and the [[liberal media]] to resign,<ref>[https://archive.is/VXMfq#selection-5665.0-5727.12 The Almighty Calls for Biden], The Editorial Board, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', July 7, 2024.</ref> five days before an assassination attempt, Kenneth P. Vogel of ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported that Biden told donors, "We’re done talking about the debate, it’s time to put Trump in a bullseye."<ref>[https://archive.is/nmJdB Biden told donors on a private call this afternoon: “It’s time to put Trump in the bullseye.”], Kenneth P. Vogel @kenvogel. x.com/kenvogel</ref><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/13/report-biden-told-donors-it-was-time-to-put-trump-in-the-bullseye/ Report: Biden told Donors it was ‘Time to Put Trump in the Bullseye’'], ELIZABETH WEIBEL, [[Breitbart]]'', 13 Jul 2024. breitbart.com</ref><ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/07/biden-july-8-were-done-talking-about-debate/ Biden on July 8: ‘We’re Done Talking About the Debate, it’s Time to Put Trump in a Bullseye’], By Cassandra MacDonald, ''[[The Gateway Pundit]]'', Jul. 13, 2024. thegatewaypundit.com</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vswiX81IqhQ "Totally Irresponsible": Megyn Kelly Calls Out Biden Saying "Put Trump in a Bullseye" Days Ago], [[Megyn Kelly]], July 12, 2024. [[YouTube]].</ref><ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/flashback-5-days-ago-biden-said-put-trump-in-a-bullseye/ar-BB1pWbB1 Flashback: 5 Days Ago Biden Said 'Put Trump in a Bullseye'], by Jack Davis, ''The Western Journal, July 13, 2024. msn.com</ref><ref>[https://archive.is/XZ0RE Biden Threat ‘To Put Trump in a Bullseye’ Met With Shrugs, in Contrast With Firestorm Over Palin ‘Crosshairs’], DEAN KARAYANIS, ''New York Sun, July 10, 2024. nysun.com</ref> | + | The attempt came after years and moreso in recent weeks, [[the left]] and [[liberal media]] has been vilifying President Trump<ref>[https://mynorthwest.com/3965866/rantz-donald-trump-assassination-attempt-rhetoric-democrats/ Rantz: After failed Donald Trump assassination attempt, will you stop claiming he’s Hitler?], MyNorthwest. Jul 13, 2024, 7:10 PM</ref> as being supposedly a "danger to [[democracy]]." In 2023 [[Tucker Carlson]] commented on the all-pervasive Democrat [[hate]] in [[liberal media]]: "We are speeding towards assassination, obviously. No one will say that, but I don’t know how you can’t reach this conclusion."<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/4181123-tucker-carlson-were-speeding-toward-trump-assassination/mlite/ Tucker Carlson: ‘We’re speeding toward’ Trump assassination], BY DOMINICK MASTRANGELO. ''[[The Hill]]'', 08/31/23. thehill.com</ref> A hot mic caught Journos joking about Trump being assassinated while attending a [[lawfare]] hearing in [[Washington, D.C.]] in January 2024.<ref>Tommy Christopher, [https://www.mediaite.com/news/hot-mic-catches-journos-laughing-and-joking-about-trump-being-assassinated-at-appeals-court/ Hot Mic Catches Journos Laughing and Joking About Trump Being Assassinated At Appeals Court], Mediate, Jan 9th, 2024. mediaite.com</ref> |
| | + | 5 days before the shooting [[Biden]] told donors in a conference call, "We’re done talking about the debate, it’s time to put Trump in a bullseye."<ref>[https://archive.is/nmJdB Biden told donors on a private call this afternoon: “It’s time to put Trump in the bullseye.”], Kenneth P. Vogel @kenvogel. x.com/kenvogel</ref><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/13/report-biden-told-donors-it-was-time-to-put-trump-in-the-bullseye/ Report: Biden told Donors it was ‘Time to Put Trump in the Bullseye’'], ELIZABETH WEIBEL, [[Breitbart]]'', 13 Jul 2024. breitbart.com</ref><ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/07/biden-july-8-were-done-talking-about-debate/ Biden on July 8: ‘We’re Done Talking About the Debate, it’s Time to Put Trump in a Bullseye’], By Cassandra MacDonald, ''[[The Gateway Pundit]]'', Jul. 13, 2024. thegatewaypundit.com</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vswiX81IqhQ "Totally Irresponsible": Megyn Kelly Calls Out Biden Saying "Put Trump in a Bullseye" Days Ago], [[Megyn Kelly]], July 12, 2024. [[YouTube]].</ref><ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/flashback-5-days-ago-biden-said-put-trump-in-a-bullseye/ar-BB1pWbB1 Flashback: 5 Days Ago Biden Said 'Put Trump in a Bullseye'], by Jack Davis, ''The Western Journal, July 13, 2024. msn.com</ref><ref>[https://archive.is/XZ0RE Biden Threat ‘To Put Trump in a Bullseye’ Met With Shrugs, in Contrast With Firestorm Over Palin ‘Crosshairs’], DEAN KARAYANIS, ''New York Sun, July 10, 2024. nysun.com</ref> |