Media Attacks Trump For Saying ‘Fight!’ Amid Assassination Attempt, Plays Up ‘Retaliatory Violence’ & Jan. 6
Pundits at CNN, CBS, and ABC tried to portray Donald Trump and his supporters as the bad guys despite the fact the former president was almost murdered on live television in front of the world during a rally.
CNN’s Jamie Gangel attacked Trump for pumping his fist and saying “Fight! Fight! Fight!” in the seconds after a bullet clipped his ear and Secret Service swarmed him at the podium and whisked him away to safety.
“There was one thing when I watched the tape that I found odd because of all the heated rhetoric. And that is that after he was hit, former President Trump got up and said ‘Fight, fight, fight,’” she said Saturday evening.
CNN’s Jamie Gangel attacks Trump for saying “Fight! Fight! Fight!” after someone tried to murder him.
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) July 14, 2024
Literally, she complains about what he did 5 seconds after he was shot
“That’s not the message that we want to being sending right now. We want to tamp it down” pic.twitter.com/GHhU2lLI2Z
“I think what we’re hearing from people is that’s not the message that we want to being sending right now. We want to tamp it down,” she added.
Over at CBS News, anchor Margaret Brennan and contributor Samantha Vinograd also scolded Trump for not telling his followers to “lower the temperature” following the attempt on his life.
“This was a traumatic moment no doubt for him, but I did notice there was no call for lowering the temperature, condemning all political violence, and really trying to signal to his supporters as well not to retaliate or to have any kind of escalation here,” Brennan said.
Trump’s just been shot, and CBS anchor Margaret Brennan disparages him for not telling his followers to lower the temperature. Unbelievable. pic.twitter.com/97R2FG97gG
— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) July 14, 2024
They played up the possibility of “retaliatory violence” from Trump supporters in response to the attempted assassination of Trump and even warned of another January 6 incident.
“The biggest threat that officials are telling me tonight is in the form of retaliatory violence,” Vinograd said.
On CBS, Margaret Brennan and Samantha Vinograd talk up “retaliatory violence” from right-wingers, and then we hear of January 6. Knew this line was coming…. pic.twitter.com/JO9572UlXn
— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) July 14, 2024
Brennan agreed, saying, “You’re taking me to exactly what I’ve been underscoring, which is frankly very concerning with the rhetoric we’re seeing at this hour already.”
“We are seeing some Republican lawmakers come out with statements directly drawing a line between the shooter, whose name we do not know, we do not know if he’s a lone actor or with somebody else, but drawing some connection to the government,” she said.
Vinograd added that it’s “unpatriotic to be stoking the flames” and claimed that intelligence officials are worried Trump supporters could “retaliate against the Biden campaign.”
“This kind of rhetoric has a nexus to violence. We saw that on January 6, we saw that in the attack against Nancy Pelosi’s husband, and multiple other instances,” she added.
This shameful and dishonest tone by the mainstream media runs in tandem with equally egregious headlines downplaying and dismissing the attempt on Trump’s life.
Thank God Elon bought Twitter pic.twitter.com/mNyhpxNtlm
— Inverse Cramer (Not Jim Cramer) (@CramerTracker) July 14, 2024
Likewise, ABC anchors George Stephanopoulos and Martha Raddatz blamed Trump for his own assassination attempt and also invoked January 6 to argue that Trump supporters are violent.
“President Trump and his supporters have contributed to this violent rhetoric as well,” Stephanopoulos claimed Sunday on “This Week.”
“President Trump and his supporters have contributed to this violent rhetoric as well” – @GStephanopoulos on #ThisWeek 15 hours after assassination attempt on Trump. @MarthaRaddatz: “Absolutely, George….And let’s remember January 6th.” pic.twitter.com/VJs38FgAiU
— Brent Baker ?? ?? (@BrentHBaker) July 14, 2024
“Absolutely, George…And let’s remember January 6th,” Raddatz said.
Rather than report on the facts objectively, the media instead spins the attempted assassination of Trump as a Republican call to violence against the Democrats or Joe Biden.
They’re already spinning this as “Republicans pounce.”
— America 2100 (@America_2100) July 14, 2024
However much you hate journalists, it isn’t enough. pic.twitter.com/DHA6gSFWbC
This is the ENTIRE Democrat-media industrial complex right now. These people are demonic psychopaths.
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) July 14, 2024
They spent the better part of a decade all but begging someone to assassinate Trump and his voters, and when it nearly succeeded, they all got on television, lied about what… pic.twitter.com/dmlfYiiRke
Morally-Bankrupt MSM Couldn’t Even Admit It Was An Assassination Attempt
Innocent bystander and shooter killed during loud popping noises incident at Trump rally.
A few years back, during the #FreedomConvoy, my main business came out in support of the truckers, and we took a lot of heat for it, including an (admittedly lame) grass roots campaign to have our business decertified as a .CA registrar.
At the time I would patiently defend our position against those who disagreed, and things would remain fairly civil – right up until the point where I would challenge where they were getting their information from.
It was weird – opposing their viewpoint was one thing, calling into question the basis of their information, namely the mainstream media, would send them into a frothing tirade. This happened repeatedly.
Until a few hours ago, nothing has surfaced both the illegitimacy and fundamental dishonesty of the corporate media cartel quite like the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The media won’t even admit this was an assassination attempt
— Reminiscences of an American Capitalist (@4Awesometweet) July 14, 2024
They have no shame ???
MSNBC ascribed all the commotion to “popping sounds”, which apparently “startled” the former president (more accurately, perhaps, was that he was hit on the side of the head by fucking bullet).
Which set the tone everywhere…
Do you see the difference?
See the difference ? pic.twitter.com/AkWd3GM3bN
— Sara A. Carter (@SaraCarterDC) July 14, 2024
The New York Times came the closest to at least admitting it was a gunman, albeit framing it as though somebody was there shooting up the rally, and not a targeted assassination attempt.
“The Secret Service killed a gunman after Donald Trump was rushed off stage in what is being investigated as an assassination attempt.”
Uh, yeah, ’cause that’s exactly what it was.
Remind me again:
— Mark Jeftovic, The ₿itcoin Capitalist (@StuntPope) July 13, 2024
Which one the legitimate news source vs the unreliable conspiracy theory? pic.twitter.com/x33bhSUrpG
[ZH: Once it was unquestionable that an assassination attempt had occurred, MSM turned to Trump’s reaction… and exposed themselves once again…]
Trump’s just been shot, and CBS anchor Margaret Brennan disparages him for not telling his followers to lower the temperature. Unbelievable. pic.twitter.com/97R2FG97gG
— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) July 14, 2024
On CBS, Margaret Brennan and Samantha Vinograd talk up “retaliatory violence” from right-wingers, and then we hear of January 6. Knew this line was coming…. pic.twitter.com/JO9572UlXn
— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) July 14, 2024
No. @jamiegangel . You don’t get to say this after your network Godwin’s Law’d the entirety of the right. Your network and colleagues should do a self-check on rhetoric. https://t.co/OEgR7U0eih
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) July 14, 2024
It’s amazing that after all this time, and all the gaslighting and all the lies, it’s the so-called “mainstream media” that lays claim to the factual high ground, while alternative outlets that actually report the facts and follow data are demonized and dismissed as “conspiracy theory”.
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle Focused on Hiring Women, Boosting Diversity
Biden-appointed Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle’s focus on DEI could have caused our former President Donald Trump to DIE in an assassination on Saturday.
Trump likely would have been killed if the assassin’s bullet was just an inch or two closer to his brain.
The clip below is from an interview Cheatle gave to CBS News in 2023:
What was Biden’s Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle busy with?
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 14, 2024
Her goal of 30% female agents by 2030.
No, this is not satire.
pic.twitter.com/abVbjJN0GO
The ladies of the Secret Service could be seen in a total panic scrambling around the president while he was leaving the venue and one could be seen struggling just to holster her gun.
Watching the ladies at work here. pic.twitter.com/ySuIw78VfR
— Sharyl Attkisson ?️♂️?? (@SharylAttkisson) July 14, 2024
As a reminder, Trump himself as a true showman literally stopped after being shot just to wave defiantly to the crowd.
The @AP photo from Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania — from @evanvucci https://t.co/k94vMpV0D9 pic.twitter.com/sE6k48WZEZ
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) July 13, 2024
Clearest video yet of the ass*ssination attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life. pic.twitter.com/MetAH1TmC1
— Chris Menahan ?? (@infolibnews) July 14, 2024
An alleged witness to Trump’s assassination attempt on Saturday told BBC News that he and others saw the shooter climbing up on top of a roof with a rifle and alerted police and the Secret Service but they failed to act.
this BBC interview with a guy outside the security perimeter who claims he saw the shooter before he fired is absolutely wild pic.twitter.com/vJpKZTxSAe
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) July 13, 2024
As Business Insider reports:
“We noticed a guy bear crawling up the roof of the building beside us, probably 50 feet away,” he told the BBC. “So we’re pointing at the guy crawling up the roof…he had a rifle; we could clearly see him with a rifle.”
The man told the BBC he and his friends were pointing at the man to the Secret Service and alerted local police.
“The police were like, ‘Huh, what?’ Like they didn’t know what was going on,” he said. “I’m thinking, why is Trump still speaking? I’m pointing at the roof… for two to three minutes, and the Secret Service is just looking at us.
“Next thing you know, five shots ring out,” he said.
The BBC interview asked if he was certain the shots came from the roof.
“100%,” the man said. “We were telling the police, we were telling the Secret Service.”
Elon Musk on Saturday demanded Cheatle and the leader of Trump’s security detail resign.
The head of the Secret Service and the leader of this security detail should resign https://t.co/ihlEC5NP1w
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 14, 2024
Exactly https://t.co/9dxmQbHFQb
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 14, 2024
Extreme incompetence or it was deliberate. Either way, the SS leadership must resign. https://t.co/0vYGrj6yuH
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 14, 2024
Musk shared this thread from an Iraq vet who served as a Sniper Employment Officer criticizing the Secret Service’s actions.
I was the Sniper Employment Officer for my battalion and led hundreds of combat missions. There were major security lapses in the security plan that allowed a shooter to engage President Trump from ~130 meters – an easy shot. A ? pic.twitter.com/eim0DzMRw6
— Blake Hall (@Blake_Hall) July 14, 2024
There is a sniper team scanning the rooftop for threats. But, the team only has long guns. You generally want a security element co-located with assault rifles that can engage much faster – especially within 300 meters. They couldn’t engage fast enough. pic.twitter.com/fGZnuoQT0D
— Blake Hall (@Blake_Hall) July 14, 2024
They neutralized the target. But not before he wounded President Trump, killed an innocent civilian, and seriously wounded two more. Good shooting. But gross failures in the plan meant they were too slow to detect the threat. Mission failure. pic.twitter.com/3CMDGNzfhj
— Blake Hall (@Blake_Hall) July 14, 2024
DEI is causing people to DIE.
If Trump is elected as everyone is predicting, hopefully he will actually fight against this lunacy this time around.
Illegal Alien Charged With Stabbing Own Daughters to Death, Seriously Wounding Wife in Wisconsin
An illegal alien has been charged following a brutal stabbing rampage that left two children dead and a woman seriously injured in Wisconsin, according to reports.
The horrifying attack unfolded just after 1 a.m. on July 5 in Abbotsford, a city approximately 60 miles east of Eau Claire.
The Colby-Abbotsford Police Department was called to a mobile home where they found an adult female suffering from multiple stab wounds, according to a criminal complaint reviewed by WQOW.
Officers discovered the woman’s husband was inside another trailer with their two daughters.
After around 30 minutes of negotiations, the suspect surrendered and authorities encountered him wielding a knife and covered in blood.
Officers located two deceased girls of undisclosed ages in a bedroom inside the residence.
“One of the girls was found to have 20 stab wounds to her chest, back, neck, hand and arm. Some appeared to be defensive wounds. The other child was stabbed 16 times, mainly in the chest and neck area,” WQOW reports.
“Acosta’s wife was stabbed approximately 17 times. One of the stab wounds cut her vocal cord and another was extremely close to the jugular vein. Surgery was needed to fix those wounds.”
Victor Manuel Gomez-Acosta was arrested at the scene.
Gomez-Acosta, who was also suffering from numerous stab wounds that were reportedly self-inflicted, told authorities that “crazy guys stabbed him.”
He was charged with two counts of first-degree intentional homicide, attempted first-degree homicide, and operating under the influence.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement later disclosed that Gomez-Acosta is a Mexican citizen who is illegally present in the United States.
? Clark County, WI: “Victor Manuel Gomez-Acosta was arrested in Abbotsford, Wisconsin for the violent stabbing deaths of two children. He is also charged with attempting to kill an adult female.”
— Illegal Alien Crimes (@ImmigrantCrimes) July 10, 2024
ICE has confirmed he is an illegal alien. https://t.co/dAokkHXnaM pic.twitter.com/TbeIDpxwfr
“Gomez-Acosta entered the U.S. legally in Sept. 2016, via the port of entry in Laredo, Texas. However, according to the agency, he failed to depart at the time specified as part of his entry conditions,” Fox News reports.
Gomez-Acosta is being held on $1 million bail and is scheduled to appear in court on July 30.
Last week, InfoWars reported on another illegal alien who was charged with murdering his ex-wife and her two young sons in an arson attack in California.
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Trump Pledges to Fight ‘Evil’, Urges American People to ‘Stand United’
Donald Trump has vowed not to swerve from his course and to take on “evil,” following Saturday’s assassination attempt on his life during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The former president also called on Americans to show unity in the face of political violence.
Several shots were fired during Trump’s speech, with one bullet grazing the politician’s right ear. The GOP hopeful was eventually whisked offstage by Secret Service agents and moved to a “safe” place. One of the event’s attendees was fatally shot, with another two sustaining serious injuries. Authorities later reported that the 20-year-old suspected shooter, who is believed to have taken up position on a nearby rooftop, was shot and killed.
In a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, Trump thanked “everyone for your thoughts and prayers yesterday,” adding that “it was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening.”
“We will FEAR NOT, but instead remain resilient in our Faith and Defiant in the face of Wickedness,” the former president insisted.
The Republican presidential hopeful also argued that “it is more important than ever that we stand United, and show our True Character as Americans, remaining Strong and Determined, and not allowing Evil to Win.”
Trump also extended condolences to the family of the person in the crowd at the event who was “horribly killed” by the shots , and wished the wounded individuals a speedy recovery.
“I truly love our Country, and love you all, and look forward to speaking to our Great Nation this week from Wisconsin,” the former president concluded.
How Secret Service Failed Trump and Why Responsibility Could Lie With Top Dems
Former President and Republican frontrunner Donald Trump was injured at a Pennsylvania rally on July 13.
The suspected gunman has been identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old Bethel Park resident.”I don’t believe that he [Crooks] was a professional sniper, because for a professional sniper, 100 or 110 meters [the distance from the roof where the shot was taken to Trump] is not a [large] distance,” Sergei Goncharov, president of the Association of Veterans of the Alpha Anti-Terror Unit and member of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) advisory council, told Sputnik.
“He hit Trump’s ear and is now confirmed to have killed two people. That is, at least, it seems to me that this criminal was not a professional, and he acted precisely from his own considerations, which will probably now be sorted out and discussed all over the world,” the veteran suggested.
Trump was about 135 meters from the rooftop where the culprit was found dead, NBC News found, based on an analysis of Google Earth images.
The shooter reportedly used an AR-15 rifle which is mostly used in competitions and for hunting.According to open sources, the effective range of a standard AR-15 is up to 600 yards (548 m) whereas novices could demonstrate good performances and hit targets at a distance of 200 yards (182 m). A professional sniper armed with a high-precision long-range rifle typically operates at ranges between 600 and 1,200 meters.
The Secret Service’s conduct has been questioned by US law enforcement and intelligence experts amid reports that an eyewitness frantically drew the attention of the police to a person crawling onto a rooftop with a rifle during the rally.Speaking to the BBC, the witness described what appeared to be indifference and a lax attitude to a potential threat both from the police and Secret Service as he and his friends were “pointing” at the alleged shooter for “two or three minutes.”
People Responsible for Trump’s Safety Dropped the Ball
It appears that the people responsible for Trump’s safety dropped the ball, Alexey Filatov, retired lieutenant colonel of the Russian Federal Security Service and veteran counterterrorism specialist, told Sputnik, explaining that the former president’s security was provided by three groups: his bodyguards, local police and the Secret Service.
According to the expert, it seems that there was no proper communication between the groups, Filatov pointed out, adding that law enforcement and security personnel for some reason also failed to secure all nearby rooftops in the vicinity.
“It would be safe to say that the security performed extremely poorly,” the counterterrorism specialist said. “You could say that this terrorist act or, shall we say, assassination attempt, was successful. Donald Trump’s life was saved by a miracle rather than by his security.”
He also expressed skepticism over the idea of some sort of conspiracy behind the Secret Service’s lapses, explaining that even elite US security agencies are staffed with “ordinary people”:
“There are some rather primitive people at certain positions there, who could have been negligent about their duties, not reacting after receiving a signal or not even reporting it,” Filatov remarked, adding that he used to communicate with US security services.
Responsibility Could Lie With Democratic Leadership
The overarching responsibility for the attempted assassination lies with the Democratic Party leadership and the Biden administration, according to Dmitry Suslov, deputy director of the Center for European and International Studies at Russia’s Higher School of Economics and deputy director of research at the Russian Council on Foreign and Defense Policy.
“The Democratic establishment… has been convincing American society over the last year and a half, at least, that Donald Trump’s return to power would mean an end to American democracy and transformation of the United States into a fascist dictatorship, and that Donald Trump constitutes the major threat to the United States at large,” Suslov told Sputnik.
“Many Trump opponents have become radicalized, more radicalized. And the result is violence and [purportedly] the attempted assassination,” the pundit continued. “This is dangerous because it will have long-term consequences for the United States. So this radicalization, in general, will not fade away. It might result in violence after elections in the United States, no matter how they turn out.”
Suslov believes that the Secret Service’s failure to protect the Republican frontrunner stems from the US establishment’s hostility towards Trump, whose election odds are continuing to rise. He doesn’t rule out that the special services’ negligence to the emerging threat was deliberate.
“The deep state, the intelligence community, and the special services in the United States are, of course, not interested in Trump’s presidential victory,” he said. “They consider a second Trump administration… as a threat to themselves. And since Biden is definitely losing, and since the Democratic Party is disorganized, and there is an internal struggle and chaos within the Democratic camp… Trump’s electoral chances are very, very high and continue to grow.”
After the assassination attempt, Trump’s electoral chances are likely to skyrocket whereas Biden’s chances will decrease even more because more Americans will think that the former president is the victim of Team Biden’s political persecution, Suslov concluded.
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