"Trump’s current campaign was endorsed by the NRA, who frequently opposes gun safety legislation.

~ Oliver Willis

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #guns #violence
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dailykos.com/stories/2024/9/16…

Trump blames would-be shooter on Democrats as they decry gun violence

Democratic leaders and groups dedicated to preventing gun violence have condemned political violence in the wake of an apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump on Sunday. Trump has instead blamed Democrats for the would-be shooter. Ryan Wesley.

^{Daily Kos}

"Donald Trump loves violence, especially when it’s committed on his behalf."

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #guns #violence
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~ Mary Trump

marytrump.org/p/the-bringer-of…

The Bringer of Violence

The perpetual victim is the chief perpetrator

^{Mary L Trump (The Good in Us by Mary L. Trump)}

"Donald Trump just painted a target on Joe Biden’s and Kamala Harris’s backs."

~ Robert McCoy

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #guns #violence
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newrepublic.com/post/185997/tr…

Trump Reacts to Assassination Attempt by Making Things Far, Far Worse

^{The New Republic}

"The pair of them may reject violence when it’s directed towards them—as we all should—but they are unconcerned when anyone else is the target."

~ Joyce Vance

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #guns #violence
/5

joycevance.substack.com/p/reje…

Rejecting Violence, But Only When It's Directed At You

What do you do when the protectee won’t listen to reason?

^{Joyce Vance (Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance)}

"Trump has called his political opponents 'vermin,' echoed Adolf Hitler in saying immigrants are 'poisoning the blood of our country' and referred to himself as 'a very proud election denier.'”

~ Rex Huppke

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #guns #violence
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usatoday.com/story/opinion/col…

After possible assassination attempt, Trump decries 'rhetoric'? Spare me the sanctimony.

Donald Trump wants you to believe 'rhetoric' from Kamala Harris and her campaign led to a possible assassination plot against him. Don't buy into it.

^{, USA TODAY (USA TODAY)}

"Trump's GOP is caught up in a web of violence they themselves have carefully knitted."

~ D. Earl Stephens

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #guns #violence
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dearlstephens.substack.com/p/r…

REPUBLICAN-MADE

Trump's GOP is caught up in a web of violence they themselves have carefully knitted ...

^{D. Earl Stephens ✍️ (Enough Already)}

"As [Elon Musk's] words amass millions of views and thousands of shares, they also illustrate the ability of one of the world’s most influential people to spread fear, hate and misinformation during fraught political moments around the world."

~ Ali Swenson

#Trump #JDVance #ElonMusk #Republicans #guns #violence
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apnews.com/article/elon-musk-x…

Elon Musk has often inflamed politically tense moments

As Election Day draws nearer, social media posts by X owner Elon Musk are raising concerns that he will use his immense platform to question the legitimacy of the vote in the U.S.

^{ALI SWENSON (AP News)}

"When you can’t even remember the names of people who tried to assassinate a former President of the United States, something is unbalanced other than the two weirdos with the guns."

~ Lucian K. Truscott

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #guns #violence
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luciantruscott.substack.com/p/…

Unbalanced is the new black

Here’s a question for you: Why hasn’t there been more shock about the second (apparent) attempt on the life of Donald Trump in as many months? I mean, the biggest headline in my newsfeed this morning was Ohio Sen.

^{Lucian K. Truscott IV (Lucian Truscott Newsletter)}

"The world’s richest moron Is dangerous."

~ David Kurtz

#Trump #JDVance #ElonMusk #Republicans #guns #violence
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morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.…

Welp, Turns Out Police ARE Investigating Trump’s Arlington Cemetery Fiasco

INSIDE: Donald Trump ... Elon Musk ... Mark Meadows

^{David Kurtz (Morning Memo)}

"You can condemn the wannabe assassins while also noting that Trump’s open embrace of violence is a big part of what makes him so dangerous."

~ Andrew Egger

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #guns #violence
/11

thebulwark.com/p/youre-allowed…

You’re Allowed to Call Trump a Threat to Democracy

Political violence is an intolerable threat to our nation. It isn’t the only one.

^{William Kristol (The Bulwark)}

"No one in the MAGAsphere seems to notice or care that their own resistance to reasonable gun control enabled misfit Routh - who has dozens of previous charges - to arm himself in the first place. Routh had been pulled over by police more than 100 times and was considered 'a dangerous person,' but still legally stocked high-powered weapons and explosives."

~ Nina Burleigh

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #guns #violence
/12

americanfreakshow.news/p/magas…

MAGA’s All-American Gunners

Who is Really To Blame for the Trump Assassination Attempts?

^{Nina Burleigh (American Freakshow)}