The Real Cause of the Trump Assassination Attempt
I’ve included a special video message on the latest podcast about the events of last Saturday. It’s my perspective on how to think about the attempt on Trump’s life, and the campaign to come. The rest of the podcast covers Judge Cannon’s absurd ruling and other news of the day with special guest Tristan Snell.
I’d love to hear your comments.
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How ironic it is that the secret service can’t protect trump because of the political violence he himself has fomented.
Came across a quote on Twitter [I don't care what Elmo calls it] yesterday from former CIA analyst Gail Helt talking about the attempted assassination of Benito Mussolini which has application in this current situation.
"A reminder: there was an attempt on Mussolini’s life in 1926.
That didn’t make him any less fascist, any less contemptible, any more worthy of the office he held, or any better of a human being. It just meant a deranged person did something stupid. Political violence is unacceptable, but it doesn’t vindicate or sanctify its target."
I'm old enough to remember the assassination of JFK, followed by the assassination of MLK, followed by the assassination of RFK. I'm old enough to remember the two attempts on Gerald Ford's life, and the one on Ronald Reagan's life, and the less deadly but no less serious ones on every president since.
Donald Trump has been playing with the fire of violence against his chosen targets since 2015 when he first slithered down his garish gold escalator. But as is always the case when playing with fire, sooner or later, you're going to get burned. That doesn't make him a better person, a less contemptible human being or any more fit to sit behind the Resolute Desk. And it sure as hell doesn't mean he's off limits to criticism.