In case you didn't notice it-- on the same day of the Kirk shooting, there was a shooting at a high school near Denver, with at least three people critically injured. The governor of Colorado, both CO Senators, and the Congressperson from that district all issued statements.
Has Trump spoken out against the Colorado shooting? Not yet, anyway. But the convicted felon was sure quick enough to eulogize Kirk. For that matter, has Trump spoken out about the Minnesota Democrats who were gunned down last month? Trump says he won't call Gov. Tim Walz after Minnesota shootings: 'He's a mess'. Or the shooting at the CDC? CDC Shooting is not the kind of crime Trump cares about.
Charlie Kirk was, to put it kindly, no friend of Democrats. Nonetheless:
- Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, top Democrats condemn Charlie Kirk shooting
- Joe Biden & Barack Obama Post Powerful Statements After Charlie Kirk’s Horrific Death
- 'We must reject political violence': Newsom, CA leaders respond to Charlie Kirk killing
- Pritzker: 'Attack on Charlie Kirk is horrifying'; Illinois officials react to Kirk's death
Now we have lamebrain Nancy Mace, who couldn’t wait even a few minutes to blame Democrats for Kirk’s death. She called the shooter a “raging leftist lunatic” though of course at this time no one even knows who he is. Convicted felon Donald Trump also blamed “the radical left” for the shooting, saying [the left's] “rhetoric is directly responsible for the terrorism that we’re seeing in our country today and it must stop right now.”
And what about Trump's shooter? Thomas Crooks, a registered Republican, was described by the FBI as active on social networking services and posted comments that appeared "to reflect antisemitic and anti-immigration themes."
Trump made no mention of the assassination of Minnesota legislator Melissa Hortman and her husband back in June. The shooter in that case was Vance Luther Boelter, a registered Republican and described "far right" Christian zealot who was motivated by antagonism against abortion rights and transgender people.
Trump made no mention of the Florida State shooting back in April. Phoenix Ikner espoused white supremacist, far-right and homophobic views, and also advocated for Trump's agenda and was fascinated with Adolf Hitler and Nazism.
Trump made no mention of the 2022 Colorado Springs nightclub shooting, where law enforcement officials attributed the shooting to anti-LGBTQ hatred inflamed by Republican politicians and right-wing influencers, and rooted in the demonization of drag queens as "groomers."
Trump made no mention of the 2022 Highland Park Parade shooting perpetrated by Robert Crimo. A vociferous supporter of Trump, Crimo frequented far-right gatherings and infamously signed both his name and Donald Trump's when he waived his right to trial.
Trump made no mention of the 2022 Buffalo shooting at Tops Friendly market, where ten people (all of them black) were murdered. The shooter, Peyton Gendron, was a white supremacist who was motivated to commit acts of political violence. He voiced support for the far-right Great Replacement conspiracy theory in the context of a so-called white genocide.
Trump made no mention of the 2022 Normandale Park shooting. The shooter, Benjamin Smith, had expressed animosity towards Antifa and Black Lives Matter and had expressed support for Nazis and the Proud Boys.
Trump failed to mention the 2019 El Paso Walmart shooting, when Patrick Crusius shot 45 people and killed 23, in deadliest attack on Latinos in modern American history. Crusius posted a manifesto with white nationalist and anti-immigrant themes on 8chan shortly before the attack. The manifesto cited the far-right conspiracy theory known as the Great Replacement as inspiration for the attack.
The truth is that politically-motivated mass shooting are in the minority (and evenly divided between left-leaning and right-leaning perpetrators). The vast majority are the result of mentally-disturbed individuals or criminals who are motivated by personal anger or avoiding arrest by law enforcement.
Trump needs to stop trying to score political points and stand up and be a leader for a change!
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