Donald Trump lays blame for assassination attempt on Biden and Harris
Donald Trump lays blame for assassination attempt on Biden and Harris
Ex-president claimed Biden administration weaponized justice department and caused staffing shortages at Secret Service
Donald Trump has blamed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for last month’s failed assassination attempt against him by accusing them of making it difficult for the Secret Service to protect him.
The Republican presidential nominee’s claim – for which he offered no evidence – was made on the television talkshow Dr Phil, hosted by Phil McGraw, on Tuesday. The remarks follow disclosures that several Secret Service agents from the Pittsburgh field office had been placed on administrative leave after the 13 July shooting.
At a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last month, Trump was grazed on the ear by a bullet after a 20-year-old gunman opened fire from the roof of a nearby building. One rallygoer, Corey Comperatore, was killed and two others were seriously wounded. The gunman was shot dead by a Secret Service officer at the scene.
“When this happened, people would ask, whose fault is it?” Trump told McGraw. “I think to a certain extent it’s Biden’s fault and Harris’s fault. And I’m the opponent. They were weaponising government against me, they brought in the whole DoJ to try and get me, they weren’t too interested in my health and safety.
Trump literally floated the idea that "second amendment people could do something about (his political opponents)" back in 2016.
In other news, the GOP presidential candidate went on Dr Phil. Cash me outside!
Kind of weird that no one is mentioning that if the President wants you dead he has better options than a teenager with mediocre aim.
Also, he can literally just walk up to you and shoot you in the head legally, so.
Because it has nothing to do with your lying, traitorous, racist, rapey authoritarian ass.
I had wondered how long it would take him to grasp at this particular straw.
Thanks, Obama.
I'll go ahead and blame who is responsible for it. Dementia DonOLD the weird racist rapist with 34 felonies. He has done nothing but spew hate and fear and one of his own took shots at him. 100% on him.
is this slander? is this defamation? is this weird?
I am shocked, SHOCKED, that this took so long.
Wait—is this the first time he’s done this since the shooting? Huh. I kinda assumed he’d already said it.
It's difficult to understand why local police aren't doing more when they are stiffed on all bills presented for his rallies. What a puzzle.
If Biden/Harris were responsible, I would hope they wouldn't pick a kid who got kicked off the high school shooting team for being a comically and dangerously bad shot.
Well, if Biden/Harris let him win in '20 then he wouldn't have had to campaign in' 24 and thus wouldn't have been in an open field vulnerable to nutjobs taking potshots at him.
sad.
Lame title.
fun fact, the acronym for them is USSS. I think that explains all we need to know.