By John Loftus, Daily Caller News Foundation | October 24, 2024
Whatever happened to all the calls for civility and cooled-down political rhetoric in the wake of the two assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump?
Wait, weren’t we supposed to come together as a nation, as Joe Biden and Kamala urged, to stop inspiring acts of political violence, especially during such a fraught election year? Harris said as much in September after a deranged pro-Ukraine fanatic, Ryan Routh, allegedly nearly took out Trump at his Mar-a-Lago golf course.
“I am deeply disturbed by the possible assassination attempt of former President Trump today. As we gather the facts, I will be clear: I condemn political violence. We all must do our part to ensure that this incident does not lead to more to violence,” Harris said Sept. 15.
After the first attempt on Trump’s life back in July, Harris also called for unity and urged Americans to “embrace a robust discussion of what is at stake in this election.”
“There must be unity around the idea that while our nation’s history has been scarred by political violence, violence is never acceptable. There can be no equivocation about that,” Harris said at the time. “At the same time, the hallmark of American democracy, the hallmark of any democracy, is a strong competition of ideas, policies, and a vision for the future.”
“Just as we must reject political violence, we must also embrace a robust discussion about what is at stake in this election,” the vice president added.
Harris released a statement Wednesday on The Atlantic’s story on Trump and the former president’s alleged comment about Hitler’s generals. This time, she dialed up the heated rhetoric despite her previous calls for unity and more civility, likening Trump himself to Hitler. (RELATED: The Atlantic’s October Surprise On Trump Implodes After Denials Galore From Everyone Involved)
“In just the past week, Donald Trump has repeatedly called his fellow Americans the ‘enemy from within’ and even said that he would use the United States military to go after American citizens. And let’s be clear about who he considers to be the enemy from within. Anyone who refuses to bend a knee or dares to criticize him would qualify, in his mind, as the enemy within, like judges, like journalists, like nonpartisan election officials,” she said.
“It is deeply troubling and incredibly dangerous that Donald Trump would invoke Adolf Hitler, the man who is responsible for the deaths of 6 million Jews and hundreds of thousands of Americans.”
The vice president also called Trump a “fascist” during a CNN town hall Wednesday.
“You quoted General Milly calling Trump a fascist. You yourself have not used that word to describe him. Let me ask you tonight, do you think Donald Trump is a fascist?” host Anderson Cooper asked.
“Yes I do,” Harris replied. “And I also believe that the people who know him best on this subject should be trusted.”
It’s pretty clear at this point that Harris and other Democrats do not care at all about the consequences of their rhetoric, despite all their hollow lamentations in September and July. I hate to say it, but with each suggestion that Trump is a fascist, a dictator, Hitler reincarnated, they might as well be painting a target on the former president’s back.
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