{"id":2294396,"date":"2024-07-14T00:11:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T04:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-lawmaker-chides-sympathy-for-the-devil-after-trump-shot-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-14T00:11:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T04:11:52","slug":"democratic-lawmaker-chides-sympathy-for-the-devil-after-trump-shot-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-lawmaker-chides-sympathy-for-the-devil-after-trump-shot-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic lawmaker chides &#8216;sympathy for the devil&#8217; after Trump shot- Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocratic-lawmaker-chides-sympathy-for-the-devil-after-trump-shot-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2294396&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses\u200d Democratic lawmaker\u2064 Steven\u200c Woodrow&#8217;s response to a shooting incident involving former President Donald Trump. Woodrow expressed no sympathy for Trump after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amnesty-international-strips-aleksei-navalny-of-prisoner-of-conscience-status-for-decades-old-comments-on-immigration\/\" title=\"Amnesty International Strips Aleksei Navalny Of \u2018Prisoner Of Conscience\u2019 Status For Decades-Old Comments On Immigration\">assassination attempt<\/a> and condemned the act of violence. He also\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abc-political-director-rick-klein-calls-for-cleansing-pro-trump-movement\/\" title=\"ABC Political Director Rick Klein calls for \u2018cleansing\u2019 pro-Trump movement\">expressed concern<\/a>\u200d that Trump supporters might use the incident as an excuse for further violence. \u200dWoodrow emphasized the importance of peaceful engagement \u200dand winning at the \u200cballot box. The article\u200b also\u2063 mentions that Woodrow deleted his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sickening-video-shows-antifa-allegedly-stab-4-trump-supporters-in-washington-dc\/\" title=\"Sickening Video Shows Antifa Allegedly Stab 4 Trump Supporters in Washington DC\">social media account<\/a> following the backlash to his comments.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democratic lawmaker chides \u2018sympathy for the devil\u2019 after Trump shot at rally<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/peter-cordi\/\">Peter Cordi<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-13T23:13:22-04:00\">July 13, 2024 11:13 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1701734\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Democratic <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/colorado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Colorado<\/a> state Rep. Steven Woodrow had no \u201csympathy\u201d for former president <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> after he was shot in the ear in an apparent <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/assassination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>assassination<\/a> attempt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe last thing America needed was sympathy for the devil but here we are,\u201d Woodrow posted on X after the shooting that killed one and left two others in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>Minutes after the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to <a href=\"https:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/legislators\/steven-woodrow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Woodrow<\/a> for clarification on the post, he apparently deleted his account on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: CO State Rep Steven Woodrow just deleted his account following a demented tweet about the attempted ass*ssin*tion of President Trump. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tgUYNqCPw0\">https:\/\/t.co\/tgUYNqCPw0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2RDDLGpUim\">pic.twitter.com\/2RDDLGpUim<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1812313282935504921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Woodrow claimed that Trump supporters would use the shooting \u201cas a license to commit violence themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Colorado Democrat additionally condemned the act of political violence and demanded justice against the attempted assassin in posts on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI condemn this act of violence on the strongest terms,\u201d Woodrow told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cAs much as I believe Trump is not the right choice, we cannot resort to violence. Ever. We must engage peacefully and win at the ballot box.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He explained that his point, which was \u201cpoorly articulated,\u201d was that the attack \u201crisks portraying Trump a martyr, thus making him more likely to win in November.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m glad he wasn\u2019t seriously injured and pray for his family and for the future of America,\u201d Woodrow added.<\/p>\n<p>Other Democrats, including those who have painted Trump in a hyperbolically negative way, condemned the act but did not use their platforms to disparage the former president.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), for example, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AOC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>called<\/a> the incident \u201chorrific\u201d and said, \u201cIt is absolutely unacceptable and must be denounced in the strongest terms. My heart goes out to all the victims and I wish the former President a speedy recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) also devoted his \u201cthoughts and prayers\u201d to Trump and said he is \u201cthankful for the decisive law enforcement response. America is a democracy. Political violence of any kind is never acceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1701734\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1701734\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic lawmaker criticizes lack of sympathy for Trump after assassination attempt at rally<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Colorado state Rep. Steven Woodrow expressed no sympathy for former President Donald Trump after he was shot in the ear in what appeared to be an assassination attempt. Woodrow criticized the idea of showing sympathy for Trump, referring to him as the devil. He later clarified his statement, condemning the act of violence and emphasizing the importance of peaceful engagement in politics. 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