{"id":2294407,"date":"2024-07-14T00:27:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T04:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-will-go-to-gop-convention-a-martyr-ex-obama-strategist-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-14T00:29:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T04:29:18","slug":"trump-will-go-to-gop-convention-a-martyr-ex-obama-strategist-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-will-go-to-gop-convention-a-martyr-ex-obama-strategist-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump will go to GOP convention a \u2018martyr\u2019: Ex-Obama strategist &#8211; 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\">26<\/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%2Ftrump-will-go-to-gop-convention-a-martyr-ex-obama-strategist-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=2294407&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>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a>\u200c a statement made by former Obama \u2062advisor David\u2064 Axelrod regarding \u2064the recent \u2062shooting incident \u200dat a \u200cTrump rally. Axelrod\u2063 expressed concerns\u200b that the incident could potentially fuel emotions at the upcoming Republican National Convention, where Trump is expected to attend. He\u200b emphasized the importance of resolving differences through peaceful means and called for reflection \u2064in \u2064the\u200c midst of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-turn-on-menendez-after-latest-indictment-straw-that-broke-the-camels-back\/\" title=\"Democrats abandon Menendez following new indictment: Final straw\">contentious election season<\/a>. The article highlights \u2063the need for unity and civility \u2064in the political\u200d discourse to prevent such violent incidents from reoccurring.  <\/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\">Trump will go to GOP convention a \u2018martyr\u2019: Ex-Obama strategist<\/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\/robert-stewart\/\">Robert Stewart<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-13T23:11:23-04:00\">July 13, 2024 11:11 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><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/david-axelrod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>David Axelrod<\/a>, a former senior adviser to the president in the Obama White House, warned that Saturday\u2019s Trump rally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3081162\/trump-rally-shots-fired\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>shooting<\/a> could invigorate <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican National Convention<\/a> attendees next week.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump, \u201cassuming he is up for attending, and I assume he will be, will be greeted as a kind of martyr of this event and I think it could be angrier or could be more somber,\u201d Axelrod said on CNN. \u201cBut it\u2019s certainly not going to be the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Axelrod, who is also a political commentator for the network, made the comment just hours after Trump was shot at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Just minutes into his rally, the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-rips-trump-after-casting-not-guilty-vote-practically-and-morally-responsible\/\" title=\"McConnell Rips Trump After Casting \u2018Not Guilty\u2019 Vote: \u2018Practically And Morally Responsible\u2019\">president fell<\/a> to the ground before Secret Service agents rushed him off the stage to safety.<\/p>\n<p>Trump later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3081339\/trump-confirms-he-was-shot-in-the-ear-i-knew-immediately-that-something-was-wrong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>confirmed<\/a> he had been shot in the ear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHorrendous news from PA,\u201d Axelrod <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/davidaxelrod\/status\/1812281391784014280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote<\/a> on X. \u201cIn America, we settle our differences through our votes, not violence. Violence is never the answer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Axelrod called Saturday\u2019s events a \u201cbracing moment for our country\u201d during a \u201cbitter election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHopefully a moment for reflection where everybody kind of pulls back from the abyss so we don\u2019t see this as a recurring event,\u201d Axelrod said.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3081185\/biden-briefed-twice-on-trump-rally-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>condemned<\/a> the shooting, telling the nation in an impromptu address that there is \u201cno place in America for this kind of violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s sick,\u201d Biden said. \u201cIt is one of the reasons we have to unite this country. We cannot allow for this to be happening. We cannot be like this. We cannot condone this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The president also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3081314\/biden-campaign-pulls-ads-after-trump-rally-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>pulled<\/a> his campaign ads in the aftermath of the shooting. He spoke to Trump hours later, according to a White House pool report.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican National Convention is scheduled to begin Monday in Milwaukee, where Trump is set to formally accept the party\u2019s presidential nomination.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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>Former Obama strategist David Axelrod warned that the recent shooting at a Trump rally could make the former president a martyr at the upcoming GOP convention. Axelrod expressed concern that the event could be more intense or somber as a result of the shooting. President Biden also condemned the violence and called for unity in the country. The shooting has led to a moment of reflection during a divisive election season<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2700,"featured_media":2294408,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/donald-trump-assassination-attempt-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34965,34806,13119,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2294407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ex-obama-strategist","tag-gop-convention","tag-martyr","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/donald-trump-assassination-attempt-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2700"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2294407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2294408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2294407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2294407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2294407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}