{"id":2297827,"date":"2024-07-17T12:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T16:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-tweet-from-british-mp-discussing-presidential-assassinations-is-not-recent\/"},"modified":"2024-07-17T12:12:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T16:12:19","slug":"british-mps-tweet-about-presidential-assassinations-is-not-recent-fact-check-confirms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/british-mps-tweet-about-presidential-assassinations-is-not-recent-fact-check-confirms\/","title":{"rendered":"British MP&#8217;s tweet about presidential assassinations is not recent, fact check confirms"},"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%2Fbritish-mps-tweet-about-presidential-assassinations-is-not-recent-fact-check-confirms%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=2297827&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 summary is \u2063about a false claim \u200bcirculating on\u200d Facebook that British MP David Lammy made a controversial statement\u2063 about presidential assassinations following a shooting at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-the-bidens-got-rich-while-americans-got-robbed\/\" title=\"Donald Trump: &#039;The Bidens Got Rich While Americans Got Robbed&#039;\">campaign rally<\/a> for former President Donald\u200c Trump. The\u2062 claim was disproven\u200b as the tweet in question was actually posted in 2019, not in response to the recent incident. The\u2064 post \u200cfalsely attributed the \u2062statement to Lammy and criticized his behavior.\u2062 The actual tweet \u2062was a response to a comment\u2063 made by \u2062Trump during an impeachment\u200c inquiry announcement by\u200b Nancy Pelosi. The false\u200b claim \u2062was debunked through\u2064 an \u200dadvanced search of Lammy&#8217;s verified Twitter account.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>A screenshot of a tweet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=806813864915584&amp;set=a.583230523940587\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims British MP David Lammy posted about presidential assassinations on X following a shooting at 2024 Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s July 13 campaign rally in Butler, PA.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The claim is false. Lammy published the tweet on X in 2019, not recently.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Newly elected U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the shooting that took place at Trump&rsquo;s July 13 campaign rally, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/politics\/keir-starmer-donald-trump-shooting-rally-uk-b2579474.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Independent<\/a>. Starmer said there was &ldquo;no place&rdquo; for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccabe-says-trumps-message-demanding-peace-and-denouncing-violence-is-actually-coded-language-and-a-dog-whistle-to-his-base-to-fight-video\/\" title=\"McCabe Says Trump\u2019s Message Demanding Peace and Denouncing Violence is Actually \u201cCoded Language\u201d and a \u201cDog Whistle\u201d to His Base to Fight (VIDEO)\">political violence<\/a> following the attack, which left him &ldquo;appalled,&rdquo; the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook post purports to show a tweet published by Lammy on X following a shooting at Trump&rsquo;s July 13 campaign rally in Butler, PA. &ldquo;[Four] U.S. Presidents have been assassinated, snowflake,&rdquo; the tweet reads. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-x-image-does-not-show-israeli-settlers-trying-to-tear-palestinian-child-apart\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Viral X Image Does Not Show Israeli Settlers Trying To Tear Palestinian Child Apart\">post&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s caption labels Lammy&rsquo;s apparent remark as &ldquo;irresponsible and childish&rdquo; and questions whether or not it is &ldquo;appropriate behavior&rdquo; for him to have made the comment.<\/p>\n<p>The claim is false, as the tweet is not recent. An advanced search of Lammy&rsquo;s verified X account generates the tweet, which he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DavidLammy\/status\/1176831300130549761\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared<\/a> on the platform in 2019. Lammy made the remark in response to a tweet from then-President Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There has been no President in the history of our Country who has been treated so badly as I have. The Democrats are frozen with hatred and fear. They get nothing done. This should never be allowed to happen to another President. Witch Hunt!&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1176819645699043328\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a> at the time.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">4 US Presidents have been assassinated snowflake. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jtE3Torx9K\">https:\/\/t.co\/jtE3Torx9K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Lammy (@DavidLammy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidLammy\/status\/1176831300130549761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 25, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump was referencing then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi&rsquo;s announcement that she would launch an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-lawmakers-inching-toward-a-bipartisan-impeachment-probe-against-andrew-cuomo\/\" title=\"New York Lawmakers \u2018Inching\u2019 Toward A Bipartisan Impeachment Probe Against Andrew Cuomo\">impeachment inquiry<\/a> into him, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/trump-impeachment-inquiry\/pelosi-announce-formal-impeachment-inquiry-trump-n1058251\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBC News<\/a>. The inquiry was prompted by &ldquo;reports that Trump may have withheld aid to Ukraine to pressure officials there to investigate the son of political rival Joe Biden,&rdquo; ahead of a phone call with the country&rsquo;s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, Check Your Fact found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=8c945931ae72d9c1&amp;sca_upv=1&amp;q=british+mp+lammy+publishes+tweet+about+presidential+assassinations+following+shooting+at+trump%27s+campaign+rally+on+july+13+in+butler,+pa&amp;tbm=nws&amp;source=lnms&amp;fbs=AEQNm0Aa4sjWe7Rqy32pFwRj0UkWtG_mNb-HwafvV8cKK_h1a5eSkyfXNgRC6a9SKsMT7FKel2oEVH7CAeL9GJLZ9zSE1b0VTwOacLkI4XgtHWeWNoh5zOuUDAXdYlDCgudMwVm8Q_C3PSXnqvYaHPM-f2C27OJHIBf2F026DrNVVK7DrYYq11uFIXF7ScJ7Y69on5hm6hl6qngG8jwgq0xGMIetYDw-cw&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjSzaOnmKyHAxVykokEHShLD3wQ0pQJegQIDxAB&amp;biw=1680&amp;bih=870&amp;dpr=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-an-israeli-clergyman-blessing-guns\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show An Israeli Clergyman Blessing Guns?\">credible news reports<\/a><\/a> to suggest Lammy&rsquo;s tweet is recent. In fact, the opposite is true. On July 16, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/fact-check\/britains-lammy-sent-assassination-tweet-trump-2019-not-2024-2024-07-16\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a> reported the tweet is from 2019. Additionally, Trump has neither referenced the tweet on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donaldjtrump.com\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official website<\/a> nor his <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/with_replies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TRUTH Social account<\/a> following the shooting that occurred at his July 13 campaign rally. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/16\/fact-check-post-secret-service-agent-attempted-trump-assassination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: No, Secret Service Did Not &lsquo;Refuse To Give Order To Take Out The Perp&rsquo; Before Trump Assassination Attempt)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact has contacted Lammy for comment and will update this piece accordingly if one is received.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tweet shared on Facebook falsely claims that British MP David Lammy posted about presidential assassinations following a shooting at Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign rally in 2024. However, the claim is untrue as Lammy actually published the tweet in 2019. The tweet was in response to a statement made by Trump regarding his treatment as President. Trump was referring to an impeachment inquiry launched by Nancy Pelosi at the time. There is no credible evidence to suggest that Lammy&#8217;s tweet is recent, as it was reported by Reuters to be from 2019. Trump has not mentioned the tweet on any of his official platforms following the shooting at his campaign rally<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":2297828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2161922289-1-scaled-e1721153503340.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35335,13420,35336,35337,5293],"class_list":["post-2297827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-british-politics","tag-fact-check","tag-mp","tag-presidential-assassinations","tag-tweet"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2161922289-1-scaled-e1721153503340.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2297827","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\/263"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2297827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2297827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2297828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2297827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2297827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2297827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}