{"id":2302443,"date":"2024-07-20T13:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T17:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftists-continue-eliminationist-rhetoric-after-trump-shooting\/"},"modified":"2024-07-20T13:23:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T17:23:33","slug":"leftists-persist-with-violent-rhetoric-after-trump-shooting-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftists-persist-with-violent-rhetoric-after-trump-shooting-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Leftists persist with violent rhetoric after Trump shooting"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fleftists-persist-with-violent-rhetoric-after-trump-shooting-17%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=2302443&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 class=\"readmore\">\n<p>    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button><\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<p><span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Tone-deaf leftists are once again pushing for the elimination of their\u2062 political\u200d opponents shortly after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Following the shooting that injured Trump and killed another person in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-comms-team-gets-a-pass-where-trump-administration-would-have-had-a-scandal\/\" title=\"Biden Comms Team Gets A Pass Where Trump Administration Would Have Had A Scandal\">left-wing media<\/a> \u200cdownplayed the \u200bincident, only to backtrack and denounce political violence after the truth \u2064emerged. However, their feigned \u200dconcern did not \u2062last\u200c long, as they quickly reverted to comparing Trump to fascism and using eliminationist rhetoric against \u200dhim.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Martin Heinrich\u2062 called on President\u2064 Joe Biden to\u2063 withdraw from \u2063the 2024 election, citing Trump as \u2062an &#8220;existential danger.&#8221; The Editor-in-Chief of The Federalist, Mollie Hemingway, criticized this rhetoric as incendiary,\u200d especially in the aftermath of\u200c the\u200b assassination attempt. Other \u2062prominent figures, such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and SiriusXM host Dean\u200c Obeidallah, also resorted\u2063 to\u200c eliminationist rhetoric and\u2063 comparisons to fascism when discussing Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Even\u200b groups\u2064 like The Lincoln Project, claiming to be Republican but leaning left, have equated Trump to Hitler \u2062multiple times\u200c since the assassination attempt. Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftists-persist-with-violent-rhetoric-after-trump-shooting-4\/\" title=\"Leftists persist with violent rhetoric after Trump shooting\">initially condemning political violence<\/a>, they later released a video comparing\u200d footage of \u200dTrump to Hitler, insinuating a similar dictatorial agenda. The swift return\u2064 to using eliminationist rhetoric and fascist comparisons by leftists highlights the ongoing polarization and \u2063hostility\u2063 in American politics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span>  <\/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>\n<p>Tone-deaf leftists are back to encouraging elimination of their political opponents just days after the assassination <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/13\/trump-wounded-after-gunshots-ring-out-at-pa-rally-defiantly-pumps-fist-after-apparent-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">attempt<\/a> against former President Donald Trump.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After a would-be assassin shot Trump, wounded two attendees, and killed another in Butler, Penn., on July 13, left-wing media were quick to label it an &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/13\/early-media-reports-call-trump-bleeding-after-he-was-shot-an-incident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">incident<\/a>,&rdquo; with some initially describing the shooting as &ldquo;popping noises.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When the truth was undeniable, leftists were quick to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/video\/us\/politics\/100000009576871\/trump-shooting-assassination-attempt.html\">denounce<\/a> political violence &mdash; backtracking on <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/14\/democrats-now-decrying-assassination-attempt-spent-8-years-fanning-flames-of-hatred-for-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">eight years of rhetoric<\/a> comparing Trump to Adolf Hitler and comparing his presidency to 1930s fascist Germany. The New Republic&rsquo;s June edition was even called &ldquo;American Fascism,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/magazine\/june-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">featuring<\/a> an illustration of Trump as Hitler.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Leftists&rsquo; concern about &ldquo;political violence&rdquo; did not last long. Less than a week after the attempt on Trump&rsquo;s life, leftists are back to their old habits of trying to tie Trump to fascism.<\/p>\n<h4>Fearmongering<\/h4>\n<div>\n<p>Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., called on President Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 election because Trump poses an &ldquo;existential danger&rdquo; &ndash; apparently unlike an assassination attempt on a former president.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The return of Donald Trump to the White House poses an existential danger to our democracy,&rdquo; Heinrich said today, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/3rd-democrat-senator-calls-biden-step-aside-pressure-accelerates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox News<\/a>. &ldquo;We must defeat him in November, and we need a candidate who can do that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Federalist&rsquo;s Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mzhemingway\/status\/1814344501747433784?s=12&amp;t=RABm2Gz68BHEGRR9ZartiA\">responded<\/a> to the comment on X, calling the rhetoric &ldquo;incendiary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It remains horrific to see this type of incendiary and hateful rhetoric from Democrats days after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump,&rdquo; Hemingway said. &ldquo;Wise people should tell them to stop using eliminationist rhetoric against their political opponents.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>But Heinrich wasn&rsquo;t the only one who felt the need to employ &ldquo;eliminationist rhetoric&rdquo; to attack Trump.<\/p>\n<p>After the attempt on Trump&rsquo;s life, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posted on X that &ldquo;there is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1812294071261487603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">no place<\/a> for political violence&rdquo; and that she wished Trump a &ldquo;speedy recovery.&rdquo; Then, her very next post compared a second Trump presidency to &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1812638396830876160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fascism<\/a>,&rdquo; telling Democratic leaders to resist or resign.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;If you&rsquo;re a &lsquo;senior Democrat&rsquo; that feels this way, you should absolutely retire and make space for true leadership that refuses to resign themselves to fascism,&rdquo; Cortez <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1812638396830876160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SiriusXM host Dean Obeidallah posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeanObeidallah\/status\/1812924512989815114\">video<\/a> on X featuring attendees at the Republican National Convention chanting &ldquo;Fight, fight, fight.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Bone chilling to see at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RNCConvention?src=hashtag_click\">#RNCConvention<\/a> people chanting &lsquo;fight&rsquo; in unison with one arm punching in the air,&rdquo; Obeidallah wrote. &ldquo;Instantly conjures up rallies from 1930s Germany.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The chant was a reference to Trump standing up and yelling &ldquo;fight&rdquo; after being shot in the ear.<\/p>\n<p>The Lincoln Project, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/political-party\/lincoln-project\/\">left-wing<\/a> group that <a href=\"https:\/\/lincolnproject.us\/\">claims<\/a> to be Republican, has compared Trump to Hitler multiple times since the assassination attempt.<\/p>\n<p>The evening of the attempted assassination, the group <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProjectLincoln\/status\/1812259181723865380\">posted<\/a> on X that &ldquo;political violence has no place in American life.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But just four days later, The Lincoln Project posted a video comparing footage of Trump to footage of Hitler.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hitler&rsquo;s power wasn&rsquo;t taken, it was given. And once he had control he enacted his horrifying, dictatorial agenda,&rdquo; the group <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProjectLincoln\/status\/1813544184386654675\">posted<\/a> July 17. &ldquo;The same dynamic is at play with Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Hitler&#8217;s power wasn&#8217;t taken, it was given. And once he had control he enacted his horrifying, dictatorial agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The same dynamic is at play with Trump. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dch4tuizcE\">pic.twitter.com\/Dch4tuizcE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProjectLincoln\/status\/1813544184386654675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Lincoln Project <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProjectLincoln\/status\/1814086108042723621\">called<\/a> Trump a &ldquo;living affront to the 10 Commandments&rdquo; on July 18.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The next day, the group posted a video from the RNC featuring the same chant that seems to have terrified Obeidallah.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You don&rsquo;t have to go back to Germany 100 years ago,&rdquo; The Lincoln Project <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProjectLincoln\/status\/1814269085619827052\">posted<\/a>. &ldquo;Just tune into the 2024 RNC.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You don&#8217;t have to go back to Germany 100 years ago. Just tune into the 2024 RNC. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dv1g0Jjfdc\">pic.twitter.com\/Dv1g0Jjfdc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProjectLincoln\/status\/1814269085619827052?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h4>Implications<\/h4>\n<p>This situation leaves the left in a conundrum.<\/p>\n<p>Their denouncement of the assassination attempt and of &ldquo;political violence&rdquo; suggests that they never really believed Trump is comparable to Hitler, since no one would denounce trying to assassinate Hitler. On the other hand, if they really do believe Trump is a new Hitler and an existential threat to America, their denouncement of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftists-persist-with-violent-rhetoric-following-trump-shooting\/\" title=\"Leftists persist with violent rhetoric following Trump shooting\">violence rings hollow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Neither possibility is encouraging. But leftists&rsquo; reversion to Hitler and fascism comparisons less than a week after the shooting is telling.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Logan Washburn is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawsuit-clark-county-keeps-commercial-addresses-on-voter-rolls\/\" title=\"Lawsuit: Clark County Keeps Commercial Addresses On Voter Rolls\">staff writer covering election integrity<\/a>. He graduated from Hillsdale College, served as Christopher Rufo&#8217;s editorial assistant, and has bylines in The Wall Street Journal, The Tennessean, and The Daily Caller. Logan is originally from Central Oregon but now lives in rural Michigan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Left-wing individuals are once again advocating for the elimination of their political opponents shortly after an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Despite initially downplaying the incident, leftists quickly denounced political violence. However, their rhetoric quickly reverted back to comparing Trump to Hitler and fascism. This inconsistency raises questions about their true beliefs and motives. The return to Hitler comparisons just days after the shooting is concerning<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":507,"featured_media":2302444,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Trump.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5965,5894,4300,3634,35626],"class_list":["post-2302443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-leftists","tag-politics","tag-shooting","tag-trump","tag-violent-rhetoric"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Trump.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2302443","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\/507"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2302443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2302443\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2302444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2302443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2302443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2302443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}