{"id":2341841,"date":"2024-09-16T13:31:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T17:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legacy-media-appear-to-blame-trump-for-second-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-16T13:33:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T17:33:03","slug":"legacy-media-appear-to-blame-trump-for-second-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legacy-media-appear-to-blame-trump-for-second-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Legacy media appear to blame Trump for second assassination attempt &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Flegacy-media-appear-to-blame-trump-for-second-assassination-attempt-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=2341841&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 a recent assassination\u200b attempt\u200c against former President Donald\u2063 Trump, marking the second\u2062 such incident within two months\u200c as he campaigns\u2062 for the presidency again. Various \u2063media outlets featured discussions where guests implied that the political \u200bclimate fostered\u200d by \u200dTrump contributed to \u200cthese attempts on his life. Notably, MSNBC&#8217;s Alex Witt commented on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wrong-line-of-work-uk-border-force-boss-says-bloody-borders-are-pain-in-the-bloody-ass\/\" title=\"Wrong Line of Work? UK Border Force Boss Says &#039;Bloody Borders&#039; Are &#039;Pain in the Bloody Ass&#039;\">potential political fallout<\/a> from the event, \u200csuggesting that both Republicans and Democrats\u200b need \u2064to \u200cconsider measures to reduce political tensions. There was a call for a unity\u2062 moment between parties, although such an outcome seemed unlikely.<\/p>\n<p>Commentators from \u200bmultiple networks, including NBC and CNN, highlighted the growing rhetoric surrounding the 2024 campaign, where Trump and his\u200b associates have made\u200d inflammatory statements, leading to increased political \u2063violence. Some guests likened Trump\u2019s words to calls\u200b for violence, suggesting that his rhetoric could be driving factors behind acts of aggression against him. The\u2063 discussions also included warnings \u2064from political\u2063 analysts that \u200dTrump poses a significant risk to\u200c democratic processes, drawing dire comparisons to historical political figures associated with violence. \u200dthe piece\u2064 reflects on the severe implications of Trump&#8217;s rhetoric amid a contentious political atmosphere.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/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\"><\/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\/\"><\/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\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Legacy media appear to blame Trump for second assassination attempt<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1761906\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Multiple media outlets featured guests discussing the most recent attempt on former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s life, many of whom seemed to blame the former president for the political climate and the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/assassinations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"assassination\">assassination<\/a> attempt.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The second assassination attempt against Trump on Sunday comes two months after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3102977\/trump-assassination-attempt-task-force-led-butler-pennsylvania-republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>he narrowly survived gunfire at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania<\/a>. Both attempts have occurred as he runs for president again. In the wake of the latest attempt on Trump&rsquo;s life, MSNBC&rsquo;s Alex Witt predicted there would be a &ldquo;political fallout&rdquo; from this, prompting MSNBC political analyst Elise Jordan to suggest that Republicans and Democrats ought to ask what they can do &ldquo;to take the temperature down.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But do you expect to hear anything from the Trump campaign about toning down the rhetoric, toning down the violence, or would that be atypical of the former president?&rdquo; Witt asked.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2597346&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=d2274292cae2e7ed76e651f8f5b718da\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jordan said she would love to see a unity moment between the two parties but that such a moment would likely be &ldquo;fleeting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Witt&rsquo;s questioning about the Trump campaign asking to tone down &ldquo;the violence&rdquo; comes after her network, MSNBC, platformed speakers, such as Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) in July, who have claimed Trump is an &ldquo;existential threat to democracy.&rdquo; Just before the second assassination attempt on Trump on Sunday, MSNBC&rsquo;s <em>Inside with Jen Psaki<\/em> featured Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), who argued domestic terrorism in the country is real and that Trump is &ldquo;the guy that stokes it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump is &#8216;existential threat to democracy&#8217; while Biden is &#8216;the best messenger&#8217; for U.S.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden touted his record with NATO in an exclusive interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Morning_Joe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Morning_Joe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Gregory Meeks joined <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jdbalart?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jdbalart<\/a> to show his support for Biden amid calls for him to step down. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qi1Izcw8U9\">pic.twitter.com\/qi1Izcw8U9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MSNBC Reports (@MSNBC_reports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MSNBC_reports\/status\/1810343936763806202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 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> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasmineForUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JasmineforUS<\/a>: &ldquo;The problem isn&rsquo;t the people coming in. The problem is this guy and his people here that are doing the bomb threats throughout the country. Domestic terrorism is a real thing, and he is the guy that stokes it.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lNvNyqnxH2\">pic.twitter.com\/lNvNyqnxH2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Inside with Jen Psaki (@InsideWithPsaki) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InsideWithPsaki\/status\/1835360483102060948?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>NBC, meanwhile, featured anchor Lester Holt discussing the assassination attempt, saying it comes amid &ldquo;increasingly fierce rhetoric&rdquo; on the 2024 campaign trail. Holt argued that Trump and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), the former president&rsquo;s running mate, are making &ldquo;baseless claims about Haitian immigrants&rdquo; in Springfield, Ohio, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3154023\/springfield-ohio-schools-evacuated-bomb-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>there were bomb threats<\/a> over the weekend.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NBC&#8217;s Lester Holt: &#8220;Today&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukrainian-president-senior-aide-survives-assassination-attempt\/\" title=\"Ukrainian president senior aide survives assassination attempt\">apparent assassination attempt<\/a> comes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-didnt-lower-temp-between-trump-assassination-attempts\/\" title=\"Dems Didn&#039;t \u2018Lower Temp\u2019 Between Trump Assassination Attempts\">amid increasingly fierce rhetoric<\/a> on the campaign trail. Mr. Trump, his running mate JD Vance continue to make baseless claims about Haitian immigrants&#8221; in Springfield, Ohio, resulting in bomb threats. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/apw9WQ1liR\">pic.twitter.com\/apw9WQ1liR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1835449928136462361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>CNN also featured former FBI agent Tim Clemente, who suggested Trump&rsquo;s statements on the campaign trail have led to the uptick in political violence. One of the statements Clemente cited was when Trump claimed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2924463\/trump-bloodbath-if-he-does-not-get-elected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>there would be a &ldquo;bloodbath&rdquo; in the auto industry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fmr FBI agent <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timclemente?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@timclemente<\/a>: &ldquo;Sadly, the finger-pointing at Trump has lead to &mdash; you know, the line about the bloodbath, talking about the auto industry, being used as if he&rsquo;s going to create a bloody coup if he loses, that kind of the verbiage is something you use in a third-world&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6C9zIz0yT2\">pic.twitter.com\/6C9zIz0yT2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1835629968425939449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The network conducted an interview between anchor Jake Tapper and former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney in October 2023, in which she warned that Trump is &ldquo;the single most dangerous threat we face.&rdquo; Tapper has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/news\/cnns-jake-tapper-unleashes-hell-on-trumps-nazi-like-speech-in-stunning-must-see-commentary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>compared Trump&rsquo;s speeches to the writings of Adolf Hitler<\/a> and his book <em>Mein Kampf<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wWMB4FXNeI8?si=WfODh0QOyEEOOpjx\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Truth Social, the former president blamed President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> and Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3155272\/trump-blames-biden-harris-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>spreading &ldquo;rhetoric&rdquo;<\/a> that has resulted in another assassination attempt against him. Trump argued Biden&rsquo;s and Harris&rsquo;s past comments calling him a &ldquo;threat to democracy&rdquo; are hypocritical, citing his four criminal cases as proof they are inciting violence against him.<\/p>\n<p>After Trump&rsquo;s first assassination attempt, podcast host Joe Rogan said he thought a victory by Trump in the 2024 election was all but guaranteed but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3106444\/joe-rogan-suggests-harris-win-because-people-giving-into-bulls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>cast doubt<\/a> on the idea due to how the assassination attempt had been &ldquo;memory-holed&rdquo; by the press. He also suggested Harris could win because voters &ldquo;just want no Trump, no matter what.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1761906\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1761906\"}});<\/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\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legacy media seem to hold Trump responsible for the second assassination attempt. Various news outlets hosted discussions about the recent threat to former President Donald Trump&#8217;s life, with many guests attributing blame to him for the current political atmosphere and this latest incident. This second attempt occurred on Sunday, just two months after he narrowly escaped gunfire at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, both incidents happening as he campaigns for president again. Following this latest attack, MSNBC&#8217;s Alex Witt anticipated &#8220;political fallout,&#8221; leading analyst Elise Jordan to propose that both Republicans and Democrats should consider ways to &#8220;lower the temperature.&#8221; Witt questioned whether the Trump campaign would address calls for reducing violent rhetoric, which Jordan suggested would be unlikely but she hoped for a brief moment of unity between parties. This discussion comes after MSNBC has featured speakers like Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), who labeled Trump an &#8220;existential threat to democracy.&#8221; Just before Sunday&#8217;s assassination attempt, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) appeared on MSNBC&#8217;s Inside with Jen Psaki and claimed that domestic terrorism is real and that Trump incites it.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, NBC anchor Lester Holt commented on how this assassination attempt coincides with increasingly aggressive rhetoric during the 2024 campaign season. He noted that both Trump and his running mate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) have made unfounded claims regarding Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio\u2014where bomb threats were reported over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>CNN also featured former FBI agent Tim Clemente who suggested Trump&#8217;s campaign statements have contributed to rising political violence; he referenced Trump&#8217;s remark about a potential &#8220;bloodbath&#8221; in the auto industry as particularly concerning.<\/p>\n<p>In an October 2023 interview with Jake Tapper on CNN, former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney warned that Trump represents &#8220;the single most dangerous threat we face,&#8221; while Tapper has drawn parallels between Trump&#8217;s speeches and Adolf Hitler\u2019s writings.<\/p>\n<p>On Truth Social, Trump blamed President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for fostering a climate of hostility leading to another assassination attempt against him; he criticized their past comments labeling him a \u201cthreat to democracy\u201d as hypocritical given his ongoing legal troubles.<\/p>\n<p>After Trump&#8217;s first assassination attempt earlier this year, podcast host Joe Rogan expressed skepticism about Trump&#8217;s chances of winning in 2024 due to how quickly media coverage had shifted away from it but acknowledged there could be support for Harris simply because voters want \u201cno Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2341842,"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\/09\/Trump-and-the-media-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34943,34959,3634],"class_list":["post-2341841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-assassination-attempt","tag-legacy-media","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Trump-and-the-media-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341841","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2341841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341841\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2341842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2341841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2341841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2341841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}