But we shouldn’t run too deep into the rabbit holes of Trump’s supporters’ logic. He is himself a vortex of instability and violence. As his supporters like to put it, he likes to “stir the pot.” And he does. Attention, in his vision, is the only real currency in business or politics or media. So he keeps upping the ante and pushing new limits to get it, like a heroin addict he has to keep upping the dose to get the same fix. The externalities of that behavior have been lapping up, splashing onto countless other people for almost a decade. Now they’re also splashing up onto him. Trump’s supporters ask rhetorically, if it’s not Biden and Harris who are doing it, are you really saying that Trump is inciting people against himself? The answer is actually yes. He’s now twice almost been consumed by the fires he himself is lighting.
This man’s entire political career has been about stoking anger, division, and violence, then playing the victim when he faces any consequences for his actions.
Sadly, this stuff isn’t going to stop until the GOP keeping losing at the ballot box. We have to show up and vote the shit out of office.
He’s also not the most attacked person in history.
pretty sure it was Bush Junior that got a grenade chucked at him. Only reason he didn’t get dead was the grenade was faulty. I’m also pretty sure he had more attempts in general.
Obama has had to deal with a ton of assassination threats and attempts. Crazy thing is, he’s STILL dealing with this crap.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_incidents_involving_Barack_Obama
yeah. Him too. Despite being an asshole who literally pisses everyone off with his narcissistic imbecility… he’s not the most attacked president (or candidate, or ex president).
There were two assassination attempts on Gerald R Ford in September of 1975.