Democratic rhetoric is going to get a Republican killed

Published September 18, 2024 2:46pm ET



Democrats have continued, with seemingly no plans to stop, to paint Republicans in the most extreme terms, no matter how many times that rhetoric inspires lunatics to try and murder Republican politicians.

Former President Donald Trump has now been the target of two legitimate assassination attempts, with the most recent attempt only being foiled because a Secret Service agent went one hole ahead of Trump during his latest golf outing. President Joe Biden has repeatedly called Trump a “threat to democracy,” Vice President Kamala Harris has said Trump would “turn our democracy into a dictatorship,” and Democrats routinely compare Trump to Adolf Hitler.

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