Donald Trump was the victim of an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. He was nearly killed as someone fired shots at the former president from a nearby rooftop. The bullet grazed his right ear. The former president was taken to the hospital, where he’s been discharged, and released a statement following the attack. Trump thanked members of the Secret Service and law enforcement, adding that we know nothing about the shooter. He also extended his condolences to the rally attendee who was killed in the crossfire.
— Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) July 14, 2024
CBS News’ Margaret Brennan was not pleased with the remarks, adding that there was nothing about a call for lowering temperatures from Trump supporters. You couldn’t get more tone-deaf than this: Trump gets shot, but it’s his fault.
Trump's just been shot, and CBS anchor Margaret Brennan disparages him for not telling his followers to lower the temperature. Unbelievable. pic.twitter.com/97R2FG97gG
— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) July 14, 2024
Samantha Vinograd also said she spoke to sources within the intelligence community who said they were worried that this event would be used as fuel to incite attacks against the Biden campaign. It’s like living upside down. Brennan also said that we don’t know who the shooter is or his motivations, and it’s dangerous to link this act to the government. Vinograd said expounding upon these opinions is “unpatriotic” since we’re sitting on a “cauldron of tensions.”
On CBS, Margaret Brennan and Samantha Vinograd talk up "retaliatory violence" from right-wingers, and then we hear of January 6. Knew this line was coming.... pic.twitter.com/JO9572UlXn
— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) July 14, 2024
The legacy media's behavior over the past 8 yrs already caused a cratering of public trust. But tonight is a new low. I've never seen such a failure of the media complex to accurately & honestly report the facts of such a momentous breaking news event. https://t.co/sxuT5yP63S
— Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) July 14, 2024
I couldn’t take anymore. It’s so emblematic of the liberal media, with their patronizing tone and this annoying bravado as if they’re truth-tellers. This industry got it wrong on the Russian collusion hoax, Hunter Biden’s laptop, and COVID. And to suggest that this assassination attempt will stoke the flames that could lead to Democrats, who have all but called for Trump to be killed, being attacked is a Hunter Biden crack cocaine-induced fantasy. We never cause these problems, Margaret.
This whole segment was offensive and painfully out of touch. We don’t hate our media nearly enough.
Also, what riots, Margaret? No one rioted. The only people who riot are members of your unhinged lefty audience:
CBS's Margaret Brennan, out of control: "We want to make clear that this
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) July 14, 2024
is something we are reporting...as a historic event...We are very mindful that this kind of event can inspire violence, it can inspire retaliation, and we want no part of that." #TrumpAssassinationAttempt pic.twitter.com/FOpk9Q3B9U
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Honorable mention goes to CNN:
CNN's Juliette Kayyem says just moments after Trump was shot in an assassination attempt:
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) July 14, 2024
"Donald Trump and the people around him perceive themselves to be under threat, and that's all that matters. That is not legitimate." pic.twitter.com/ihvYaN4UIo