The Left can’t accept that the government failed the former president. Now they’re making some wild claims.
And Democrats are going off the rails with a wild conspiracy about Trump’s shooting.
A recent poll reveals that one-third of Democrats suspect the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, was staged.
The Morning Consult poll found that 34% of Democratic voters surveyed believed it was either definitely or probably credible that Trump staged the shooting, while only 45% found the theory implausible.
Prominent figures on the left have voiced doubts about the shooting’s authenticity or whether Trump’s injury was actually caused by a bullet.
Dmitri Mehlhorn, an advisor to Democratic megadonor Reid Hoffman, reportedly suggested in an email that the shooting might have been “encouraged and maybe even staged so Trump could get the photos and benefit from the backlash,” as reported by Semafor.
“Hoffman has given $7 million to a Biden-aligned super PAC and $6 million to the anti-Trump Republican Accountability PAC so far this election cycle,” The Washington Free Beacon noted.
In the email, which Semafor indicated was addressed to sympathetic journalists and also sent to them, Mehlhorn speculated that one “possibility — which feels horrific and alien and absurd in America, but is quite common globally — is that this ‘shooting’ was encouraged and maybe even staged so Trump could get the photos and benefit from the backlash.”
He compared this tactic to a “classic Russian” strategy, similar to when “Putin killed 300 civilians in 1999 and blamed it on terrorists to ride the backlash to winning power.”
He also mentioned that “Hamas on October 7” used a similar tactic. Mehlhorn asserted that if any Trump officials encouraged or knew of this attack, it would be “morally horrific,” and called on Republicans of decency to demand Trump step down as unfit.
While Mehlhorn acknowledged the possibility of “some crazy anti-Trumper” attempting to assassinate the former President, he leaned towards the theory of a staged event, citing Trump’s behavior and preparedness at the rally.
“Look at the actual shot. Look at the staging. Look at how ready Trump is to rally,” he wrote.
He urged people to consider this possibility, stating that while it feels uncomfortable to discuss, the high odds and significant stakes necessitate asking the question.
MSNBC host Joy Reid also raised doubts, questioning the medical reports and the nature of Trump’s injury.
She wondered about the location of the injured attendees relative to Trump and why Trump was allowed to pose for photos while there could have been additional shooters.
She questioned how the gunman managed to get on the roof of the building where local police were present.
Former CNN reporter John Harwood expressed skepticism, writing, “How often have AR-15 bullets ‘pierced’ part of someone’s body, ‘ripping through the skin,’ while leaving the body part intact and without serious injury? On the other hand, it’s easy to imagine a shard of shattered glass causing the bleeding Trump suffered.”
how often have AR-15 bullets "pierced" part of someone's body, "ripping through the skin," while leaving the body part intact and without serious injury?
on the other hand it's easy to imagine a shard of shattered glass causing the bleeding Trump suffered
no briefing is odd https://t.co/lchLQno9Mn
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) July 18, 2024
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