Political Violence

Violent rhetoric:

• Watch: https://x.com/DavidJHarrisJr/status/1835901894402662550 

• Pelosi: “Throw a punch” Biden: “beat the hell out of him”, Schumer TO SUPREME COURT JUSTICES: “you will pay the price.” Maxine Waters: “I will take Trump out tonight...you tell them they are not welcome anymore anywhere”  Elizabeth Warren: “take him out now”, mainstream media (too much to include), Madonna: “I’ve thought about blowing up the White House” Depp: “when was the last time an actor assassinated a president?” Cuomo: “show me where it says protests are supposed to be polite and peaceful” Kamala: “does one of us have to come out alive?” in reference to being with either Trump or Pence or Session https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=search&v=798564085813732&external_log_id=ec7901c2-4b0d-4e8f-9b04-4444a5fcf637&q=montage%20left%20violence

• Repeatedly Calling Trump Hitler/fascist/threat to democracy - jump to 50 seconds: https://www.facebook.com/heather.tugwellsmith/videos/336684712830069 

• 5 Days Before Assassination Attempt Biden Said 'Put Trump in a Bullseye' https://www.westernjournal.com/flashback-5-days-ago-biden-said-put-trump-bullseye/

• Under-fire ABC News host George Stephanopoulos suggests Trump is to blame for 'violent rhetoric' after assassination attempt https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13637097/george-stephanopoulos-abc-news-trump-assassination-attempt.html

But January 6! …where Trump told his supporters: "I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard." https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-capitol-siege-media-e79eb5164613d6718e9f4502eb471f27

Feb 2024, Rep Raskin on overthrowing government if Trump is elected: “And the greatest example going on right now before our very eyes is Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment, which they’re just disappearing with a magic wand, as if it doesn’t exist, even though it could not be clearer what it’s stating. And so they want to kick it to Congress, so it’s going to be up to us on January 6, 2025, to tell the rampaging Trump mobs that he’s disqualified. And then we need bodyguards for everybody, and civil war conditions, all because the nine justices — not all of them, but these justices who have not many cases to look at every year, not that much work to do, a huge staff, great protection — simply do not want to do their job and interpret what the great Fourteenth Amendment means.”  https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/08/rep-raskin-in-february-its-up-to-congress-to-disqualify-trump-is-he-wins/

After assassination attempt on Trump, Biden: “we need to lower the temperature” and “we are neighbors” then repeats FULLY DEBUNKED “Charlottesville” story and then says that Trump is a “genuine danger to American security”  https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-calls-trump-a-genuine-danger-to-american-security-in-first-interview-since-dropping-out-of-2024-race/ar-AA1oBOve

After a second assassination attempt on Trump: Biden’s commerce chief says ‘let’s extinguish’ Trump ‘for good’ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-s-commerce-chief-says-let-s-extinguish-trump-for-good-after-two-attempted-assassinations-of-ex-prez/ar-AA1rcyrh

 2016:

• Dallas police ambush, “specifically set out to kill as many white officers as he could” https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/09/us/dallas-police-shooting.html  It was the deadliest incident for law enforcement since 9/11. Four Dallas Police Department officers and one Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) officer were killed. Another nine police officers were injured along with two civilians after a week where two black men were killed by police officers in Minnesota and Louisiana.https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/a-timeline-of-the-july-7-2016-dallas-police-ambush/

 2017:

• Massive protests during Trump inauguration https://www.reuters.com/article/world/uk/violence-flares-in-washington-during-trump-inauguration-idUSKBN1550CW/

• Police injured, more than 200 arrested at Trump inauguration protests in DC https://www.cnn.com/2017/01/19/politics/trump-inauguration-protests-womens-march/index.html

• 217 Arrested, Limo Torched Amid Inauguration Day Protests https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/crowds-begin-to-gather-for-the-inauguration-of-donald-trump/19618/

• Kathy Griffin Holds Head Of Trump Lookalike In Controversial Photo https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/kathy-griffin-trump-head/

• Snoop Dogg ‘shoots’ Trump clown ‘Ron Klump’ in new video https://www.cnn.com/2017/03/14/entertainment/snoop-dogg-donald-trump-video/index.html

• Shakespeare in the Park Show Features Stabbing of Trump Look-Alike https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/trump-mock-assassination-shakespeare-in-the-park-new-york-city-controversy-kathy-griffin/164591/

• Congressman Steve Scalise, Three Others Shot at Alexandria, Virginia, Baseball Field https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/congressman-steve-scalise-shot-alexandria-virginia-park-n772111

• MSNBC Reporter: Rand Paul Being Beaten Up Is 'One Of My Favorite Stories' https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/11/20/msnbc-reporter-rand-paul-being-beaten-up-is-one-of-my-favorite-stories-n2412127

2018:

• More than 300 protesters arrested as Kavanaugh demonstrations pack Capitol Hill https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/04/politics/kavanaugh-protests-us-capitol/index.html

• Anti-Kavanaugh protesters take over Senate building, Amy Schumer among those detained https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cancel-kavanaugh-protest-hart-senate-building-amy-schumer-emily-ratajkowski-today-2018-10-04/

• Maxine Waters encourages supporters to harass Trump administration officials https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/25/politics/maxine-waters-trump-officials/index.html  and watch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tts1q9TgXxg 

• Protesters broke through Capitol Police barricades and rushed up the steps to the Capitol Rotunda Saturday afternoon amid large demonstrations ahead of a Senate vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. https://rollcall.com/2018/10/06/kavanaugh-protesters-ignore-capitol-barricades-ahead-of-saturday-vote/ 

2020:  75,00 demonstrations, 100s of casualties of officers and civilians, protests for George Floyd, entire city blocks taken over, billions of dollars of damage

• 14 days of Protest, 9 Dead https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/06/08/14-days-of-protests-19-dead/

• Bail fund backed by Kamala Harris freed Minneapolis man charged with murder https://nypost.com/2021/09/08/bail-fund-backed-by-kamala-harris-freed-man-charged-with-murder/

• BLM Protesters knock down White House security barricades https://thehill.com/homenews/news/500299-protestors-knock-down-white-house-securitys-barricade-as-tensions-mount-over/

• Historic Church Near White House Damaged Amid Unrest https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/historic-church-near-white-house-damaged-amid-unrest-leaders-pray-for-healing/2318673/

2022:

• FBI says man accused of attempting to kill Brett Kavanaugh said he was ‘shooting for 3’ justices https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/27/politics/kavanaugh-roske-arrest-warrant/index.html

2024:

• (for a specific person, do ya think?) Denying Infinite Security and Government Resources Allocated toward Convicted and Extremely Dishonorable Former Protectees Act  H.R. 8081  This legislation would reform the U.S. Secret Service’s protective mission by automatically terminating Secret Service protection for those who have been sentenced to prison following conviction for a Federal or State felony .https://democrats-homeland.house.gov/news/legislation/ranking-member-thompson-introduces-legislation-to-ensure-no-secret-service-protection-for-convicted-felons-sentenced-to-prison

• 5 Days Before Assassination Attempt Biden Said 'Put Trump in a Bullseye' https://www.westernjournal.com/flashback-5-days-ago-biden-said-put-trump-bullseye/

• RFK Jr. Again Denied Secret Service Protection, Threatens Legal Action https://www.newsweek.com/rfk-jr-again-denied-secret-service-protection-threatens-legal-action-1889108

• NOTE: Republican Presidential nominee was shot IN THE HEAD…. zero riots or protests or violence (as far as I am aware)

• Anti-Israel protesters attempt to down, burn American flags outside DC train station, hoist Palestinian flag after Netanyahu speech https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/anti-israel-protesters-attempt-to-down-burn-american-flags-outside-dc-train-station-hoist-palestinian-flag-after-netanyahu-speech/ar-BB1qzftq

• ‘Badly understaffed’ Park Police assaulted by ‘mob of thousands,’ pelted with poop at pro-Hamas riot in DC: union chief https://nypost.com/2024/07/25/us-news/park-police-badly-understaffed-officers-pelted-with-feces-at-pro-hamas-riot-in-dc-union-chief-says/

• Downtown Chicago businesses board up over possible unrest during upcoming DNC https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-dnc-2024-possible-protests-during-democratic-national-convention-have-loop-businesses-boarding/15190663/  (businesses board up during RNC?)

• Professor Who Suggested Shooting Men Who Won't Vote for Women Suspended https://www.newsweek.com/professor-suggests-shooting-men-not-voting-women-smart-enough-1966687

American Presidents assassinated:

1865: Lincoln (Republican)

1881: Garfield (Republican)

1901: McKinley (Republican)

1963: Kennedy (Democrat)

American Presidents Wounded:

1912: Roosevelt (Republican)

1981: Reagan (Republican)

2024: Trump (Republican)