Former President Donald Trump spoke with Fox News Digital on Monday morning about the latest assassination attempt against him; he blames Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for the attempts on his life.
“He believed the rhetoric of Biden and Harris, and he acted on it,” Trump said of the gunman. “Their rhetoric is causing me to be shot at, when I am the one who is going to save the country, and they are the ones that are destroying the country — both from the inside and out.”
Trump pointed to Biden and Harris’ past comments casting Trump as a “threat to democracy,” while telling Americans they are “unity” leaders.
“They are the opposite,” Trump said. “These are people that want to destroy our country.”
He added: “It is called the enemy from within. They are the real threat.”
The would-be assassin, Ryan Wesley Routh, had a history of donating to ActBlue; had a Biden-Harris bumper sticker; and engaged in inflammatory rhetoric on social media.
“They do it with a combination of rhetoric and lawsuits they wrap me up in,” Trump said. “These are the things that dangerous fools, like the shooter, listen to — that is the rhetoric they listen to, and the same with the first one.”
In a statement on X, Kamala Harris condemned the incident stating “violence has no place in America.”
“I have been briefed on reports of gunshots fired near former President Trump and his property in Florida, and I am glad he is safe. Violence has no place in America,” she wrote.
Biden also released a statement: “I have been briefed by my team regarding what federal law enforcement is investigating as a possible assassination attempt of former President Trump today. A suspect is in custody, and I commend the work of the Secret Service and their law enforcement partners for their vigilance and their efforts to keep the former President and those around him safe.”
More over at Fox News:
Ryan Wesley Routh was literally tweeting slogans from Joe Biden, Kamala Harris & the leftwing media about Trump being a threat to Democracy!
Fox News: Trump blames Biden-Harris 'rhetoric' for latest assassination attempt, says he will 'save the country'https://t.co/P8KavhpDOD
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) September 16, 2024