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Trump Supporter Beaten to Within an Inch of His Life — As the Left Pretends Rhetoric Has No Consequences
Red State ^ | May 21, 2026 | Bob Hoge

Posted on 05/21/2026 9:20:09 PM PDT by Red Badger

The Left has been calling for violence relentlessly since Donald Trump re-assumed his presidency — and once again, they’ve got it.

It’s a horrific story, and we warn readers that there’s disturbing content ahead.

The facts:

The wife of the elderly San Diego man brutally beaten outside his MAGA-inspired “Trump House” said there’s “no hope” for her husband after the vicious attack left him fighting for his life.

Kerry Sheron, 69, was in critical condition following the violent assault outside his Escondido property on Wednesday afternoon.

His wife, Maria, revealed to The California Post through tears that her husband isn’t expected to survive.

The alleged assailant, 32-year-old Escondido resident Thomas Caleb Butler, was arrested on attempted murder charges and faces life in prison if convicted.

Profanity alert:

ALERT: Owner of ‘Trump House’ fighting for his life after neighbor beats him almost to death in his own driveway.

A 69-year-old man in Escondido, California, known for having his house covered in Trump and American flags, was beaten by Thomas Caleb Butler, 32.

Police responded to the assault and found the owner "suffering from significant injuries" and a good Samaritan that interviened [sic] also injured.

Butler had fled the scene when police had arrived, but was found about a half mile away and apprehended.

It was revealed that Butler lives just around the corner from the victim.

The ‘Trump House' has become a target of hostility, with one online comment reading, “My buddy lived down the street from him. Whenever I went to visit I made sure to swing by that place and shout stuff at them.”

The photos of Army veteran Sheron’s injuries are sickening:

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Yes, the man was loud and proud, and openly showcased his support of the duly elected president. That’s enough to get you (almost and maybe) killed in today’s America? Leftists need to do some serious soul-searching. Or maybe we need to do it for them.

Conservative California state senate candidate Mike Netter had thoughts:

🚨BREAKING: Homeowner of Famous “Trump House” in Escondido California Brutally Assaulted, Left Fighting for Life in ICU

Just 11 weeks after pro-Trump signs at the residence were attacked, the homeowner of Escondido’s well-known “Trump House” — covered in large Trump flags and patriotic displays — was violently assaulted outside his home and rushed to the hospital in critical condition.

He remains in the ICU battling for his life.

Escondido Police responded to the assault around 2:14 PM Wednesday and quickly arrested a suspect nearby. He has been charged with attempted murder. Motive has not yet been released.

The home has long been a local landmark for its bold pro-Trump and America-themed displays.

Prayers for the victim’s full recovery.

This one is personal to me

Please re post and do the job the mainstream should do

This is one of those stories that leaves me speechless, and I pray for Kerry Sheron and his wife. Although there may be circumstances that we don’t know about yet, I firmly blame the Left for incidents like these. They have ratcheted up their violent rhetoric to levels we’ve rarely seen before, and the results are clear: three assassination attempts against Donald Trump, the cold-blooded ("alleged") assassination of a UnitedHealthcare executive by Leftist hero Luigi Mangione, the savage killing of Charlie Kirk.

And now a man lies in the hospital, fighting for his life. This is just plain wrong, and Democrats need to pay the price at the ballot box in November — and far beyond.


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Health/Medicine; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: antifa; blm; california; civilwar; sandiego; trumphouse; violence
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1 posted on 05/21/2026 9:20:09 PM PDT by Red Badger
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2 posted on 05/21/2026 9:21:19 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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3 posted on 05/21/2026 9:25:37 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: Red Badger

“If convicted.” In California? Good luck. Defense will claim that the victim was responsible for all of this. And pretty much any jury there will buy it.


4 posted on 05/21/2026 9:26:18 PM PDT by CatOwner ( )
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RE: And now a man lies in the hospital, fighting for his life. This is just plain wrong, and Democrats need to pay the price at the ballot box...

We have elected Thune style politicians who undermined the Trump style (as if there were others as good as Trump).


5 posted on 05/21/2026 9:27:50 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: Red Badger
Thomas Caleb Butler, 32.
6 posted on 05/21/2026 9:29:04 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: CatOwner

The suspect accused of allegedly viciously hurting the elderly owner of the San Diego “Trump House” is a Navy veteran with “severe PTSD,” a family friend exclusively told The California Post.

https://www.aol.com/articles/alleged-trump-house-suspect-navy-221641457.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABUJQRVGI2j1kE4FGHiDJM-SA4Xh4Jv_phLyahSwvTYbdrmfeWYs8BkOurfHjxg6v-bhtWtu-yjnxEgwNRwiUiroPUx5CDsVr1vkSlDbq13WOMumbbTKq9cEwJ-3bG-uKIv1M0vky9l08YMNZ6piAXGDYRarJDkHIzPPoeRE5Wky


7 posted on 05/21/2026 9:29:44 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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He “sits in his room and thinks everyone is coming to get him,” the friend said, suggesting Butler suffers from intense paranoia.

Police believe the attack had nothing to do with politics and are in the process of speaking to witnesses.

They told The Post they’re still actively working the case.

Butler is currently booked in Vista Detention Facility on a charge of first-degree attempted murder. He’s currently not eligible for bail and will be arraigned on Friday.

If convicted of the charge, he could spend life in prison.


8 posted on 05/21/2026 9:30:59 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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Although there may be circumstances that we don’t know about yet,

There is NOTHING that warrants or justifies that kind of vicious, brutal beatdown.

But the left is enamored with death. Anyone who doesn't object to the killing of babies or euthanasia, won t have any trouble beating the life out of someone else.

9 posted on 05/21/2026 9:47:58 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!)
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He would die of PTSD, if the right people got a hold of him.


10 posted on 05/21/2026 9:50:58 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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How could Navy veteran, Thomas Caleb Butler, get “severe PTSD,” in his years in the Navy? Was he involved in a disaster that occurred on his ship?


11 posted on 05/21/2026 9:51:11 PM PDT by jonrick46 (The DemonKKKrat Marxists ride Unicorns on their fantasy farms.)
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To: Red Badger

He needs to spend his life, all at once, in the electric chair.


12 posted on 05/21/2026 9:51:55 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Red Badger
It use to be that when American troops were overseas on a mission Congress would not interfere with them winning. Not the scumbags infesting it now. They only care about denying the President another win. Them and their lapdog allies in the legacy media and their usual congo line of useful idiots. Even here on Free Republic we have serial posters who will take every chance they get to sabotage this mission .

*spit*

13 posted on 05/21/2026 9:54:33 PM PDT by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
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To: jonrick46

Good question.......


14 posted on 05/21/2026 9:56:49 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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Leftists need to do some serious soul-searching.

They won't, this is who they are.

15 posted on 05/21/2026 10:25:27 PM PDT by Major Matt Mason (Everyone that voted Trump/R in '24 needs to show up in '26.)
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To: Red Badger

The attacker is a Trump supporter also. This has nothing to do with politics.


16 posted on 05/21/2026 10:40:06 PM PDT by roving
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To: Major Matt Mason

If you had read the story, you would know that the attacker is a registered Republican. He also liked that house. So I don’t know what happened, but it had nothing to do with politics.


17 posted on 05/21/2026 10:41:20 PM PDT by roving
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To: Red Badger

Not just Democrats, but the ‘media’ who stokes this with a nod and a wink.


18 posted on 05/21/2026 11:48:03 PM PDT by Tench_Coxe (The woke were surprised by the reaction to the Bud Light fiasco. May there be many more surprises)
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