Posted on 08/14/2019 6:19:50 AM PDT by Magnatron
President Donald Trump has repeatedly refused to accept any responsibility for inciting violence in American communities, dismissing critics who have pointed to his rhetoric as a potential source of inspiration for some citizens acting on even long-held beliefs of bigotry and hate.
"I think my rhetoric brings people together," he said last week, four days after a 21-year-old allegedly posted an anti-immigrant screed online and then allegedly opened fire at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, killing 22 and injuring dozens of others.
But a nationwide review conducted by ABC News has identified at least 36 criminal cases where Trump was invoked in direct connection with violent acts, threats of violence or allegations of assault.
In nine cases, perpetrators hailed Trump in the midst or immediate aftermath of physically attacking innocent victims. In another 10 cases, perpetrators cheered or defended Trump while taunting or threatening others. And in another 10 cases, Trump and his rhetoric were cited in court to explain a defendant's violent or threatening behavior.
Seven cases involved violent or threatening acts perpetrated in defiance of Trump, with many of them targeting Trump's allies in Congress. But the vast majority of the cases -- 29 of the 36 -- reflect someone echoing presidential rhetoric, not protesting it.
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The stench of Democrat/Leftist desperation is thick with this one ...
The smell of fear is all over this steaming pile of crap.
Can’t blame the Florida school shooting on Trump because Biden already stepped up on that one.
It was ABC that faked the burning pick up truck. Liars then, liars now.
And yet there are 100 times that number incited by waters, omar, wilson, talib, swallowswell, and the rest of the treasoncrats.
Really?? They could only find SEVEN cases of violent or THREATENING acts in DEFIANCE of TRump?? Geesh....the protesters at just ONE Trump rally dwarf this figure.
Fake news
Based on this standard, we could find tens of thousands of examples of leftists during something similar. Probably from Hollywood alone.
Except Trump wasn’t invoked at El Paso, so they’re lying from the get-go as usual.
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