Despite two assassination attempts, NY Times blames Trump for 'angry culture' that can lead to violence
The New York Times editorial board pointed the finger at President Donald Trump on Friday following another occurrence of deadly political violence In a new editorial the board explained Trump is the chief individual to blame for America sliding into an era marked by political violence Although Mr Trump has been a personal victim of this violence he also deserves particular responsibility for our angry way of life the board declared MINNESOTA LAWMAKER HAPPENED TO BE ON VACATION WHEN MASKED SUSPECT KNOCKED ON DOORThe headline read The Nation Encourages Political Violence by Allowing It to Seem Normal The Times published the piece days after the deadly shootings that claimed the lives of Minnesota state legislator Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark and resulted in the wounding of state Sen John Hoffman and his wife Yvette last weekend The suspect -year-old Vance Boelter was arrested on Sunday following a two-day manhunt in Minnesota after he allegedly posed as a police officer and killed the Hortmans The previous day he carried out a related attack against Hoffman and his wife Boelter was discovered with a cache of weapons including at least three AK- assault rifles and a mm handgun along with a manifesto that listed names and addresses certain of which belonged to other masses officers The Friday editorial argued that this latest politically motivated attack represents a surge in political violence during the Trump years that has imperiled not only American lives but also our country s collective memory SUSPECTED MINNESOTA LAWMAKER ASSASSIN VANCE BOELTER CAPTUREDThe board recounted several high-profile instances of political violence that have occurred in America in the last decade listing the shooting of Rep Steve Scalise R-La in the Jan Capitol Riot the attack on former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi s D-Calif husband and the two assassination attempts on Trump as part of the grim catalog of political violence in fresh years It declared that Fear has become a fact of life for politicians elsewhere noting that Democrats and Republicans alike have been the casualties of attacks driven by demonizing comments that people on both the firth and the left engage in The board then blamed Trump for this justifying the point in stating He uses threatening language in tactics that no other modern president has He praises people who commit violence in his name such as the Jan rioters numerous of whom he has pardoned despite their attacks on police officers and others He sometimes seems incapable of extending basic decency to Democrats CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND HERITAGE Instead of calling Gov Tim Walz of Minnesota to express condolences about the killings of two of his friends Mr Trump insulted Mr Walz the piece stated adding It is no coincidence that hate crimes have surged according to the F B I during Mr Trump s decade as a dominant political figure Other Democratic Party leaders have made the same argument about Trump in the days since the Minnesota lawmaker shooting Figures like former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Sen Jeff Merkley D-Ore and Sen Chris Murphy D-Conn pointed to the president when questioned this week what has led to more violent incidents that seem to be politically motivated The Trump administration has rejected these statements with White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson telling Fox News Digital earlier this week Democrats are wrong to exploit this tragedy and blame President Trump President Trump the survivor of two assassination attempts is uniting the country through patriotism prosperity and success Radical Democrats must stop with their divisive violent rhetoric CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
