It's not really a stretch though. We have a president who lies about everything, even when there's no reason to do so, even when there's no clear benefit. I'm not going to get in the weeds regarding all the reasons to believe the three attempts were faked, but I will mention the big one. The ear. I don't have any insight into what circumstances would result in all the blood that we saw yet not lead to any visible damage to his ear. But I do know that we have never had any medical doctor step forward to explain how an ear being grazed by a bullet (or hit by shrapnel) would seem completely unscarred in the aftermath. Maybe I just missed that interview with drunken Doctor Ronnie.
What I want to talk about, assuming that these incidents aren't staged, is why are people so determined to kill Donald Trump?
At the risk of receiving a call from the Secret Service, why aren't more people trying to kill him?
[Really - I'm not advocating violence of any kind, let alone political assassination — but just speculating on why people see it as a solution]
Trump has taken the presidency to new lows. He has enriched himself and his family with nonstop corruption; has dismantled government programs that helped millions of people (while somehow still increasing the deficit); has governed as an autocrat, cutting Congress out of any decision-making; treated the White House and government buildings and monuments as if they were his personal property; has turned the Department of Homeland Security into an unaccountable secret police that has terrorized and killed people; his disjointed policies have raised the cost of living for ordinary Americans; he has embroiled us in a war with no coherent goals and a mission that shifts daily; he has embarked on a mission of revenge and retribution upon those who opposed him; he has pardoned convicted criminals who bribed him as well as those who attempted to subvert the 2020 election; he is a serial abuser of women and an alleged pedophile and rapist.
Sounds like some pretty good reasons right there.
And no one is stopping him.
He is apparently immune from any legal consequences, or at least has the means to delay judgement indefinitely. as we saw in 2024. Political consequences are off the table — there's no scenario where 67 senators vote to remove him from office. He has been impeached twice with no Senate conviction either time. The Nixon-era days of a bipartisan push to remove a corrupt president are gone. The 25th Amendment solution that gets floated regularly isn't going to happen either. Other than the officials responsible for initiating it are all Trump sycophants, it's a slow moving process with plenty of points where it can be derailed.
Sure, we have an election for Congress later this year, but there's no guarantee that the Democrats can achieve a majority in the Senate, even if they do retake the House. The Senate is where federal judges are confirmed, including any possible Supreme Court vacancies. But voting records in two heavily Democratic districts in swing states have been confiscated. The gerrymandering battles are in full swing. How certain can we be that elections in key states won't be subverted?
So, for all practical considerations, we're stuck with him until January 20, 2029, unless he dies first.
Cole Allen, the alleged would-be assassin, gave plenty of reasons why he was going to take out, not only Trump, but all of his top officials (except for FBI Director Patel for some reason). It can be found in this note (aka "The Manifesto") that was provided to media by his brother. Among his reasons were his statement that "I am a citizen of the United States of America. What my representatives do reflects on me. And I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes." In other words, he was fed up with what we collectively have been putting up with.
Once again we are hearing whining from the Trump Cult about the "dangerous and divisive rhetoric" that they believe has brainwashed people into opposing Trump, as if he himself doesn't post hatred and vitriol every day on social media and in his speeches, tarring his fellow Americans as the enemy. As if the long list of reasons why he is bad for the country, weren't glaringly obvious. There are many reasons why a world where Trump and his enablers weren't in power is preferable to the world in which we now live.
Somebody allegedly took things into his own hands.
Or — it's just another distraction from the distractions about other distractions.
[Once again, nothing in this article should be construed as advocating for political assassination, or any related violent solutions to our nation's problems. ]
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