Why is Joe Scarborough surprised that Trump blames the assassination attempts on Democrats? By Hal M. Brown, MSW
Above: An alarmed Joe Scarborough created by Perchance Photo AI
This is being discussed with gravity and alarm on MSNBC as I write this.
(Update: RawStory summarized the panel discussion in 'Table is being set' for post-election chaos by Trump's 'vile' lies: Morning Joe panelist.)
Why is the Morning Joe crew surprised? I understand them being horrified. However, this shouldn't have surprised them.
My reaction wasn't "OMG! Trump and his surrogates are telling their rally crowds that the Democrats want to destroy democracy and they are even trying to kill me."
Trump is saying that we don't have to fear enemies from outside because they are less dangerous than his poltical opponents. He'll deal with China, Russia, and North Korea, which he names in his sing-songy voice, because unlike stupid Kamala he will deal with them. Easy-peasy for Trump with his big brain. He will protect us from the evil empires. He is saying that it is the internal enemies, the (socialist, Marxist, communist, whatever) Democrats who we have to fear.
The names of the so-called Democrat operatives who tried to kill Turmp will largely be lost to history. They may have aspired to be as familiar as John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald, but few people will remember the names Ryan Wesley Routh and Thomas Mathew Crooks.
Their true motivations (laid out as far as we know them in this Newsweek article) are not clear. This doesn't matter to Trump. He may not even be able to name or identify them from photos today. In fact he owes so much to them he should have framed pictures of them at Mar-a-Lago because their actions may make the difference between him winning and losing the election.
Sorry "Morning Joe" crew, but of course Trump is portraying them as Democrat assassins. I'm surprised Trump hasn't already compared them to John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald.
For that matter, I am surprised he hasn't compared Kamala Harris to Benedict Arnold.
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