Jonathan Capehart

THE OFFENSE

Deranged leftist MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart claimed the horrific attempt on President Trump’s life at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner was more a product of the “scourge of gun violence” than political violence.

THE TRUTH

President Trump being the victim of three assassination attempts in less than two years is not the product of common gun violence – it’s the product of unhinged Democrat rhetoric demonizing President Trump and raising the political temperature.

Examples of this Democrat vitriol include:
• House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries calling for “maximum warfare” just days before the WHCD shooting.
• Sen. Chuck Schumer calling on his supporters to “be forcefully rising up against” President Trump.
• Gov. Josh Shapiro saying “heads do need to roll” inside the Trump Administration.
• Gov. Gavin Newsom urging his supporters to “punch these sons of bitches in the mouth.”
• Gov. Tim Walz declaring his state is “at war with our federal government.”
• Gov. JB Pritzker proclaiming that “Republicans cannot know a moment of peace.”

KEY POINTS

• MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart attempted to downplay leftist political violence by portraying the WHCD shooting as an instance of common gun violence.

SOURCES

• NewsBusters: Capehart Insists Assassination Attempt Was Just Common Gun Violence
• White House: Democrats’ Unhinged Rhetoric Incites Third Assassination Attempt on President Trump