Top figures on the political Left used extremist language in the last week against former President Donald Trump, including language that many critics said could be construed as incitement after a man shot Trump during a campaign rally on Saturday in what federal law enforcement officials have officially labeled an assassination attempt. Vile threats and images from the political Left aimed at Trump are nothing new as singer Madonna said shortly after Trump took office that she thought about “blowing up the White House,”  then-CNN employee Kathy Griffin held up a severed head of Trump just a couple months after he came into office, and Missouri state Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D) posted on social media just a couple of months later that she “hope[s] Trump is assassinated!” President Joe Biden, who took a long time on Saturday before releasing a statement about the attempted assassination, told donors following his disastrous debate performance against Trump late last month: “We’re done talking about the debate, it’s time to put Trump in a bullseye.” Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said during an interview on MSNBC last week that Trump was “such an authoritarian and autocrat.” “This is not a normal election where you want to win, if you don’t, you cooperate and do the best you can for the country and hope to win the next time,” she said. “This is something that is undermining our democracy. He must be stopped. He cannot be president!” Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) last week: “Trump is such an authoritarian and autocrat, we have to win this election. This is not a normal election … This is something that is undermining our democracy. He must be stopped. He cannot be president! pic.twitter.com/aBWwLJp3SV — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) July 13, 2024 Far-Left MSNBC host Joy Ann Reid said earlier this month that Democrats needed to figure out who the party’s nominee would be so that she could vote to “keep Hitler out of the White House.” This past week, @JoyAnnReid said we must keep “Hitler out of the White House” attacking former President Trump. Rhetoric like this is what drives political violence and tarnishes democracy. pic.twitter.com/vbPw0kFfSD — Adam Goldman (@admgoldman) July 14, 2024 Democrat megadonor Reid Hoffman made controversial remarks in response to a comment from Republican billionaire Peter Thiel this last week, who said that all of Hoffman’s lawsuits against Trump have turned Trump into a “martyr.” “Yeah, I wish I had made him an actual martyr,” Hoffman responded. X owner Elon Musk responded to Hoffman’s remarks in a post following the assassination attempt, writing: “The Reid Hoffman’s of the world got their dearest wish … but then the martyr lived.” The Reid Hoffman’s of the world got their dearest wish … but then the martyr lived pic.twitter.com/laaRBc5yol — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 14, 2024 The suspect — identified by the FBI as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks — was shot and killed after he fired multiple rounds at Trump, one of which was inches from being a potentially fatal hit. At least one Trump supporter in the crowd was killed, and two more were seriously injured during the attack, the U.S. Secret Service said in a statement. As shots rang out, Trump grabbed his ear — a journalist captured a photograph of what could have been the bullet after it hit Trump and traveled past his head — and Secret Service shouted, “Get down! Get down! Get down!” Trump dropped to the ground as he was tackled by Secret Service where he remained until the gunman was neutralized by law enforcement. Before they moved him off the stage, Trump yelled at the agents: “Wait! Wait! Wait!” Then, looking at the thousands of supporters who showed up, he raised his fist and shouted: “Fight! Fight! Fight!”

Melania Trump sent a message to the American people on Sunday in response to the attempted assassination on her husband, former President Donald Trump, during a rally in Pennsylvania the day before. Her statement mentioned their son Barron, the suspected gunman who has been killed by law enforcement, and the families of the other victims — one of whom was killed in the attack. She also thanked law enforcement and talked about the human side of her spouse in a way not often seen publicly from the former first lady. “I am thinking of you, now, my fellow Americans. We have always been a unique union. America, the fabric of our gentle nation is tattered, but our courage and common sense must ascend and bring us back together as one,” Melania Trump said. “When I watched that violent bullet strike my husband, Donald, I realized my life, and Barron’s life, were on the brink of devastating change. I am grateful to the brave secret service agents and law enforcement officials who risked their own lives to protect my husband.” “To the families of the innocent victims who are now suffering from this heinous act, I humbly offer my sincerest sympathy. Your need to summon your inner strength for such a terrible reason saddens me,” she continued. “A monster who recognized my husband as an inhuman political machine attempted to ring out Donald’s passion — his laughter, ingenuity, love of music, and inspiration. The core facets of my husband’s life — his human side — were buried below the political machine. Donald, the generous and caring man who I have been with through the best of times and the worst of times.” pic.twitter.com/IGIWzL6SMJ — MELANIA TRUMP (@MELANIATRUMP) July 14, 2024 Melania Trump went on to discuss the tense political climate as her husband runs another campaign for the White House, setting up a 2020 rematch against President Joe Biden in November’s election. Her statement further called for unity among the American people regardless of their political leanings, advocated for love and community to prevail over hatred, and thanked those who have reached out across the political divide. “Let us not forget that differing opinions, policy, and political games are inferior to love. Our personal, structural, and life commitment — until death — is at serious risk. Political concepts are simple when compared to us, human beings,” Melania Trump said. “We are all humans, and fundamentally, instinctively, we want to help one another. American politics are only one vehicle that can uplift our communities. Love, compassion, kindness and empathy are necessities.” “And let us remember that when the time comes to look beyond the left and the right, beyond the red and the blue, we all come from families with the passion to fight for a better life together, while we are here, in this earthly realm,” Melania Trump  added. “Dawn is here again. Let us reunite. Now. This morning, ascend above the hate, the vitriol, and the simple-minded ideas that ignite violence. We all want a world where respect is paramount, family is first, and love transcends. We can realize this world again. Each of us must demand to get it back. We must insist that respect fills the cornerstone of our relationships, again.” She concluded, “I am thinking of you, my fellow Americans. The winds of change have arrived. For those of you who cry in support, I thank you. I commend those of you who have reached out beyond the political divide — thank you for remembering that every single politician is a man or a woman with a loving family.”

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In the wake of the deadly shooting at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday evening, several celebrities have taken to social media to express their support for former President Donald Trump, who narrowly escaped assassination.Tech titan Elon Musk was one of the first to announce an endorsement of Trump following the shooting, posting to X less than an hour after the attack: "I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery." He later slammed the Secret Service for the apparent security breach that gave the suspect an opportunity to fire several shots at Trump, one of which struck Trump's right ear.'To survive an assassination attempt by mere millimeters then stop your security so you can raise your fist in defiance of death is the most bada** thing I’ve ever seen in my life.'"Extreme incompetence or it was deliberate. Either way, the SS leadership must resign," Musk wrote approximately three hours after the shooting, as Blaze News previously reported.Musk was not alone in rallying behind the targeted former president. Musicians, professional athletes, and social media influencers have weighed in, offering apparent support and in some cases a ringing endorsement of Trump.Rapper 50 Cent, who recently stated that black men identify with Trump "because they got RICO charges," tweeted an image of the cover of his 2003 album "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" with Trump's face superimposed on his body. 50 Cent also shared on X a picture of Trump moments after the shooting and paired that image with a clip of his song "Many Men." "Many men wish death upon me / Blood in my eye, dawg, and I can't see / I'm tryin' to be what I'm destined to be / And n***as tryin' to take my life away," the lyrics read. Video reportedly of 50 Cent's concert in Boston on Saturday night, just hours after the shooting, also shows the rapper performing "Many Men" in front of the "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" cover featuring Trump. However, Blaze News could not independently verify the authenticity of the video.Fellow artists Kid Rock and John Rich also took to social media to reaffirm their support for Trump. "You f*** with Trump, you f*** with me," Kid Rock stated. "They couldn’t beat him in a fair contest, so they tried to kill him. BUT THEY MISSED," Rich added.Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler, who has endorsed Trump in the past, came out of an apparent social media hiatus to stand in solidarity with the former president. In his first tweet since last September, Cutler wrote on Saturday night: "Trump 2024. Can’t stop him."Boxer and famous YouTuber Jake Paul believes that Trump survived the shooting because of God's providence. "If it isn’t apparent enough who God wants to win," he wrote. "When you try and kill God’s angels and saviors of the world it just makes them bigger[.] Good beats evil every time #Trump2024."Jake's brother and fellow influencer Logan Paul also had a message for the former president: "To survive an assassination attempt by mere millimeters then stop your security so you can raise your fist in defiance of death is the most bada** thing I’ve ever seen in my life."Though hardly a fan of Trump, Young Turks host and former Democrat candidate for president Cenk Uygur reluctantly tipped his cap to the former president and his supporters for their courage under fire. "One more credit to Trump and his fans today - and only today - Trump sticking the hand up and saying, 'Fight, fight, fight!' while the crowd chanted 'USA, USA, USA!' was bad a**," he said.While Trump thanked Secret Service agents and his supporters in statements following the shooting, he also gave thanks to God for sparing him "the unthinkable." "Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers yesterday, as it was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening," he wrote on Truth Social, as Blaze News previously reported.Trump's overt expressions of faith and the pro-Trump fervor of celebrities from all walks of life seem to have given BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock hope for America's future. "There may be a blessing in this tragedy," he told Blaze News."The scales may finally come off the eyes of the people who thought it was harmless to exchange their honesty for money and fame. President Trump has experienced the persecution the left said President Obama would experience."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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