Trump Blames Biden and Harris for Second Assassination Attempt, Cites "Inflammatory Rhetoric"

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:33pm on 16 Sep 2024,Monday International

Donald Trump accused President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris of inciting violence against him through their "highly inflammatory language." Trump's remarks followed a second assassination attempt, this time in West Palm Beach, Florida, where a gunman, identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, was arrested near Trump's golf club with an AK-47. Trump claimed Routh acted based on the "rhetoric" of Democrats. The suspect had social media posts echoing Biden and Harris' anti-Trump sentiments. Trump warned that Biden and Harris are the real "threat to democracy," accusing them of attempting to destroy the country "from within."

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