While CNN was covering an assassination attempt on the life of former president Donald Trump on July 13, CNN contributor Scott Jennings warned his colleagues that the media’s and Democrats’ exaggeration about a possible second presidency might have real-world repercussions.
According to Jennings, something considerably worse could have happened tonight if the shooter was one inch closer to his mark. The nation is in disbelief, and we desperately need to put our country back together, but we were just inches away from something far more catastrophic. He said he heard that Republicans were shocked and they’re worried about the country and the rhetoric against Donald Trump. If it continues and he is elected, our nation and democracy will come to an end. This is the final election that our country will ever have. These actions have consequences.
Jennings said that the reasons behind the shooter’s actions remained a mystery. The rhetoric around Trump has become really heated, and other forms of violence were brought, including the attempted assassination of judges on the Supreme Court and the near-murder of Republican Steve Scalise at a congressional baseball game. Unfortunately, there are many Americans who are hell-bent on convincing the other half of the nation that the end of the world and The Constitution are imminent if Donald Trump is elected president. All public leaders should understand that this type of extreme rhetoric has real-world repercussions and must be put to a stop. There is no room for political violence.
Former President Trump’s attempted assassination has shocked Bill Maher, but he has downplayed his outrage by saying that others have been metaphorically hurt in the same way.
He said he firmly condemned the shooting. He said he doesn’t care what anyone else thinks about it, and it’s not funny. Because people despise him so much and wish things had turned out differently, he is sure jokes will be made about it, but he is not interested.
Maher went on to say that Trump could win the election politically, but he was eager to point out the price his hard-left opponents paid by losing the moral high ground they pretended to have.