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Has anyone posted anything about Tyler Robinson's motive? What was his political background? I really want the Trumps to eat their own words. Now Donny jr thinks it's the democrats fault again.
lizardkingjr
(95 posts)so he can speak for himself as to what motivated him to do something like this.
LilElf70
(1,642 posts)Irish_Dem
(82,360 posts)And it is up to LE to speculate about motive as part of the court case.
bigtree
(94,672 posts)Trump to Fox News @BrookeSingman: "He believed the rhetoric of Biden & Harris, and he acted on it...Their rhetoric is causing me to be shot at, when I am the one who is going to save the country, and they are the ones that are destroying the country"
...the rhetoric:
nytimes.com
The Complete List of Trumps Twitter Insults (2015-2021)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/19/upshot/trump-complete-insult-list.html#
A timeline of hate: Trumps history of encouraging violence, from 2015 to 2021
https://www.vox.com/21506029/trump-violence-tweets-racist-hate-speech
Donald Trump threatens to imprison Biden, Harris, Pelosi, and others.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/12/trump-prosecution-threats-political-rivals/75060866007/
Trump Steps Up Threats to Imprison Those He Sees as Foes
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/09/us/politics/trump-prison-threats-opponents.html
Trump blasts his trial judges. Then his fans call for violence.
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-election-threats-courts/
Judges in Trump-related cases face unprecedented wave of threats
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-election-judges-threats/
Trump conspiracies inspire threats against judges, jurors and election workers
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/trump-conspiracies-inspire-threats-against-judges-jurors-and-election-workers
As Trump Prosecutions Move Forward, Threats and Concerns Increase
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/24/us/politics/trump-prosecutions-threats-violence.html
Trump, Escalating Attacks, Raises Specter of Violence if He Is Charged
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/24/us/politics/trump-bragg-indictment-protests.html
Chilling Threats to Trump's 'Targets' Revealed in Court Filing
https://www.newsweek.com/chilling-threats-trumps-targets-revealed-court-filing-1827519
Campaign of Fear -The Trump worlds assault on the people who administer U.S. elections
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/section/campaign-of-fear/
How death threats get Republicans to fall in line behind Trump
https://www.vox.com/23899688/2024-election-republican-primary-death-threats-trump
President Trump really, really likes to make threats
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/15/politics/trump-threats-strategy/index.html
Trump supporters try to dox jurors and post violent threats after his conviction
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-supporters-try-doxx-jurors-violent-threats-conviction-rcna154882
Bragg Asks Judge to Extend Trumps Gag Order, Citing Deluge of Threats
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/21/nyregion/trump-gag-order-bragg.html
VP Harris' rhetoric:

Thanks
pecosbob
(8,493 posts)Polybius
(22,120 posts)He may be, he may not be. Bullet inscriptions make me wonder.
WarGamer
(18,863 posts)sarisataka
(22,837 posts)For hating differently than first right wing hater hated.
yellow dahlia
(6,484 posts)
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