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Analysis: Trump Directly Cited As Motivation In 61 Murders And 5 Terrorist Plots [View all]
This is from an article in the Intellectualist written before the last three mass shooting. Trump is an accomplice.
Analysis: Trump Directly Cited As Motivation In 61 Murders And 5 Terrorist Plots
Donald Trump has been directly cited as a motivating factor for violence in at least 5 terrorist plots and 61 murders.
Lest anyone get too comfortable believing that words don’t matter and Donald Trump’s nativist rhetoric is merely a political “nothing burger,” it is worth noting that the President of the United States has been directly cited as motivation for violent acts in at least five terrorist plots and 61 murders.
Not all of these incidents were successful, but the intent to harm was real for each and every one.
At a time when his rallies carry chants of “Send her back!” as Trump targets a sitting U.S. congresswoman, let us remember the people who took his words to heart and moved forward with action.
New Zealand Attack
Australian-born Brenton Tarrant published a manifesto before he walked into two Christchurch, New Zealand, mosques and shot dozens of worshipping Muslims. In that manifesto, the terrorist praised Trump as "a symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose".
Tarrant killed 51 people and wounded over a dozen more with his attacks.
Coast Guard Shooter
Coast Guard Lt. Christopher Paul Hasson didn’t have the chance to act on his vile plans, but prosecutors labeled him a “domestic terrorist” nonetheless, saying his goal was “to murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country.”
The self-proclaimed white nationalist and skinhead had a list of intended targets, which “included, among others, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Maxine Waters, Senator Richard Blumenthal, whom he referred to as “Sen blumen jew,” and many of the senators running for president in 2020.”
Hasson was one who advocated civil war if Trump were to be impeached, according to his internet searches.
MAGA Bomber
Cesar Sayoc Jr. was an avid Trump fan, posting photos of himself wearing the trademark red “Make America Great Again” baseball cap, attending the president’s rallies, and driving a van plastered with hateful stickers and photos of the Trump and Vice President Pence.
The MAGA bomber went on to send pipe bombs to numerous left-wing individuals, including billionaire philanthropist George Soros, former Vice President Joe Biden, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
No one was injured by the devices, and Sayoc pleaded guilty to 65 felonies for mailing the bombs.
Waffle House Shooting
Waffle house shooter Travis Reinking “wanted to set up a meeting with the president,” according to authorities.
The Morton, Illinois, resident was arrested in April 2018 on multiple counts of criminal homicide in shootings at a Nashville Waffle House that killed four people.
Quebec Mosque Attack
Six people were killed in Quebec when Alexandre Bissonnette walked into an Islamic Cultural Center and unloaded 48 rounds on dozens of men wrapping up their evening prayers.
“During the often chilling hearing, prosecutors, survivors, prison psychologists and people who knew Mr. Bissonnette painted a portrait of a socially isolated but intelligent young man who developed an obsession with the far right, mass killers, Donald Trump and Muslims,” The New York Times reported in May 2018.
With Trump’s 2020 campaign strategy looking as hate-filled as his 2016 approach, it is likely only a matter of time until another individual takes the president’s words to heart and more people are burying their loved ones.
Lest anyone get too comfortable believing that words don’t matter and Donald Trump’s nativist rhetoric is merely a political “nothing burger,” it is worth noting that the President of the United States has been directly cited as motivation for violent acts in at least five terrorist plots and 61 murders.
Not all of these incidents were successful, but the intent to harm was real for each and every one.
At a time when his rallies carry chants of “Send her back!” as Trump targets a sitting U.S. congresswoman, let us remember the people who took his words to heart and moved forward with action.
New Zealand Attack
Australian-born Brenton Tarrant published a manifesto before he walked into two Christchurch, New Zealand, mosques and shot dozens of worshipping Muslims. In that manifesto, the terrorist praised Trump as "a symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose".
Tarrant killed 51 people and wounded over a dozen more with his attacks.
Coast Guard Shooter
Coast Guard Lt. Christopher Paul Hasson didn’t have the chance to act on his vile plans, but prosecutors labeled him a “domestic terrorist” nonetheless, saying his goal was “to murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country.”
The self-proclaimed white nationalist and skinhead had a list of intended targets, which “included, among others, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Maxine Waters, Senator Richard Blumenthal, whom he referred to as “Sen blumen jew,” and many of the senators running for president in 2020.”
Hasson was one who advocated civil war if Trump were to be impeached, according to his internet searches.
MAGA Bomber
Cesar Sayoc Jr. was an avid Trump fan, posting photos of himself wearing the trademark red “Make America Great Again” baseball cap, attending the president’s rallies, and driving a van plastered with hateful stickers and photos of the Trump and Vice President Pence.
The MAGA bomber went on to send pipe bombs to numerous left-wing individuals, including billionaire philanthropist George Soros, former Vice President Joe Biden, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
No one was injured by the devices, and Sayoc pleaded guilty to 65 felonies for mailing the bombs.
Waffle House Shooting
Waffle house shooter Travis Reinking “wanted to set up a meeting with the president,” according to authorities.
The Morton, Illinois, resident was arrested in April 2018 on multiple counts of criminal homicide in shootings at a Nashville Waffle House that killed four people.
Quebec Mosque Attack
Six people were killed in Quebec when Alexandre Bissonnette walked into an Islamic Cultural Center and unloaded 48 rounds on dozens of men wrapping up their evening prayers.
“During the often chilling hearing, prosecutors, survivors, prison psychologists and people who knew Mr. Bissonnette painted a portrait of a socially isolated but intelligent young man who developed an obsession with the far right, mass killers, Donald Trump and Muslims,” The New York Times reported in May 2018.
With Trump’s 2020 campaign strategy looking as hate-filled as his 2016 approach, it is likely only a matter of time until another individual takes the president’s words to heart and more people are burying their loved ones.
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