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Donald Trump lays blame for assassination attempt on Biden and Harris (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 4 months ago by girlfreddy@lemmy.ca to c/news@lemmy.world

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Donald Trump has blamed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for last month’s failed assassination attempt against him by accusing them of making it difficult for the Secret Service to protect him.

The Republican presidential nominee’s claim – for which he offered no evidence – was made on the television talkshow Dr Phil, hosted by Phil McGraw, on Tuesday. The remarks follow disclosures that several Secret Service agents from the Pittsburgh field office had been placed on administrative leave after the 13 July shooting.

At a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last month, Trump was grazed on the ear by a bullet after a 20-year-old gunman opened fire from the roof of a nearby building. One rallygoer, Corey Comperatore, was killed and two others were seriously wounded. The gunman was shot dead by a Secret Service officer at the scene.

“When this happened, people would ask, whose fault is it?” Trump told McGraw. “I think to a certain extent it’s Biden’s fault and Harris’s fault. And I’m the opponent. They were weaponising government against me, they brought in the whole DoJ to try and get me, they weren’t too interested in my health and safety.

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[–] MataVatnik@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

[–] rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

bro move on, nobody cares about that anymore

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 4 points 4 months ago

but he got slightly injured!!!111

[–] frezik@midwest.social 4 points 4 months ago

If Biden/Harris were responsible, I would hope they wouldn't pick a kid who got kicked off the high school shooting team for being a comically and dangerously bad shot.

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

Wait—is this the first time he’s done this since the shooting? Huh. I kinda assumed he’d already said it.

[–] TheDeadHorse@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

It's difficult to understand why local police aren't doing more when they are stiffed on all bills presented for his rallies. What a puzzle.

[–] socsa@piefed.social 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I really want media sources to start saying he was "allegedly" grazed on the ear. Because so far the evidence after the fact kind of suggests that didn't happen.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee -1 points 4 months ago

What evidence is that?

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 2 points 4 months ago

sad.

[–] Upsidedownturtle@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Well, if Biden/Harris let him win in '20 then he wouldn't have had to campaign in' 24 and thus wouldn't have been in an open field vulnerable to nutjobs taking potshots at him.

[–] OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Lame title.

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 4 months ago

fun fact, the acronym for them is USSS. I think that explains all we need to know.

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