Democrats Deny Real Assassination Attempts to Avoid Responsibility for Their Violent Rhetoric
Source: Brianna Lyman. "Dems Lie About Assassination Attempts To Obscure Their Terrorism." May 13, 2026. thefederalist.com
The Gist
The author argues that Democrats are falsely claiming Trump's assassination attempts were fake because they don't want to admit their harsh anti-Trump language helped inspire real violence. She says the evidence shows these were real attacks by people who believed the same things Democrats have been saying about Trump being dangerous.
Conclusion
Democrats falsely claim Trump assassination attempts were staged in order to avoid taking responsibility for how their inflammatory rhetoric contributed to creating the conditions that led to these real assassination attempts
Premises
- Polling shows significant percentages of Democrats believe recent Trump assassination attempts were staged (34% for WHCA dinner, 42% for Butler attempt, 26% for golf course attempt)
- Prominent Democratic politicians and media figures have consistently used extreme rhetoric depicting Trump as a dictator, fascist, Nazi, and existential threat to democracy
- The alleged assassins' manifestos and writings echo the same anti-Trump rhetoric used by Democrats and liberal media
- Polling data shows Democrats and liberals are becoming increasingly open to political violence as justified means to achieve political goals
- Democrats and liberal media have spent years excusing, justifying, and legitimizing political violence against political opponents
- The timing of these conspiracy theories coincides with Democrats needing to deflect responsibility for the violent consequences of their rhetoric
Assumptions
- Inflammatory political rhetoric directly contributes to inspiring political violence
- The assassination attempts were genuine and not staged
- Democrats are acting in bad faith when claiming the attempts were staged rather than genuinely believing it
- There is a causal relationship between Democratic rhetoric and the specific assassination attempts mentioned
- Polling data accurately reflects genuine beliefs rather than partisan responses