Flotsam and Jetsam - Still Obsessing About the Second Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump

Can you believe it? It's Tuesday, and we're still obsessed with an assassination attempt against Donald Trump that happened on Sunday! Just Move on, folks! /sarc. Stacy McCain, on the would be assassin, ‘I Wouldn’t Call Him Crazy’. "Well, maybe you wouldn’t call him crazy, but I would. The guy who tried to assassinate Donald Trump was a middle-age misfit with an extensive criminal history who, in 2022, became so obsessed with the war in Ukraine that he went to Kyiv and bothered the locals with a lot of wild talk about recruiting Afghans to fight against Russia. . ." At NewsMax, Alleged Trump Gunman's Neighbor: 'He Was a Little Cuckoo' “I mean, trying to shoot Trump? That’s a lot,” Capt. Ed at Hat Hair adds  "The question will be why he wasn't put away before now. He had four felony convictions and an assortment of misdemeanor convictions, and yet it seems he never served any time at all in prison or jail, other than for his initial arrests." PJM's Matt Margolis, There Are Some Really Strange Things About the Second Trump Shooter. Tom Knighton at Bearing Arms thinks the Latest Would-Be Assassin Has Some Interesting Politics, and a Biden/Harris sticker on his truck. Da Fetched, Failed Trump Assassin Donated to Democrats 19 Times. To be fair, Act Blue has been credibly accused of allowing straw donors to put money in other peoples names. Riley Gaines@Riley_Gaines_ ""Unclear political ideology" ??? He's donated to ActBlue 19 times, has a Biden/Harris sticker on his truck, & vehemently hates Trump. His political ideology couldn't be more clear." Quote TIME@TIME "The suspect arrested in relation to the shooting at Trump’s golf course in Florida on Sunday has been identified as Ryan Routh—a 58-year-old with unclear political ideology, a criminal record, and a history of praising Iran and supporting Ukraine https://ti.me/4gs5O0D." At Da Mail, Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Wesley Routh wrote a book urging Iran to 'kill' the former president. The Telegraph, ‘Full of s---’ suspected Trump gunman was rejected by Ukraine army. At NYPo, ‘You are free to assassinate Trump’: What alleged shooter Ryan Wesley Routh told Iran in book that laid bare manifesto. NewsWeek, Suspect in Latest Trump Assassination Attempt Was on FBI's Radar, well, aren't we all? "Jeffrey Veltri, special agent in charge of the Miami field office, said at a press conference Monday that the bureau was tipped off that Routh was a "felon in possession of a fire arm." "In following up on the tip, the alleged complainant was interviewed and did not verify providing the initial information," Veltri said. "The FBI passed that information to local law enforcement in Honolulu." LifeZette, Chilling Social Media Posts From Would-Be Assassin at Trump Golf Course Revealed.

Da Signal, ‘TRULY HORRIFYING’: Questions Swirl After Second Trump Assassination Attempt. Matt Vespa, Here Are Four Questions Regarding the Latest Trump Assassination Attempt. Sundance at CTH, Martin County Sheriff Asks Simple Questions: ‘How Did Ryan Routh Know Where to Be and Did He Act Alone?’ From the Free Bacon, 'Is This Guy Part of a Conspiracy?' Florida Sheriff Questions Whether Would-Be Trump Gunman Acted Alone. John Solomon at JTN, Second assassination attempt since July raises question how shooter got within 500 yards of Trump. At the Center Square, Again? Golf course perimeter not secure because Trump not 'sitting president'. At NYPo, Would-be Trump assassin exploited security hole that Secret Service has known about for years — and the pictures prove it. The Peacock, Trump 'assassination attempt': Suspect charged after second apparent plot. NYPo, Authorities raid home of suspected would-be Trump assassin Ryan Wesley Routh — who has truck with Biden-Harris sticker. At Hat Hair, Watch: Police Bodycam Footage Of Trump Assassination Suspect Ryan Routh. Misty Severt at JTN, Donald Trump speaks on assassination attempt. At Da Fetched, Trump Issues Defiant Response to Second Assassination Attempt: ‘I Will NEVER Surrender’ The Pop Times, Biden Suggests Ramping Up Trump’s Secret Service Protection, Capt. Ed, Biden After 2nd Assassination Attempt: The Secret Service 'Needs More Help'. Ed Driscoll at Insty, PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYS ‘THANK GOD’ TRUMP IS OK AFTER ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT:. . . The buck never stops with Sundown Joe, despite the fact, as Jeffrey Blehar writes at the Corner: Everybody Is Terrified of Where This Is Headed and Nobody Will Say It . . . The fact that Joe (or whoever is actually running the country at the moment) is slow-walking this, just as he (they?) slow-walked extra protection for RFK Jr. speaks volumes about what the administration actually thinks about Trump, despite all of the “thank God he’s ok” rhetoric" At OTP, Speaker Johnson Calls For ‘Every Asset Available’ To Protect Trump. Sundance has Governor Ron DeSantis Says State Will Investigate Assassination Attempt of “Current GOP Nominee” and Florida Governor DeSantis Says He Has Not Spoken to President Trump Since 2nd Assassination Attempt. Roger Simon, Believe Melania. Don't Trust the FBI!

Matt Vespa at TownHall, The Story Behind Trump's Second Assassin Took a Strange Turn...and It Involves the Media. Mary Katharine Ham@mkhammer, "So, isolated nutter is gonna be a harder sell when the NYT was happily quoting him as a sophisticated activist." Quote Saagar Enjeti@esaagar, "The alleged Trump shooter has given multiple interviews to U.S. news outlets touting his ties to international mercenary groups in Ukraine including spending months in the country and meeting the defense ministry." Chuck Ross@ChuckRossDC "So you’re telling me a sympathetic New York Times interview subject tried to murder Donald Trump today", Quote Peter Baker@peterbakernyt, "A law enforcement official identified the suspect as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, of Hawaii. Routh was interviewed by the @nytimes in 2023 about Americans volunteering to aid Ukraine. Routh, who had no military experience, said he had traveled there after Russia’s 2022 invasion. x.com/peterbakernyt/…" Althouse, The man arrested for attempting to assassinate Trump was interviewed by the NYT last year for an article about Americans participating in the war in Ukraine. "Here's the article from March 2023: "Stolen Valor: The U.S. Volunteers in Ukraine Who Lie, Waste and Bicker/People who would not be allowed anywhere near the battlefield in a U.S.-led war are active on the Ukrainian front, with ready access to American weapons.". . .  I want to know more about Routh's connections and activities." Me too. Jack Poso@JackPosobiec. "How many journalists was Ryan Routh in touch with? Here's another one:" Insty HMM, SOUNDS LIKE HE MAY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH U.S. DIPLOMATS /INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES AS RECENTLY AS LAST YEAR: The man arrested for attempting to assassinate Trump was interviewed by the NYT last year for an article about Americans participating in the war in Ukraine. “I want to know more about Routh’s connections and activities.” Ace, "We May Never Know the Assassin's Motive," Vows Media That Filled Assassin With His Motive to Kill. VodkaPundit wonders What Do You Call a Conspiracy to Assassinate Without the Conspiracy? Diana Allocco@dianamee, "This is like the plane flying into the second tower. The situation is suddenly totally clear. We are under attack." At the Wombats In The Mailbox: 09.16.24, Da Tech Guy has Five Thoughts on Trying to Assassinate Trump 2nd Attempt.

PJM's Stephen Kruiser, The Party of Joy Inspires Another Attempt on Donald Trump's Life. Roger Kimball at Spec World, Democrats shouldn’t be surprised by Trump’s would-be assassins. "They have been screaming for seven years that their chief political opponent is ‘Hitler’ or worse" Dave Strom at Hat Hair notes Democrats Ramp Up Anti-Trump Rhetoric Even After 2 Attempts on Trump's Life. Sunny@sunnyright, "One of Kamala’s top online hacks Huge following. Regularly shared by Experts!, media figures, and mainstream Democrats. Explaining to you that Trump deserves to be assassinated over his speeches. Quote Alex Cole@acnewsitics, "I'm sorry, MAGAs, but if Trump didn't spread so much hate, people would actually give a shit. This guy literally sent out an email to fundraise 5 minutes after the incident." Jeff Charles at RedState, Trump Unloads on Democrats Over Second Assassination Attempt: 'The Enemy From Within'. Brianna Lyman at Da Fed has a Debate Flashback: Trump Said Democrat Rhetoric Led Directly To Assassination Attempts Against Him. Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Trump Brings the Receipts... At the Wombats In The Mailbox: 09.16.24, American Greatness: Team Trump Blames Assassination Attempts on ‘Communist Left Rhetoric’  and The Lid: Outrageous: Dem Leader Hakeem Jeffries Incites Violence Against Republicans ONE HOUR After Second Attempt To Murder Trump. From the Bablylon Bee, Democrats Accuse Trump Of Inciting Further Violence By Not Dying, Party That Called Trump 'Hitler' For 8 Years Shocked As Someone Tries To Assassinate Him. and Taylor Swift's Jet Seen Fleeing Site Of Trump Shooting. Da Caller, Trump Has Survived More Assassination Attempts Than Harris Has Campaign Interviews.

The Divine Ms Devine at NYPo accuses Reckless rhetoric from Dems and media to blame for second Trump assassination attempt. NewsBusters, VILE: NBC, ABC Tie Second Trump Assassination Attempt to 'Rhetoric', and ‘Dogs and Cats’. "Watch as Linsey Davis, in her return to the Whirled News Tonight anchor chair since her horrendous moderation of the ABC presidential debate, ties the aborted assassination attempt to Springfield in her opening rundown." Capt. Ed, "That would be the same Linsey Davis who ganged up with Kamala Harris and David Muir in ABC's three-on-one debate." Jazz Shaw at Hat Hair, CNN: These Assassins Are Just Going to Help Trump Get Elected, You Know. Ace, NBC's Claimed "Republican" Lester Holt: The "Apparent" Assassination Attempt on Trump Was Caused by Trump's "Fierce Rhetoric" and "Baseless Claims" About Haitian Immigrants in Springfield. Twitchy, Rachel Vindman BACKPEDALS on Her Hate-Filled Post Mocking Trump Shooting, Plays the Victim and OH HELL NO. At the Wombats In The Mailbox: 09.16.24,  Twitchy has Trump Assassination Attempt Brings Out The Worst of Media But the BEST from the Memers and Tom Nichols Would Appreciate If Trump Would Stop Complaining About Being Shot At. Sister Toldja at RedState, Ohio Newspaper Ripped to Shreds After Dramatic Escalation of Twisted 'Trump Asked for It' Blame Game. Althouse, How to argue that Trump is responsible for attracting assassins without catching hell for blaming the victim. "That's what the elite media commentators are working hard to figure out, I think, scanning the many headlines this morning. I tired of reading the commentary before even beginning, and I am also tired of the columns reacting to it." Hat Hair's Jazz Shaw, Yes, It IS Incitement. At Insty, “DON’T SAY THINGS WE DON’T LIKE AND MAYBE YOU WON’T GET SHOT AT” IS QUITE THE FLEX: Curtis Houck @CurtisHouck "WATCH: MSNBC's Alex Witt argues *the Trump campaign* needs to turn down the rhetoric now that Donald Trump has been shot at for the second time in three months. "Do you expect there to be calls from within the Trump campaign to [tone it down]?" Elise Jordan replies she hopes Trump makes this "a unity-type" inflection point, but fears he won't do it." Mark Steyn at JWD, They Want Him Dead. Tyler O'Neal at Da Signal lists 12 Influencers Who Called for Violence Against Trump, Called Him an ‘Existential Threat to Democracy’. Sundance at CTH has After Surviving Second Assassination Attempt – President Trump Outlines Details of Leftist and Media Rhetoric Toward Violence. Capt. Ed sees Bloomberg's Top Headline: Trump Pounces on Second Assassination Attempt! Update: WaPo Worse? A Larry video at Hat Hair, Trump Shot at Again: The Media Is to Blame! JD Vance on Fire! VodkaPundit at PJM, No Rest for the Wicked in the Aftermath of Trump's Second Assassination Attempt. Noah Rothman at NRO, The Violence Is Not Symmetrical. Capt. Ed adds, Indeed. And the media plays along, too. The Babylon Bee, Media Assures Americans The Real Threat Is The Side That Keeps Getting Shot At. Matt Margolis, Here’s Why the Media Will Memory-Hole the Latest Trump Assassination Attempt. Paula Bolyard at PJM wonders Why Was Big Tech So Quick to Scrub Ryan Routh's Accounts? So they could try the "we may never know his motives" game. At WaEx, Tim Carney wonders Will the Left drop their awful ‘stochastic terrorism’ talk now? When has a double standard ever bothered them? Pop Times, Trump Media Stock Jumps After Second Assassination Attempt Against Donald Trump

Da Signal, Hawley Drops Whistleblower Report on Secret Service Failures in First Trump Assassination Attempt. Capt. Ed adds "Imagine what the next whistleblowers will say about yesterday's attempt. At least they spotted Routh before he could take a shot, but how did he get on the course at all while carrying two backpacks and an "AK-style" firearm? Those are rather conspicuous." and Gat on a Hot Tin Roof: July 13 Whistleblower Report Exposes Secret Service Incompetence. Sundance, Senator Josh Hawley Releases Whistleblower Complaint Outlining DHS and Secret Service Issues.

Breitbart, ABC Moderator Linsey Davis Admits: ‘Fact-checking’ Was Only Planned for Trump. Ace, Affidavit Signed by ABC "News" Employee: ABC "News" Agreed In Advance to Not Bring Up Damaging Issues for Kamala, Like Her Knowledge of Biden's Dementia; Linsey Davis Admits They Plotted to "Fact"-Check Only Trump "Note that this affidavit was signed before the actual debate, which occurred on September 10. This affidavit is signed September 9, accurately previewing the rigged debate, and he says he enclosed this affidavit in multiple sealed envelopes which he sent through the mail to himself. (Thus establishing the sealed envelopes were in the US mail system as of September 9.)"

Sarah Arnold at TownHall, CNN Accuses Those Saying that Springfield Is Being Overrun, 'Dehumanizes' Immigrants.    At Woke Spy, White House’s Jean-Pierre “Triggered” Over Questions about Haitians Eating Cats and Ducks. Mary Chastain at LI reports OH Gov. DeWine reports Springfield Bomb Threats Were All Hoaxes Originating Overseas "The media has never cared about the truth." Cam Edwards at Bearing Arms, Colorado Democrat Blames Republican Minority for State's 'Out-of-Control Gun Violence'. 

At Da Wire, DeSantis: ‘Democrats Oppose Voter ID Because They Want There To Be Illegal Votes’, "We've been very aggressive in ensuring that only US citizens are on the voter rolls." Da Fed's Beth Brelje reports Pennsylvania Motor Voter System Will Be Audited For Noncitizen Voters.  ET explains Early Voting, Mail-in Voting, and Drop Boxes: The Rules in Each Battleground State "Enter the labyrinth of pre-Election Day voting as the 2024 election season gets underway in critical states across America."

Sundance hosts Transition Leader Howard Lutnick Explains President Trump Economic Policy, Tariffs and Energy Inflation. Worth the time.

AEIR fears Harris’s ‘Joy’ Would Cost US Dearly. Althouse, Kamala Harris sounds so weary of all those people in Pennsylvania. Does she even want to be President? and Who wrote this headline?! What would taking it to 11 mean in this context?, "Meade texts me this headline from a NYT op-ed: "Harris Is Good on Abortion Rights. Now She Needs to Take It to 11." He comments: "Wouldn’t 'taking it to 11' be analogous to post-birth abortion?""

Dave Strom, Nearly 500 Elected Officials Call for MORE Migrants to Be Admitted. At OTP, ‘Migrant Influencer’ Who Encouraged Other Migrants To Be Squatters Ordered Deported. NYPo, Over 100 suspected Tren de Aragua gangbangers were part of the massive migrant group that rushed the border.

At RedState, EPIC: Entrepreneur Humiliates FBI When They Come to Intimidate Him—'Can See the Shame on Their Faces'

The FBI visited my house today for free speech acts they knew were not crimes.

You can see the shame on their faces.

This is the Democratic regime manifest. pic.twitter.com/RldC0JWMsx

— Jeremy Kauffman 🦔 (@jeremykauffman) September 16, 2024

At the Volokh Report, Dave Bernstein says The Justice Department is Failing American Jews.

From Ace, The EU Commissioner Who Demanded That Elon Musk Censor Speech or Be Arrested Has Been Forced to Resign, "I'm not sure if this has anything to do with his decision to force Europe's censorship regime on American speakers, or if this is just the usual knife-fight-in-a-telephone- booth that Marxist authoritarians are always engaged in. Maybe a little of both. VodkaPundit . . . " Mary Margaret Olohan at Da Wire, New Info Destroys DOJ Case Against Trans Surgery Whistleblower, Lawyers Say. Capt. Ed comments "Oh look, another politicized persecution of the Biden admin's political opponents. Quelle surprise. If this is true, then the judge shouldn't just throw out the charges -- the prosecutors should be found in criminal contempt and disbarment procedures should begin."

Blaze News investigates: Sacrificing body parts and informed consent to the sex-change regime. Tom Knighton at TAW asks, Why does anyone take these people seriously? John Hinderacker at Power Line explores How Crazy Are Minnesota’s Democrats? 

“Screw you, Taylor Swift,” @megynkelly goes off on Taylor Swift’s recent endorsement of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. pic.twitter.com/QXtf3eoQ3L

— Tucker Carlson Network (@TCNetwork) September 13, 2024