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Trump Has Faced Six Assassination Attempts. After Him, They’re Coming For You.

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A veteran social studies teacher at Kaukauna High School—roughly 100 miles north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin—has been placed on administrative leave after sparking national outrage with a social media post mocking failed assassination attempts and calling to &#8220;make Americans great assassins again.&#8221;
Patrick Meyer, who has taught in the Kaukauna Area School District for over 20 years, was removed from the classroom Monday following a controversial post on X. The comments were reportedly made in response to the attempted assassination of President Trump at the White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner Saturday night.
In the since-deleted post, Meyer appeared to mock President Donald Trump’s &#8220;MAGA&#8221; slogan while lamenting the incompetence of modern attackers compared to historical assassins.
&#8220;I am not impressed with recent presidential assassins. It’s f*cking embarrassing!&#8221; the post read. &#8220;Booth, Guiteau, Czolgosz, Oswald must all be spinning in their graves! MAGAA (make Americans great assassins again)! Sad!&#8221;
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BREAKING: Teacher at Kaukauna High School in Wisconsin who complained that the shooter failed to kiII Trump has been placed on administrative leave
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The post quickly drew condemnation from local and national figures. U.S. Representative Tony Wied (R-WI) shared a screenshot of the comments, calling the rhetoric &#8220;disgusting.&#8221;
&#8220;This type of rhetoric has no place in our society and does not represent our values,&#8221; Wied <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/04/28/us-news/wisconsin-teacher-placed-on-leave-after-social-media-post-advocating-to-make-americans-great-assassins-again/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_medium=social">stated</a>. &#8220;It is not the example that our teachers should be setting for Northeast Wisconsin students.&#8221;
The Kaukauna Area School District issued a statement Monday confirming Meyer’s leave, noting that the district &#8220;unequivocally rejects any conduct, expression, or behavior that may encourage, condone, or promote violence in any form.&#8221; While the district emphasized that the post was not related to school activities and posed no immediate safety threat to students, officials are reviewing the matter in accordance with district policy.
The controversy has deeply divided the local community. During a packed school board meeting on Monday night—moved to the high school library to accommodate the crowd—<a href="https://fox11online.com/news/crisis-in-the-classroom/patrick-meyer-kaukauna-high-school-social-studies-x-twitter-social-media-post-assassinations">emotions ran high</a>. Several parents demanded Meyer’s immediate termination, arguing that his words were an incitement to violence.
&#8220;His comment was, &#8216;Make assassinations great again.&#8217; What does this teach our kids?&#8221; asked parent Jennifer Schaefer. &#8220;That if you disagree with someone, we should just kill them?&#8221;
However, a wave of current and former students spoke in Meyer’s defense, describing him as a fair, thoughtful educator who prioritized critical thinking over indoctrination.
&#8220;Mr. Meyer is a kind and dutiful teacher who values his students,&#8221; said one senior. A 2014 graduate added that Meyer was always &#8220;even-keeled&#8221; and encouraged students to do their own research and look at facts.
As of Tuesday, the district has not indicated whether Meyer will face permanent termination. Meyer has not responded to requests for comment.

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Teacher Goes Viral For All The Wrong Reasons After Trump Assassination Attempt

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) suggested that the attack on the White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner may have been &#8220;fake&#8221; because she couldn&#8217;t believe there would be so many assassination attempts targeting one president.
“Back to the shooting… has there ever been a president have this many close ‘attempts’ on their life? Maybe it’s lax gun laws, maybe it’s lack of mental health funding, or maybe it’s fake… who knows,” Crockett <a href="https://www.threads.com/@jasmineforus/post/DXleHDJDqJc">wrote</a> on her Jasmine For US Threads page just hours after the attack.
Crockett made the post shortly after law enforcement detained a man who rushed into the Washington Hilton with a pump action shotgun. The man, who was tackled by Secret Service agents, has been identified as Cole Thomas Allen of California.
Crockett, who mounted an unsuccessful campaign for the Texas Senate Democratic nomination earlier this year, took a less conspiratorial approach on her official accounts. In a <a href="https://x.com/RepJasmine/status/2048256882150711728">post</a> on her official X account, Crockett condemned political violence.
“The political violence is unacceptable and must stop,” she wrote. “I am grateful that everyone attending tonight’s WHCD is safe.”
Trump has been the target of multiple assassination attempts and was shot in the ear during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July 2024. A few months later, a man armed with a rifle attempted to take Trump out while he was golfing in Florida, but was chased away by the Secret Service.
Evidence from the Justice Department appears to show that Allen was targeting Trump and other top administration officials. An FBI affidavit <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fbi-unseals-email-from-suspected-trump-gunman-detailing-motive?author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=FBI+Unseals+Email+From+Suspected+Trump+Gunman+Detailing+Motive">unsealed</a> on Monday afternoon showed an email Allen is said to have sent to his family saying that he was no longer willing to allow “a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes.”
The message also identified potential targets.
“Administration officials (not including Mr. Patel): they are targets, prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest,” the email stated.
The affidavit further indicates that the attack appeared to have been planned for weeks. Allen booked a room at the Washington Hilton on April 6, then traveled by train from the Los Angeles area to Chicago on April 21, arriving April 23 before continuing on to Washington, D.C.
Prior to the attack at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Allen <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/27/us/correspondents-dinner-shooting-suspect-social-media-invs?cid=ios_app&amp;fbclid=PAZnRzaARdeLpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAaf02kXwa4HQK_QB2_ctm43znv6PhAm2xMGiKRXjSvXNI_3x1dEV4flmGvMIvA_aem_T5MKnmjyQ_x0mwJy0g5bjA">reportedly</a> shared posts comparing Trump to Hitler and posts that suggested the attack on Trump in Butler that left one of the president’s supporters dead was a hoax.

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Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel decided that instead of apologizing for his ill-timed, tasteless, and absolutely unfunny “joke” about the first lady looking forward to being a widow, he was going to double down.
The comedian said as much during his monologue Monday night after being trashed by everyone for days, including Melania Trump herself.
&#8220;I said, &#8216;Our first lady Melania&#8217;s here, look at her, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow.&#8217; Which, obviously, was a joke about their age difference and the look of joy we see on her face every time they&#8217;re together. It was a very light roast joke about the fact that he&#8217;s almost 80 and she&#8217;s younger than I am. It was not by any stretch of the definition a call to assassination,&#8221; Kimmel, an avid Trump critic, insisted.
“There was no big reaction to it until this morning, when I faced yet another Twitter vomit storm and calls to fire me from our first lady,” the host added.
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Critics pointed out how if it were Democrats in power, a “joke” like that about the president’s death mere days before an assassination attempt would be treated like a national crisis.
Melania did not mince words in a scathing X post she shared Monday morning.
“Kimmel’s hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country,” she wrote. “His monologue about my family isn’t comedy- his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America. People like Kimmel shouldn’t have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to spread hate.”
“A coward, Kimmel hides behind ABC because he knows the network will keep running cover to protect him. Enough is enough.  It is time for ABC to take a stand,” the first lady added. “How many times will ABC’s leadership enable Kimmel’s atrocious behavior at the expense of our community.”
Kimmel’s fake roast aired two days before California educator Cole Allen, 31, rushed a Secret Service checkpoint at the Washington Hilton armed with multiple weapons. He managed to strike an officer in his bulletproof vest before being detained and transported to a medical facility.
President Trump and other high-ranking officials were evacuated safely from the event, and there were no fatalities.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also blasted Kimmel for his “expectant widow” comments and called on ABC to reprimand the outspoken host.
&#8220;Who in their right mind says a wife would be &#8216;glowing&#8217; over the potential murder of her beloved husband?!” Leavitt said.
&#8220;And having experienced what I did with the First Lady on Saturday night, I can tell you that she was anything but that. This kind of rhetoric about the president, the first lady, and his supporters is completely deranged, and it&#8217;s unbelievable that the American people are consuming it night after night after night,&#8221; she added.
Kimmel’s show was briefly suspended in September after erroneous statements he made about the man who assassinated Charlie Kirk. He issued a statement afterwards, but did not apologize.

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When King Charles visits President Trump this week, they’ll have some common ground to discuss: how to stay completely cool in the face of a would-be assassin.
Trump has been remarkably brave when confronted with someone trying to murder him not once, not twice, but three times — first in Butler, Pennsylvania when a bullet grazed his ear after he miraculously turned his head at the precise right moment, and again on Saturday night when a gunman crashed the White House Correspondents’ Dinner armed with multiple weapons and the intent to kill the president.
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More than three decades ago in 1994, King Charles, (then Prince Charles) was targeted by a crazed activist himself while giving a speech in Australia. David Kang, 23, fired off two blanks and tripped onto the stage where Charles was speaking before being tackled by the future monarch’s security detail. 
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The whole time the Prince of Wales can be seen looking on with a mildly sour look on his face, without cowering in fear or ducking for cover. It was later revealed that the gun was firing blanks and Kang insisted that he, &#8220;didn&#8217;t trip on the stage, [he] deliberately fell, because [he] didn&#8217;t have any intention to hurt anyone.&#8221; The would-be assassin also said the incident was very &#8220;traumatic&#8221; for him.
However, at the time, Charles and the crowd likely assumed the man was firing bullets, as evidenced by the loud gasps heard in the recording. That’s what makes the British royal’s benign reaction so impressive. 
In Butler, Trump immediately stood up after being shot with blood running down his face and was captured in one of the most iconic images in American history, fist held high while chanting, “Fight! Fight! Fight!”
Then over the weekend at the WHCD, the president once again had a minor reaction to the perilous events unfolding before him. Despite a man barging into the event with the express intention of murdering him, Trump kept his cool. Images of him sitting at the head table looking calm immediately started circulating on social media.
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Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-explains-delay-leaving-ballroom-says-he-wanted-to-personally-assess-scene">discussed</a> his reaction during a “60 Minutes” interview the next day. “I wasn’t worried. I understand life. We live in a crazy world,” he said, “I said, ‘Wait a minute. Let me see what’s going on,’” the president added. “Then they said, ‘Please go down,’ and I dropped to the floor.”
During the same interview, he said he’d like to have the event again within 30 days and expressed no fear about the future. 
&#8220;These things have always existed,” he said of violent threats. “But we handled it, and we’re going to move forward.”
King Charles is also undeterred by the violence that unfolded over the weekend. In a <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/king-charles-visit-trump-us-uk-relations/">statement</a> Sunday, the palace confirmed that their planned visit on Monday, &#8220;will proceed as planned.”
&#8220;The King and Queen are most grateful to all those who have worked at pace to ensure this remains the case and are looking forward to the Visit getting underway,&#8221; the statement added.

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Podcaster Chuck Todd said Monday he plans to stop attending events featuring President Donald Trump because he no longer feels safe doing so.
Todd, a longtime Trump critic and former host of NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet the Press,&#8221; argued that being near the president puts people at risk.
&#8220;I&#8217;m not going to any more events where Trump&#8217;s at them. I don&#8217;t feel safe wherever Donald Trump is, chaos follows him,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/ChrisCillizza/status/2048798698176446756?s=20">Todd said during a podcast with Chris Cillizza.</a> &#8220;If you decide to go into his orbit, you have become less safe. He does not care about your safety. He&#8217;s not going to protect you if you go into his orbit, because he&#8217;s always going to protect himself first.&#8221;
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&#8220;I&#8217;m not going to any more events where Trump is at them. I don&#8217;t feel safe.&#8221; &#8212;<a href="https://twitter.com/chucktodd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@chucktodd</a> <a href="https://t.co/LHi7T64mL0">pic.twitter.com/LHi7T64mL0</a>
— Chris Cillizza (@ChrisCillizza) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisCillizza/status/2048798698176446756?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2026</a></blockquote>
His comments come after federal prosecutors charged Cole Tomas Allen with attempting to assassinate the president at the White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner, marking the third attempt on Trump&#8217;s life in recent years.
On the podcast, Todd also accused Trump of contributing to a climate of hostility.
&#8220;The guy doesn&#8217;t care when people commit violence in his name. He only cares when the violence is committed against him, and he does not see that he is a contributor to the atmospherics of the world we&#8217;re living in,&#8221; Todd said.
Todd&#8217;s comments drew pushback from media figures and commentators.
Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Brent Scher said Todd&#8217;s comments reflected a &#8220;recognition from somebody on the Left of kind of what the vitriol against Donald Trump from the Left has created.&#8221;
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&#8220;[That] is a recognition from somebody on the Left of&#8230;what the vitriol against Donald Trump from the Left has created, a world where it&#8217;s not safe to be anywhere in his vicinity.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/h2FgQgDsfV">pic.twitter.com/h2FgQgDsfV</a>
— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/2048861400286593134?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2026</a></blockquote>
&#8220;Never, ever overestimate the media’s ability to make themselves into victims,&#8221; The Daily Wire&#8217;s Megan Basham <a href="https://x.com/megbasham/status/2048834955967332466?s=20">posted on X. </a>
CBS News legal correspondent Jan Crawford also criticized Todd&#8217;s remarks as &#8220;not only wrong but stupid.&#8221;
&#8220;I was literally talking about this with one of my daughters this morning. She pointed out how anyone can walk into a wedding or concert or mall and start shooting,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/JanCBS/status/2048914068992360743?s=20">Crawford said.</a> &#8220;We actually were in a safe space at WHCD. We were in a completely secure ballroom protected by layers of Secret Service. Most people don’t get that protection from mentally disturbed assailants.&#8221;
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This is not only wrong but stupid. I was literally talking about this with one of my daughters this morning. She pointed out how anyone can walk into a wedding or concert or mall and start shooting. We actually were in a safe space at WHCD. We were in a completely secure ballroom… <a href="https://t.co/u2GzxHE1S7">https://t.co/u2GzxHE1S7</a>
— Jan Crawford (@JanCBS) <a href="https://twitter.com/JanCBS/status/2048914068992360743?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2026</a></blockquote>

Why Leftist Journalist Claims He Won’t Attend Trump Events Anymore

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Following a third assassination attempt against President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt blamed Democratic lawmakers for rhetoric that openly invited violence.
“They’ve incited violence, in my view,” he said. “It’s time to turn down the rhetoric. We’ve been seeing this over and over. I hope that this will be a sobering reminder for everybody about that very important cause.&#8221;
Leavitt, who was already supposed to have begun her maternity leave, hosted an impromptu White House Press Briefing and echoed Johnson’s tone.
&#8220;This hateful and constant and violent rhetoric directed at President Trump day after day after day for 11 years has helped to legitimize this violence and bring us to this dark moment,” she said. “Those who constantly, falsely label and slander the president as a fascist, as a threat to democracy and compare him to Hitler, to score political points, are fueling this kind of violence.”
Addressing the gathered reporters, Leavitt asked what separated the rhetoric wielded by Democratic lawmakers from that contained in the would-be assassin’s manifesto.
The shooter who attempted to attack Trump administration officials on Saturday, for example, claimed that he acted because he was “no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes.”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who has repeatedly claimed that Trump is an authoritarian and a threat to Democracy — and, like shooting suspect Cole Tomas Allen, did not hesitate to call the president a “rapist.”
“Wow who would have thought that electing a rapist would have complicated the release of the Epstein Files?” she said in a 2025 X <a href="https://x.com/AOC/status/1943736675877658637">post</a>.
And Ocasio-Cortez was not alone. Even after one assassination attempt on Trump — which left one dead and two others gravely injured at a Butler, Pennsylvania, rally — former Vice President Kamala Harris ignored calls to tone down the rhetoric and referred to her opponent as a “fascist.”
President Trump appears to have had enough of the rhetoric as well, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-explains-delay-leaving-ballroom-says-he-wanted-to-personally-assess-scene">pushed back immediately</a> when CBS News anchor Norah O’Donnell raised a question from Allen’s manifesto: “I was totally exonerated &#8230; You should be ashamed of yourself, reading that &#8230; You’re a disgrace.”
Since the news broke that yet another would-be assassin had targeted President Trump, a number of Democratic lawmakers have attempted to sidestep the landmines in their own party’s rhetoric and simply issue blanket calls condemning political violence.
Former President Barack Obama sparked backlash when he did so, in part because he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/obama-claims-shooters-motive-is-unknown-despite-manifesto-raging-against-trump">also claimed</a> hours after the manifesto’s release that “we don&#8217;t yet know the details about the motives.”
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp (D-WA) was one of the few who stood out, <a href="https://x.com/RepMGP/status/2048232340954943936">saying,</a> in spite of her own personal and political opinions, “Please stop trying to murder the President.”

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Republican Leaders Blame Democratic Rhetoric After Third Trump Assassination Attempt

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The man suspected of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump on Saturday emailed family members detailing his motivations and intended targets, according to court documents unsealed Monday afternoon.
An FBI affidavit includes a message from Cole Tomas Allen saying he was no longer willing to allow “a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes.” Authorities have charged Allen with attempting to assassinate Trump and multiple firearms offenses. 
Allen was detained Saturday night after authorities say he charged into the lobby of the Washington Hilton, where Trump and other top cabinet officials were attending the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. 
“An act of violence occurred at a gathering that symbolizes something fundamental to our system of government. The ability of a free press and public officials to come together in celebration and not fear,” said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Monday. “Secret Service agents promptly tackled and detained the suspect.”
During the attack, a Secret Service agent was struck by a bullet. Federal officials have not yet revealed who fired the shot that hit the agent. Investigators believe Allen fired his shotgun, while another agent fired five rounds at him but did not strike him, Blanche said. 
Allen sent the email to family members at approximately 8:40 p.m. on the night of the attack, appearing to acknowledge his actions, according to the affidavit. 
“So I may have given a lot of people a surprise today,&#8221; the email read. &#8220;Let me start off by apologizing to everyone whose trust I abused. I apologize to my parents for saying I had an interview without specifying it was for ‘Most Wanted.” 
The message also identified potential targets.
“Administration officials (not including Mr. Patel): they are targets, prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest,” the email stated. 
When asked by The Daily Wire about the reference, Patel declined to comment. He did say that the FBI was &#8220;constantly&#8221; tracking potential threats when asked if there were any other credible threats being looked into at the time. <iframe style="aspect-ratio: 9/16; max-width: 220px; display: flex; justify-content: center; width: 100%; margin: 20px auto 5px; border: 0;" src="https://player.mux.com/t4EJa00veUc6kXjDPMG4U2QUHvhjHFk5q?metadata-video-content-type=short&amp;metadata-video-id=e465db73-30d3-40c4-9973-f26bf4f3418b&amp;metadata-video-stream-type=on-demand&amp;metadata-video-title=The%20Daily%20Wire%20asks%20FBI%20Director%20Kash%20Patel%20about%20ongoing%20threat%20concerns%20in%20DC&amp;poster=https%3A%2F%2Fdailywireplus-v2.imgix.net%2Fimages%2Fshorts%2F3ba78868-4a9d-4745-9b9f-9fdab066e821.jpg&amp;autoplay=false&amp;accent-color=%23DB3D3B&amp;primary-color=%23ffffff&amp;secondary-color=%23000000" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
The affidavit further indicates the attack appeared to have been planned for weeks. Allen booked a room at the Washington Hilton on April 6, then traveled by train from the Los Angeles area to Chicago on April 21, arriving April 23 before continuing on to Washington, D.C.

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The Left has created permission structures for violence.
The violence is not going to stop. It&#8217;s not going to stop because the Left has decided to mainstream it. You cannot hug Luigi Mangione and pretend you hate political violence. You cannot celebrate and hug Hasan Piker and claim to oppose political violence. You can&#8217;t spread wild, evidence-free conspiracy theories about the president of the United States, calling him a pedophile, the Antichrist, a child killer, Hitler, and then pretend that you&#8217;re shocked when someone picks up a gun and tries to kill him for the third time.
I&#8217;ve been talking about this for a long time. The permission structures for violence have been set up, bolstered, and put into place for years now. 
But permission structures for violence, ideologies, and ideas are not all created equal. 
It would&#8217;ve been shocking if this person had written a manifesto about being upset over the Trump tax cuts. People don&#8217;t get shot in the United States over differential tax rates.
We need to discuss which ideas and ideologies are the most likely to lead to violence, because they&#8217;re not all equivalent.
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Let&#8217;s talk about the common factors here. 
First, ideologies and ideas that lead to violence typically share an evidence-free conspiratorial view of the universe. Shadowy forces of powerful people are responsible for all of your failures and shortcomings, and arguments to the contrary are just facades for power.
According to this view, there&#8217;s a group of people who are victimizing you. They are shadowy, and they are nefarious, conspiratorial, and able to get away with truly horrific crimes. 
Second, ideologies and ideas that lead to violence share a belief that you and your group, the people that you care about, are being targeted for destruction by this shadowy cabal. 
And if that&#8217;s true, then third, violence is a form of self-defense.
To take a couple of examples, when Charlie Kirk was assassinated, it was obvious almost immediately that the ideology that was driving the shooting was a left-wing, radical trans ideology. 
Why? Because there&#8217;s an ideology that says that if I argue a man is not a woman, that is a form of “trans genocide,” of “trans erasure.” If you believe a shadowy group of people is trying to destroy you and your family, you&#8217;re likely to justify violence in response. 
That is why somebody shot Charlie. They believed in that bag of nonsense. 
Another example: There&#8217;s an ideology that is quite prominent in the United States, which argues that President Trump is responsible for the collapse of America. The crux for these ideologues is not that they disagree with his policies, but because they believe he is actually involved in crimes such as pedophilia, starving children, blowing kids up, and that if you don&#8217;t stop him, no one will. 
That Trump tyrannically controls all aspects of media, that he tyrannically controls all aspects of government, and that the only answer is a form of violence. That’s the same sort of ideology that led to the shooting of the United Healthcare CEO. As Hasan Piker put it in an interview with the New York Times five days ago, the United Healthcare CEO was engaged in “social violence.” He was part of a predatory group of people who were literally killing people for profit. 
“You can understand why somebody might want to shoot the guy, I mean, it&#8217;s totally understandable,” these leftists might say.
That is a permission structure for violence. 
When it comes to President Trump, it is one thing to oppose his policies. I&#8217;ve opposed many of President Trump&#8217;s policies, but nobody is shooting the president over a set of policies.
It&#8217;s another thing to say that he is a pedophile, that he is the Antichrist, that he is a child murderer, that he is Hitler. These are not the same sorts of things. 
The sort of language that has been truly routine on the Left is a permission structure for violence.
For example, take Representative Hakeem Jeffries, who says that Republican policies do violence to the American people. It&#8217;s not just that the Republican policies are wrong; they&#8217;re malign. They&#8217;re designed to be malign. 
This approach to politics has harsh consequences. The permission structure for the violence of the congressional baseball shooting in 2017 was the Bernie Sanders line that people who disagreed with him about Obamacare or nationalized health care wanted 50,000 people to die, that they were killing grandma, and wanted grandma to die. 
That sort of approach to politics is dangerous. 
What politics should be about in the United States is ironing out our differences. We may not always agree with one another, but that doesn&#8217;t mean you wish for them to die. They simply disagree with you. 
An obvious case is the Left fully embracing Hasan Piker. Last week, he was given the royal treatment by The New York Times. He once lauded the “great video” by Taylor Lorenz that discussed the meme that someone had to “do it,” which was a tacit suggestion to kill Donald Trump.
When people are pushing such a meme, that is a potential for revolutionary activity. 
Piker has endorsed violence over and over and over again, and yet has been embraced by the Democratic mainstream. You have people who are supposed moderates, like Ezra Klein, pushing Hasan Piker as a legitimate voice inside the Democratic Party. 
You can&#8217;t do this and then pretend you hate political violence.
The permission structures for violence are also skewing young because everyone in the younger demographic is constantly online, where the incentive structure is to be passionate and crazy. The echo chamber that facilitates violent and charged language tends to draw higher numbers. Period. 
This is always true. Not every word is created equal. When people curse, it goes directly to your limbic system. The same thing is true if they use passionate language.
So if you&#8217;re 18 through 29 and you&#8217;re imbibing from that well over and over and over, and if mainstream political parties that are trying to channel that passion into votes start justifying that sort of stuff, you should not be surprised when political violence becomes more common. 
It&#8217;s not just true in the United States. It&#8217;s true everywhere. Every violent, radical revolution begins with young people. It always begins with young people who start acting and speaking violently. And then there is always a group of moderates who decide that they need to work with the young, violent people, to use their rage and channel it toward political change. 
And that&#8217;s how political violence becomes incredibly common. That&#8217;s how street battles happen.
We are playing with fire as a society if we continue to pretend that all ideologies and permission structures are created the same. 
They are not.
Conspiracism is bad. It is not just bad in terms of utilitarianism. It is wrong. It is evil. 
Conspiracism unbacked by evidence generates violence, mental illness, and stupidity.
It wrecks our politics.
But most importantly, it wrecks our civilization.

Suspect in custody after shooting incident at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

The Left’s Permission Structures For Violence

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A political firestorm has ignited in Southwest Florida after a local Democrat Party organization posted &#8220;that sucks&#8221; after the failed assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner.
The controversy began Saturday night shortly after a shooting unfolded at the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. In the immediate aftermath of the security breach, the Sarasota County Democratic Party appears to have <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/792986-sydney-gruters-rips-sarasota-county-democratic-party-social-media-message-following-shooting-near-donald-trump">posted</a> a message to Facebook, stating, “Well, that sucks,” accompanied by a laughing face emoji and a status update noting the group was “feeling disappointed.”
While thousands of guests, including senior government officials, were gathered to honor the First Amendment, an armed suspect—later identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of California—attempted to rush the ballroom. Allen was apprehended and faces multiple charges, including assaulting an officer with a deadly weapon.
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The official Sarasota County Democratic Party posted this after the Trump ass*ssination attempt 
This is not fringe. This is the mainstream Democrat Party view
Absolutely abhorrent 
How are we supposed to share a country with these people? <a href="https://t.co/mwJw0on66U">pic.twitter.com/mwJw0on66U</a>
&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href="https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/2048551469259833388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 26, 2026</a></blockquote>
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𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐓𝐀 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐂 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐘 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐍 𝐀𝐒𝐒∗𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐓.
Above is a screenshot of the Sarasota County Democratic Party’s… <a href="https://t.co/DzZuX4SfuO">pic.twitter.com/DzZuX4SfuO</a>
&mdash; M.A. Rothman (@MichaelARothman) <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelARothman/status/2048565146528931918?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2026</a></blockquote>
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The fallout has drawn sharp condemnation from Republican leaders, who are calling the rhetoric &#8220;disgraceful&#8221; and a dangerous escalation of political tension.
Sydney Gruters, a Republican congressional candidate for Florida’s 16th District, was among the first to seize on the post before it was deleted Sunday morning.
“This was not a joke, and it should not be treated like one,” Gruters said in a scathing news release. “People could have been killed last night. Southwest Florida deserves leaders who understand the weight of their words. Political violence is wrong no matter who it targets.”
The Republican Party of Sarasota County joined the fray later Sunday, issuing this statement:
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Once again, our nation has been put through an assassination attempt against President Trump during a time of unparalleled hysteria in our nation, driven by the political left and the Democratic Party, calling President Trump a Nazi, fascist, authoritarian, dictator who is destroying the nation, is bound to bring out the crazies. And it has and it will.
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While the post has been scrubbed from the Democrats’ social media presence, the digital footprint has left local leaders demanding a formal apology. Gruters insisted that a &#8220;deleted post and the hope that no one noticed&#8221; is insufficient for the community.
As of Sunday evening, the Sarasota County Democratic Party had not issued an official response to the backlash. Meanwhile, federal investigators continue to probe the security lapses at the Washington Hilton, an incident that has once again put the nation on edge regarding the safety of political figures in an increasingly polarized climate.

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‘WELL, THAT SUCKS’: Florida Democrats Mock Failed Assassination Attempt On President Trump

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Marvel and DC comic writer Deniz Camp seemingly posted his disappointment about President Trump’s assassin failing at his mission, then backtracked and faced even more criticism for playing dumb.
It all started when Camp posted on X, “Missed again :(” just after news broke over the weekend that there had been an assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C., Saturday night.
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Missed again 🙁
— Deniz Camp (@DenizCamp) <a href="https://twitter.com/DenizCamp/status/2048217802289369538?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 26, 2026</a></blockquote>
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His comments were immediately flooded with outraged followers, even fellow leftists who were disgusted by the seeming celebration of violence.
“Pretty sickening to see a writer I once admired wishing death on the President of the United States,” one reply said.
“Bravo on the all-time self-own. Heroism and hope in your comics, pure glee at political murder in your tweets. Mask fully torched. Exactly why comics suck now and nobody cares what you &#8216;creatives&#8217; think anymore. Enjoy the backlash and canceled orders,” another commenter <a href="https://x.com/RiftWatcher73/status/2048795499042410762">wrote</a>.
Instead of deleting the post or apologizing, Camp made the claim that he was talking about something else entirely.
Follow up tweets included one that said, “I am so bad at darts!” alongside a stock image of a dartboard with darts not hitting their mark, and another that said, “People are really passionate about darts.”
No one in the comments believed that Camp was posting about darts. Many X users tagged DC and Marvel in the posts.
Camp is a comic book writer who has worked across Marvel, DC, and independent publishers. He wrote for “The Ultimates” for Disney-owned Marvel and contributed to X-Men-related projects. He&#8217;s also the writer of “Absolute Martian Manhunter” for DC’s “Absolute Universe” line. His independent work includes “Assorted Crisis Events” and “20th Century Men,” <a href="https://geeksandgamers.com/deniz-camp-trump/">per</a> Geeks and Gamers.
Meanwhile, actor and Trump critic Ben Stiller faced similar backlash for a social post that got misinterpreted and does seem to be a mistake, according to Community Notes.
Prominent figures including Congresswoman Nancy Mace and Richard Grenell came after Stiller when he <a href="https://x.com/BenStiller/status/2048203719846633967">posted</a> “Got it done” about 20 minutes after the would-be assassin breached security at the Washington Hilton. But his post also coincided with the end of the Knicks game.
“Ben Stiller’s post refers to the New York Knicks’ 114-98 playoff win over the Atlanta Hawks, as shown by his preceding Knicks post and the game recap,” the note clarified.

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Marvel Comics Writer’s Two-Word Tweet Ignites Firestorm After Assassination Attempt

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Late-night “comedian” Jimmy Kimmel is being put on blast by Melania Trump for a decidedly un-funny bit he did on Thursday about the White House Correspondents’ Dinner that’s even less humorous following the Saturday evening assassination attempt.
In his little parody, the Trump-hating talk show host said, &#8220;Our First Lady, Melania, is here. Look at Melania, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow.”
The clip aired Thursday night, two days before a crazed gunman gained access to the event with the intention of not only killing the president, but taking out <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/manifesto-shows-shooter-was-willing-to-kill-everyone-at-correspondents-dinner?author=Brecca+Stoll&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=5&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=Manifesto+Shows+Shooter+Was+Willing+To+Kill+Everyone+At+Correspondents%E2%80%99+Dinner">everyone in the room</a> if necessary.
Melania did not take the &#8220;joke&#8221; lightly. Instead, she put Kimmel on blast, writing a scathing X post she shared Monday morning.
&#8220;Kimmel’s hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;His monologue about my family isn’t comedy- his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America. People like Kimmel shouldn’t have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to spread hate.&#8221;
&#8220;A coward, Kimmel hides behind ABC because he knows the network will keep running cover to protect him. Enough is enough.  It is time for ABC to take a stand,&#8221; the first lady added. &#8220;How many times will ABC’s leadership enable Kimmel’s atrocious behavior at the expense of our community.&#8221;
Kimmel’s parody also mocked the Trumps’ marriage by pretending to introduce them to each other. &#8220;Oh, by the way, Melania, this is Donald. Donald, this is Melania,&#8221; he went on.
He also pretended to speculate on how Melania would spend her birthday, April 26, &#8220;She’s planning to celebrate at home the same way she always does, looking out a window and whispering, ‘What have I done?'&#8221;
As of Monday, the clip was still available on the official “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” YouTube page.
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The bit aired two days before California educator Cole Allen, 31, rushed a Secret Service checkpoint at the Washington Hilton armed with multiple weapons. He managed to strike an officer in his bulletproof vest before being detained and transported to a medical facility.
President Trump and other high-ranking officials were evacuated safely from the event, and there were no fatalities.
Kimmel’s hatred of the president has been on display for years, in his monologues and beyond. Following an ICE-related altercation in January, Kimmel <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-politicizes-ice-shooting-debuts-trump-is-gonna-kill-you-t-shirt">had a shirt made</a> that said, “Donald J. Trump Is Gonna Kill You,” and suggested that this was the “new slogan” for MAGA supporters. Kimmel went on to disparage Trump’s response to the shooting, saying, “This maniac, he’s not just killing people overseas.”
His rhetoric, and that of other late-night hosts, has become increasingly controversial as leftist vigilantes ramp up their assaults on conservatives.
And it’s not just Trump – Kimmel’s show has been hostile territory for Republicans while propping up Democrats since forever. Disgraced former Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) launched his gubernatorial campaign on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” before suspending the effort amid sexual assault allegations.
A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/late-night-hosts-targeted-conservatives-92-of-the-time-made-more-than-7000-trump-jokes-in-2025">report</a> published by the New York Post in December found that 92% of late-night jokes last year were targeted at conservatives. The full lineup of late-night shows included 197 liberal guests and only two who were conservative: Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld and economist Oren Cass.
NewsBusters found that Kimmel was the worst offender, making jokes targeting conservatives more than 3,000 times and focusing most of his ire on President Donald Trump. Of those jokes, 1,668 were about the sitting president.

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