<p>NBC News host Kristen Welker painted democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) over the weekend as a victim of a 2017 assassination attempt at a Republican congressional baseball practice in Virginia that was carried out by one of Sanders&#8217; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/shooter-who-targeted-congressmen-had-history-hank-berrien">supporters</a>.</p>
<p>The remarks from Welker come after a 20-year-old who had made a political donation to far-left causes shot former President Donald Trump at a political rally in Pennsylvania during an assassination attempt on Saturday in Pennsylvania.</p>
<p>&#8220;You obviously have been impacted by political violence yourself,&#8221; Welker said to Sanders during the interview. &#8220;In 2017, that horrible moment when Republican Congressman Steve Scalise was shot at baseball practice, you came out and forcefully denounced what had happened upon learning that the suspected shooter had been a volunteer for your campaign.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;How does that experience inform how you think the country can move forward right now?&#8221; she asked.</p>
<p>Sanders responded: &#8220;Yeah, I am familiar with political violence in all its forms. The bottom line is what we need as a nation, what a democracy is about, is not radical rhetoric. What it is about is a serious discussion of where we are as a nation and how we go forward. You know, in a certain way, Kristen, politics should be kind of boring, you know? Our healthcare system is dysfunctional. How do we fix it? Well, it&#8217;s kind of a boring discussion, but we need a healthcare system that guarantees healthcare to all people. We have massive income and wealth inequality. Well, maybe a boring discussion. Should three people own more wealth than the bottom half of American society? So I think what we have got to see is serious discussion of serious issues and not this kind of harsh rhetoric that we have heard for the last number of years.&#8221;</p>
<p>Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1050225875294146562">noted</a> after the shooting that the gunman yelled, &#8220;This is for healthcare&#8221; as he tried to murder Republican lawmakers.</p>
<p>Welker received criticism for her framing of what happened online from various political commentators.</p>
<p>Podcast host Stephen L. Miller posted: &#8220;Kristin Welker says Bernie Sanders is a victim because it was one of his supporters who shot up the softball field.&#8221;</p>
<p>Media Research Center Vice President Brent Baker said Welker&#8217;s framing was &#8220;strange.&#8221;</p>
<p>WATCH:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I’m sure bullets “impacted” Scalise more. Strange framing from <a href="https://twitter.com/kwelkernbc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kwelkernbc</a>. To <a href="https://twitter.com/SenSanders?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenSanders</a>: “You, obviously, have been impacted by political violence yourself. In 2017 that horrible moment when Republican Congressman Steve Scalise was shot” by one of your supporters. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MTP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MTP</a> <a href="https://t.co/i2Cnah7XCx">pic.twitter.com/i2Cnah7XCx</a></p>
<p>— Brent Baker 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 (@BrentHBaker) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrentHBaker/status/1812509285085073722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 14, 2024</a></p></blockquote>

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