Campaign Update by David Blackmon

Campaign Update by David Blackmon

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JD Vance: Disgraceful Democrat Rhetoric Almost Got Trump Killed, Again

JD Vance: Disgraceful Democrat Rhetoric Almost Got Trump Killed, Again

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Sep 17, 2024
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JD Vance: Disgraceful Democrat Rhetoric Almost Got Trump Killed, Again
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Read JD Vance's full RNC vice president acceptance speech

[Note: Fantastic Post on X From JD Vance]

Yesterday, Donald J. Trump nearly lost his life. An armed gunman waited for him in the bushes. He brought a go-pro camera to record it. A secret service agent spotted the barrel of a gun through a fence and shot at the gunman. The gunman fled. He was caught. And now we slowly learn about him and his motive.

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President Trump is my running mate, and my friend, but he is more importantly a father and grandfather to people who love him very much. I want him to have many more years with his family. (And selfishly, I'd like many more with my own.)

I admire the president for calling for peace and calm. The rhetoric is out of control. It nearly got Steve Scalise and many others killed a few years ago. It nearly got Donald Trump killed twice. But I want to say something about yesterday's news, and how it illuminates the difference between vigorous debate and violent rhetoric.

Here is what we know so far: Kamala Harris has said that "Democracy is on the line" in her race against President Trump. The gunman agreed, and used the exact same phrase. He had a Kamala Harris bumper sticker on his truck. He was obsessed with Ukraine's "fight for Democracy" and absorbed many unhinged views about the Russia-Ukraine war. HIs name is Ryan Routh, and he donated 19 times to Democrat causes and zero to Republican ones.

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