Former President Trump’s Delaware Valley supporters reacted strongly to the assassination attempt against him at a rally in western Pennsylvania on Saturday.
The shooting, which wounded Trump in the ear, left Sarver resident Corey Comperatore, 50, dead and injured two others. The State Police said they were in stable condition on Sunday.
“President Biden and the Democratic Party characterized our former president as Hitler and an existential threat to our democracy. Such talk invites action to save our democracy by killing the threat. Such talk negates any talk of uniting our country,” said Cheltenham resident Myron Goldman.
“It’s absolutely terrifying that an innocent man was killed and the republican candidate for president was almost assassinated in Pennsylvania. I don’t think Republicans are safe here. The consistent lies from liberal media about Donald Trump need to end,” said Jamie Cohen Walker, a Chalfont resident.
Philadelphia resident Elliott Tessler said, “This will have far-ranging ramifications – all in Trump’s favor. The picture of a defiant, bloodied Trump with his fist raised will be iconic and a rallying point and a campaign winner. The incompetence (purposeful?) of the Secret Service was an embarrassment.”
“This was an act of war against we the people, and we have four more months to come. The inability of the local police and the Secret Service is disgusting and needs to be fully investigated. By (President) Biden asking for a ‘bullseye,’ President Trump has cemented his second term,” said Richard Pruett of Drexel Hill.
West Goshen resident Felice Oliver Fein said, “The life lost and injuries sustained by President Trump and his followers at the Butler rally are tragic. I pray for all the families involved and those in the audience who were undoubtedly traumatized.
“The hatred that some feel for a man who is trying to save this Constitutional Republic stems, in large part, from the biased media reporting on Donald Trump and the social media censorship of conservative thought. As a result, people don’t know the truth about most issues and emotions escalated to the point of violence. Although I am not an expert in security, I find it incredibly suspicious that those in charge of planning the Butler rally had such a small security perimeter with a clear line of sight to the podium.
“The former PepsiCo executive and current Secret Service Director, Kimberly Cheatle, should resign.
Fein said. “Maybe Pepsi will take her back. Those in Congress who were calling for Donald Trump to lose his Secret Service security detail should also resign. Everyone knew that his life was in danger with the increased rhetoric, yet they wanted to put President Trump in harm’s way. Again, they should resign. In the corporate world, when someone can’t do the job or does it poorly, then firing is on the table. Here, the American public needs to fire the incompetent leaders in Washington D.C. by voting them out!”
Ellen Cox, leader of the Doylestown Republican Club, said she is “sickened and horrified by the attempted assassination of President Trump and appalled at the foul social media comments agreeing with it from people who claim ‘Hate Has No Home Here.’
“I strongly support Trump and oppose our opposition, but no one should be targeted like this, and I’m vehemently against any political violence. It is not how you win. It was ‘when,’ not ‘if,’ this was going to happen since violent rhetoric against Trump and his supporters has become the norm. And tragically, a man lost his life protecting his family yesterday at the Rally. Unreal.” Cox said.
Joy Schwartz, a Drexel Hill resident, said, “In the last several hours, Democrat leaders and journalists have repeated the mantra: ‘Theirs is absolutely no place for political violence anywhere in America!’ But they cannot bring themselves to utter Trump’s name or the word ‘assassination.’
“Since 2016, how many Democrat politicians, news outlets, and entertainers have repeatedly and viciously called for violence against President Trump and his followers. In every Biden speech we hear dozens of variations of ‘Orange man bad!’” Schwartz added.
Newtown resident Fred D’Ascenzo said, “I had wondered and already had conversations that a last ditch effort would /could be an assassination attempt as all other efforts were failing. It didn’t help to see him depicted as Hitler,a rapist, a convicted felon, and an all around evil person by the left. I believe there was also a statement by Biden the he should be in the bullseye. My hope is that just maybe this event could bring down the temperature of both parties.”
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