A senior advisor on Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris’s campaign, David Plouffe, called for President Donald Trump and “his kind” to “be destroyed” in a resurfaced social media post.
“It is not enough to simply beat Trump,” warned Plouffe, Barack Obama’s former campaign manager.
“He must be destroyed thoroughly.
“His kind must not rise again.”
The statement has come under fresh scrutiny after the second attempt to kill Trump in a matter of months.
The Trump campaign drew attention to the post, writing:
“This guy is now a top official on Kamala Harris’ campaign.”
This guy is now a top official on Kamala Harris' campaign btw 👇 pic.twitter.com/JxGdesXPH0
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 16, 2024
A gunman targeted Trump at his Florida golf club on Sunday.
The failed assassination attempt came just weeks after Trump narrowly survived being murdered at a Pennsylvania campaign rally in July.
The gunman in the first attempt, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was killed at the scene.
The FBI has described his motive as unclear.
The suspect in the latest would-be assassination, Ryan Routh, has donated “exclusively” to Democrats since 2019.
Routh’s truck has a Biden-Harris bumper sticker, the New York Post reported.
On social media, he has echoed liberal rhetoric characterizing Trump as a “threat to democracy.”
Harris blamed Trump for “the worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War” during their debate on ABC News.
The debate was aired just days before Routh attempted to assassinate Trump.
Trump has blamed the incendiary rhetoric of Democrats including Harris for inspiring the second attempt on his life in a matter of weeks.
“Because of this Communist Left Rhetoric, the bullets are flying, and it will only get worse!” Trump wrote in a post on X.
Politicians agreed to temper their rhetoric after Trump was blooded in Butler, Pennsylvania.
However, whatever goodwill came out of that shocking episode has since dissipated.
In fact, some Democrats have mocked Trump over the latest threat to his life while suggesting he brought it on himself.
Rachel Vindman, the wife of former Trump impeachment witness Alexander Vindman, joked that “no ears were harmed” in Sunday’s attempt.
Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) called the latest plot to kill Trump “heartbreaking.”
However, Murphy added that Trump has “done more to inspire and endorse political violence” than anyone.
It’s ok to admit these two things are both true at the same time:
1. It’s heartbreaking and unacceptable that Donald Trump was once again the target of political violence.
2. No leader has done more to inspire and endorse political violence than Donald Trump.
— Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) September 17, 2024
Just hours after Trump cheated death a second time, Hillary Clinton said he is a “danger to our country and the world.”
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