Progressives reject the use of violence, political or otherwise. This is especially true in this electoral cycle and in this political atmosphere. The use of violence toward Donald Trump or anyone else is not only deplorable, it is inflammatory. There are two possibilities. If this was a real assassination attempt, it may be directly attributable to the actions of the Supreme Court. The Court’s actions have now been compounded by threats by the head of Project 2025. On July 2, 2024, Kevin Roberts, the president of The Heritage Foundation, announced that his group is already in the process of taking the country back. But, was this shooting really an attempt at Trump’s life, or another provocation? This article aims to examine the alleged attempted assassination of Donald Trump in the light of Project 2025 and fear in America.
Previous Deliberate Provocations
In the above interview, Roberts stated that he thinks the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling is encouraging and that the group, known for Project 2025, is already in the process of “taking the country back.”
“We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.”
Kevin Roberts
Kevin Roberts: A Statement of Fact or A Threat?
This is indeed threatening. On the other hand, the whole episode seems rather over done. This is especially true if we take into account the numerous calls for civil war from Republican members of Congress in the last decade. Added to this dangerous rhetoric is the fact that Roberts’s admission of malevolent intentions was made before Donald Trump has secured the White House. If we compare this situation to the Nazi takeover of Germany, it becomes almost cartoonish.
The Nazis at least were mindful of appearances. They were careful to gain control through democratic means, at least on the surface. It was only after Hitler became chancellor of Germany that the true nature of his rule was revealed.
Therefore, the suspicion arises that the so-called plan of Project 2025 was not so much a statement of intent as a provocation to violence. And now, the very same people who have issued these threats to the American system of government are able to point to a situation similar to the burning of the German parliament (Reichstag) building. All things considered, it is important to look at this event very carefully.
The Facts Don’t Add Up
I think is is worth mentioning the logistics of the alleged assassination attempt. There was at least one witness. A man named Joseph heard the gunshots ring out and saw a man fall to the bottom of the bleachers.
It was “rather chaotic at that point” as he was trying to figure out where the gunshots were coming from. He said that it seemed the shots were coming from behind the bleachers and that the man was hit from behind, in the back of the head.
Dasha Burns and Rebecca Cohen, NBC News
However, according to this video Trump was looking to the side when his ear was shot. If the shots were coming from behind the bleachers, as Joseph said, how could a bullet graze Trump’s ear without killing him?