US: Trump blames Biden, Harris’ ‘rhetoric’ for assassination bid, says gunman acted on “highly inflammatory language”

By Agencies

Washington, DC [US], Sept 17 : Former US President Donald Trump has launched a fiery attack on US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ for their ‘rhetoric’ that according to Trump led to the second assassination attempt on his life over the weekend, Fox News reported.

The Republican presidential candidate claimed that the suspected gunman ‘acted’ on ‘highly inflammatory language of Democrats.

It was, notably, the second assassination bid against the former US President since July. The suspected gunman, Ryan Wesley Routh, possessed an AK-47-style rifle pointing through the chain-link fence out towards the green, a go-pro camera, and two backpacks. Routh escaped from the spot but was pulled over and arrested on 1-95, according to Fox News report.

Speaking about the gunman in an interview with Fox News Digital, Trump said, “He believed the rhetoric of Biden and Harris, and he acted on it.”

He said, “Their rhetoric is causing me to be shot at, when I am the one who is going to save the country, and they are the ones that are destroying the country both from the inside and out.”

He also spoke about Biden and Harris’ past remarks, calling Trump a “threat to democracy,” while telling the people of the US they are “unity” leaders.

Trump said, “They are the opposite.” He said, “These are people that want to destroy our country.”

“It is called the enemy from within. They are the real threat,” Fox News quoted Donald Trump as saying.

Meanwhile, Democrats have repeatedly blamed Donald Trump for raising the temperature and accused him of being a “threat to democracy,” especially because of his handling of the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol.

During the weekend, Biden suggested Trump was attempting to incite violence, referring to his remarks regarding Haitian immigrants in Ohio’s Springfield, Fox News reported.

In a fundraising email, Trump wrote, “There were gunshots in my vicinity, but before rumors start spiraling out of control, I wanted you to hear this first: I AM SAFE AND WELL!”

“Nothing will slow me down. I will NEVER SURRENDER! I will always love you for supporting me,” he said in the email.Trump is “safe following gunshots in his vicinity,” the Trump Campaign said in a statement on Sunday, according to CNN. 

Soon after the incident took place, Trump ally Republican Senator Lindsey Graham. of South Carolina spoke with him, and said that he is “good spirits.”

The second assassination attempt against Trump came after he was shot in the ear at a rally in Pennsylvania by a gunman who killed one person and injured others before being shot by police on July 13. (ANI)