Trump Just Made Chilling Admission About Ballpark Shooting – Here’s Why He Knew It Would Happen Yesterday
We are a nation divided. It’s no secret that the country was almost exactly half and half in favor of President Trump and Hillary Clinton, and while we can argue merit till we’re blue in the face the fact is that the same rights extend to those who are reasonable and those who are violent. If this week has taught us anything it’s that the threats against those in power can’t be taken seriously enough.
The lives of those who strive to make a difference on a national level will always be endangered by those who disagree ideologically and no one knows that better than our first family. They’ve been attacked and or had attempts on them on every possible front, and while dealing with crazies is part of the business of politics, those who are supposed to have some sort of morality have been feeding into this particular obsession in a disturbing way.
Donald Jr. pointed that out in a poignant way after the shooting of several Republicans on Wednesday in D.C.
They said it was art, they said it was a joke, they tried to brush it off, but the delusional and devoid of character will always look for any excuse to act out their horrible obsessions. While it won’t stop all of these types of attacks, making them categorically socially unacceptable should at least slow them down. Just think about the difference in the mind of the American Psyco between carrying out an attack like this if he’s 100% sure that he’s going to be shunned and if he thinks there’s a chance that he’ll be treated as a hero.
That’s not even addressing the completely sane who’ve given themselves a pass to act any way they want, even toward the completely innocent. Donald Trump’s middle son, Eric, addressed this in an interview when he talked about the insults and threats that he, his wife and unborn child have had to endure.
People say that this is just what comes with being President, and they’re trying to downplay the threat as much as possible and say this is normal. Case in point, CBS thinks that this is a normal threat level. They’re even trying to pin the blame for the security issues on the size of the Trump family.
Via CBS News:
“Threats against President Trump for his first six months in office are tracking about six to eight per day, the new director of the U.S. Secret Service said on Thursday, CBS News’ Pat Milton reports.
It’s about the same number of threats made against former Presidents Obama and George W. Bush while they were in office.
The threats include emails, social media postings and someone reporting a suspicious statement, said U.S. Secret Service Director Randolph ‘Tex’ Alles in his first briefing since taking office in April.
All threats against a president or a protectee are investigated by the Secret Service, said Alles, although he said many individuals later walk back their threatening statements or the threats are found to lack serious intent. Others are referred to the U.S. Attorney for prosecution.
One high-profile incident expected to be investigated: Kathy Griffin’s posting photo and video showing her holding a beheaded facsimile of Mr. Trump’s head.
Staffing and overtime have become bigger issues since Mr. Trump took office, due to his large family and his many residences, which are mandated by statute to be protected even when the president is not in residence, Alles said. In addition, the four living former presidents receive Secret Service protection.
The price tag for the Trump family’s Secret Service protection has been mounting, and the Government Accountability Office said in April it is working on a report that will look at the cost to taxpayers of travel by Mr. Trump’s family.