In Oval Office address, president decried the demonization of political opponents, ignoring his own past rhetoric
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In his Oval Office address on Wednesday, Donald Trump sought to blame the “radical left” for Charlie Kirk’s killing while the shooter’s identity and motivations remained unclear. Trump promised an unspecified crackdown that could also target “organizations” that he claimed contributed to political violence.
Trump’s speech underscored an aggressive effort to pin the attack on the left while ignoring his own role in fomenting politically motivated violence.
On Thursday morning, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing an internal document and one source close to the investigation, that the ammunition inside what federal law enforcement believes is the weapon used in the shooting was engraved with “expressions of transgender and antifascist ideology”. But law enforcement officials have not identified a suspect in the shooting, nor have they made any statements about a potential motive.
