"Liberals accusing the former president of inciting political violence is factually incorrect, deeply ironic and slightly silly. (Other than that, good point!) Trump needs to hear Biden's thoughts on political violence like he needs another hole in the head."
"If you were worried that liberals would tone down the apocalyptic rhetoric about Donald Trump after Saturday's assassination attempt -- He's an existential threat to democracy! a fascist! an aspiring dictator! an authoritarian! Hitler! -- you can rest easy.
"Two days after the shooting, Vox announced in a headline, "Yes, it's still fair to call Trump a threat to democracy."
"President Joe Biden agreed, telling NBC's Lester Holt, "How do you talk about the threat to democracy, which is real, when [Trump] says things like he says." (Otherwise, it was a great interview except that the president kept calling Lester "Bryant." Amazingly, it's necessary to add: That's a joke.)
"MSNBC's Joy Reid called Trump "the greatest purveyor and promoter of political violence, really, since anyone can remember." Pro tip for Biden defenders: Maybe don't bring up people's ability to remember things.
"I'm not sure how to measure who the biggest "purveyor and promoter of political violence" is, but I can do a body count. And when it comes to political violence, the left beats the living daylights out of the right, so to speak.
"Granted, we're only 248 years into this experiment, but so far, every single shooting of a national politician in the U.S. has been committed by a person on the left -- or someone even more deranged than a liberal."
"A few would-be assassins were simply delusional nuts. Richard Lawrence, for example, was a house painter who thought he was King Richard III of England. He tried to shoot President Andrew Jackson because he thought the United States owed him money." . . .
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