In the wake of a recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, the former Secretary of State, expressed her bewilderment to MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, questioning the media's inability to maintain a consistent narrative about Trump's potential danger.
"I don't understand why it's so difficult for the press to have a consistent narrative about how dangerous Trump is," Clinton stated, according to The Post Millennial.
During the Monday night discussion, Maddow queried Clinton about a possible "antidote" to help the media comprehend that Trump's offensiveness allows him to monopolize media attention. Clinton's response was a critique of the media's coverage of Trump, stating that they focus on "his demagoguery, his danger to our country and the world."
Clinton expressed her disappointment with the media's handling of Trump, stating, Sadly, the press is still not able to cover Trump the way that they should. They careen from one outrage to the next. What was outrageous three days ago is no longer on the front pages, even though it threatens the physical safety of so many people, particularly, as you point out, immigrants that he and Vance have decided to demonize.
She further emphasized her point by quoting the late journalist Harry Evans, who once said that journalists should strive for objectivity by covering the object. In this case, Clinton argued, the object is Trump, his demagoguery, and the danger he poses to the country and the world.
Clinton also criticized the media's harsh treatment of President Joe Biden following his debate with Trump, calling it "merciless." She suggested that Trump has repeatedly proven himself unfit to be a presidential candidate, let alone a president. I believe Donald Trump has disqualified himself over and over and over again to be a presidential candidate, let alone a president, she said.
The former secretary of state under Barack Obama urged Americans to take Trump's threats seriously. She warned about Trump's association with Project 2025 and his aspiration to be a dictator. Clinton expressed her belief that Americans must be prepared to face the discomfort and pain of taking Trump at his word and being outraged by what he represents.
Clinton also claimed that an increasing number of Americans are rejecting the chaos that Trump represents. She echoed the Harris campaign's sentiment, stating, "We're not going back. We're not going back to what he failed to do to protect American lives during COVID. We're not going back to the romance with dictators that puts innocent lives at risk and America's security in danger. We can't go back and give this very dangerous man another chance to do harm to our country and the world.
During the interview, Clinton suggested that Trump supporters who disseminate "propaganda" should face civil or criminal charges, arguing for the need for a "deterrence."
Earlier that day, the liberal network questioned whether Trump's campaign would call for "toning down the violence," following the assassination attempt, despite the suspect being identified as a Democrat who donated to ActBlue and attempted to register foreign fighters to take up arms for Ukraine.
The alleged suspect, Ryan Wesley Routh, managed to infiltrate the golf course where Trump was playing and was less than 400 yards away from the former president. Secret Service agents spotted his gun barrel through a chain link fence and opened fire. Routh fled in an SUV and was later apprehended in a neighboring county after police shut down the highway and searched for his license plate, reported by a witness who saw him drive off.
On Monday morning, the Trump campaign released a list of all the violent rhetoric used by Democrats against Trump. The Trump War Room posted, Democrats rhetoric inspired another attempt on President Trumps life. The list of quotes was pages long, indicating the extent of the hostility towards the former president.
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