CNN —Ex-President Donald Trump responded to a second apparent assassination attempt that he blames on incendiary political rhetoric by inflaming the situation even more.
He accused President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris of inviting assassins to target him when they warn that he is a threat to democracy.
But Trump’s claims that Biden and Harris bear direct culpability underscore the extreme nature of his own political instincts.
Biden and Trump had a telephone conversation, and the president conveyed his relief that his erstwhile rival was safe.
And when he refused to concede that he lost the 2020 election, Trump called supporters to Washington, DC, and told them to “fight like hell” or they wouldn’t have a country anymore.
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