Trump called for ‘unity’ after the first assassination attempt. Not this time.

A brief time passed before this first attempt on Donald Trump’s life, in which he called for unity. He is going to go straight to a much bolder message this time-that the language of the Democrats put my life in jeopardy.

The Secret Service was reportedly fired upon within the first 24 hours of the shooting of a suspect hiding in the woods surrounding Trump’s Florida golf club, the former president and his friends who once aggressively transmitted harmless words and threats spent years attacking Democrats against Republicans nominated as the threat to democracy. This accusation was made in interviews, social media posts, and campaign messages.

It is an approach that Trump’s advisers see as a means to hold Democrats accountable for rhetoric that they think has put the former president in danger, but they do not provide any evidence behind their claims. Despite this, Trump’s administrative staff has made it abundantly plain that they intend to proceed with the events as planned. This is done in order to prevent the incident from becoming a longer-term distraction for a campaign who is having difficulty staying on message 49 days before the election.

In a “stakeholders call” with surrogates and advisers on Monday, senior Trump campaign advisers Susie Wiles, Chris LaCivita, and Tony Fabrizio touched on the attempted hit on Trump’s life briefly before moving on to discuss polling numbers, messaging, and Trump’s schedule going forward, according to an individual who participated on the call.

The individual, granted anonymity in order to remember the discussions that occurred within the organization, said that “they talked about it for a minute in a manner of complete recognition that this is the reality that we are in.” “This is the new reality of life in the United States of America.”

He’s going to go out there and give his take on whether or not he’s going to be shot next week, said a Trump adviser, speaking anonymously so they could speak candidly. The adviser regretted that life threats had happened toward Trump. We’re not going to discuss any issues at the moment.

The rapid incriminations that Trump has made against Democrats are a significant shift from his reaction after a shooter opened fire on his event in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July, causing injuries to the former president as well as two other people and taking the life of an attendee. As he urged for the nation to join together, Trump was described as “softened” and “reflective” by his associates. This was in response to the fact that the nation was astonished and the campaign had been almost completely halted.

However, Trump quickly returned to his previous behavior. During the last night of the Republican National Convention, the nominee’s calls for unity were rapidly replaced by campaign attack lines that were already familiar to him. Trump deviated from the script that his team had rewritten in response to the shooting on the night of the convention. In the weeks that followed, he began to play the blame game against his foes and fan conspiracy theories that had been incited by the shooting.

At this point, following what might be the second attempt on his life, President Trump seems absolutely committed to inflicting pain on those who oppose him politically. After a few words in which he urged “unity” and “peace,” the former president moved on to accusing his nemesis, Vice President Kamala Harris, and his former adversary, President Joe Biden, for inciting the alleged gunman, Ryan Routh. However, the purpose for the crime is yet unknown.

Trump made the remarks in an interview with Fox News Digital on Monday. He relied on and followed the rhetoric of Biden and Harris, Trump added. When I go to save the country, their rhetoric makes me shoot, they are the ones killing the country from the inside out. I am the one who is going to save the country.

Following suit, his campaign disseminated a long list of “incendiary” statements that Democrats had made against Trump and uploaded a YouTube film that featured clips from prominent Democrats referring to the former president as a “threat.” Harris was accused in an email by the Joint Fundraising Committee of “trying to stir up the most radical elements in his base.”

In a speech at an event hosted by the Freedom of Belief Coalition in Georgia, Ohio Senator J.D. McCarthy said he was “very excited”.

The most striking difference between conservatives and liberals is that no one has tried to save Kamala Harris in recent months while two have simultaneously tried to kill Donald Trump. “That’s very strong evidence that the left needs to tone down its rhetoric and cut this nonsense,” Vance said. “That’s pretty strong evidence. Someone’s going to get hurt over that.”

On the Internet and in television talk shows, Trump supporters echoed the former president’s comments. When did Ms. Will Harris take responsibility for the encouraging rhetoric he and his team used? On the X website, Stephen Miller, who serves as Trump’s policy adviser, issued a statement. A close assistant to Trump wrote a comment to Harris’ remark regarding the event; his name is Dan Scavino. “You are so full of it, you are not happy he’s okay,” Scavino said in response to Harris’ statement. Again, it is your speech that has led you into this mess!!!!

The Harris campaign has not provided a response to the allegations made by Republicans. In contrast, the Vice President expressed his admiration for law enforcement and his condemnation of political violence in the hours that followed the incident. It is a message that Democrats from all throughout the party have mainly echoed, even though some have pointed out that Trump has been using provocative language and misleading allegations for a long time in order to motivate his audience. In recent days, he has threatened to punish and imprison opponents who he views to be engaging in “unscrupulous behavior” during the election.

We are dealing with a horrible scenario. It should not have taken place at all. Donald Trump, on the other hand, “I think in a lot of ways wants to figure out how to gain electoral advantage out of it,” said Pat Dennis, head of American Bridge 21st Century, a leading Democratic super PAC. There is enough evidence to support the fact that his argument is not made in good faith. Throughout his entire political career, Donald Trump has already incited a genuine threat of violence against his political adversaries.

Trump campaign advisers, who earlier in the day on Monday were arguing over just what response he should make to the incident, reportedly backed what he had already said and told a Trump aide who was familiar with the conversations but granted anonymity to speak candidly that they agreed with it.

Much of Monday was taken up by Trump allies, who wanted more protection from the Secret Service to protect the former president.

As it turns out, President Trump is still the most beleaguered individual right now. He handles the most attacks. He may have confronted more risk than he did when he was inside the White House. He stays the maximum threatened. As Speaker Mike Johnson said on Fox News from the scene after Saturday’s incident with President Trump, “We call for that the Administration make every certainly one of its property to be had.” This week, President Trump will save a rally in North Carolina, a town hall meeting in Michigan, a rally in New York, and games in Washington in the District of Columbia.

After his arrest in Pennsylvania, the only questions in the campaign were whether he would be able to re-emerge, out of the public eye. Trump ended that discussion himself when he suggested he doesn’t plan to end open-air rallies, which have been an essential element of his campaign. And in the short term, some fears about Trump’s safety on the campaign trail are eased by his future itinerary not requiring large-scale rallies on fairgrounds or at arenas but instead smaller events that take place inside.

The tactics adopted by the Trump campaign reflect a very different political climate that the former president faces now than he did just two months ago, when a shooter damaged his hearing. At the time, Trump was up against a somewhat formidable challenger whose campaign was so thoroughly undermined by his terrible campaign in the debate that he was doomed to defeat. A splinter group of Republicans rallied behind a bloody front and raised their fists against Trump, at least three days before the party called the national convention.

Now, as the final weeks of the presidential election approach, Donald Trump is embroiled in a tight battle against a fresh opponent whom he has tried to undercut through the course of the election.

Additionally, despite the fact that Democrats have once again expressed their appreciation for Trump’s safety, they have not paused their campaigning efforts as they did after the initial attempt on his life in July. This is yet another indication of the high stakes that both parties are confronting in the run-up to the election. During this week, the Vice President is continuing to push forward with her packed campaign agenda, which includes appearances in the states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

Tricia McLaughlin, a Republican strategist who worked on the presidential campaign of Vivek Ramaswamy, said: “There really isn’t a road map to point to, this is totally unprecedented.” “Time is of the essence, and what is going to win the election is talking about the issues,” McLaughlin said. However, there is one thing that is abundantly clear: “time is of the essence.” Their message game is not going to slow down, and their ground game is not going to slow down either. In addition, this indicates that you are not both.