White House: "Shooting Incident Due to Demonization of Trump"

Criticism Targeted at Democrats and the Media
Suspect Charged with Attempted Assassination of the President

On April 27 (local time), the White House claimed that the shooting incident in front of the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner venue—targeting U.S. President Donald Trump and other administration officials—was the result of framing by the Democratic Party and the media.

Caroline Levitt, White House Press Secretary, stated during a briefing that “No one in recent years has faced more bullets and violence than President Trump,” adding, “This sort of political violence stems from the systematic demonization he has endured at the hands of commentators, elected Democratic officials, and portions of the media.”

She continued, “Those seeking political gain by falsely labeling the President as a fascist or a threat to democracy, slandering him, and comparing him to Hitler are fueling this violence.”

Caroline Levitt, White House Press Secretary. Photo by AP Yonhap News

Press Secretary Levitt referred to a message left by the suspect, Cole Thomas Allen, before the crime, stating, “Much of this would-be assassin’s manifesto is not unlike what we hear from many people every day.”

She added, “When people with power say these things day after day for years, it incites violence among those who are already mentally unstable. This is exactly what we have witnessed against this President for far too long.”

Meanwhile, according to the New York Times (NYT) and others, the U.S. Department of Justice has charged the suspect in the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting with attempted assassination of the President, as well as violations of interstate firearms and ammunition transportation laws, and firing a weapon during a violent crime.

Investigators said that a note believed to have been written by the suspect expressed deep anger toward the administration and President Trump.

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