{"id":38335,"date":"2018-06-29T16:35:21","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T23:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=38335"},"modified":"2018-06-29T16:40:12","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T23:40:12","slug":"srsly-now-trump-says-the-enemy-of-the-american-people-should-be-free-from-fear-of-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=38335","title":{"rendered":"SRSLY? Now Trump Says ‘The Enemy of the American People’ Should Be Free from Fear of Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Never let it be said that Donald Trump can’t pretend to be concerned when there is a political advantage to doing so. After all, this is the greedy (alleged) billionaire who convinced millions of working people that he sympathizes with their struggle. This is the guy who has fooled the nation’s evangelicals that he is a devout Christian despite never having practiced the religion or understanding its beliefs. He actually said that he doesn’t have to ask for forgiveness<\/a><\/strong> because he’s never done anything wrong.<\/p>\n

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And so now that there has been yet another tragic mass shooting, Trump has come forward with his customary and useless “thoughts and prayers”<\/em> charade. But in this case his disingenuous blather is deeper than usual. That’s because the victims were journalists, a category of citizen who Trump routinely describes as “the most dishonest,” “evil,” “sleazy,” “horrible.”<\/em> people. He has repeatedly called them “the enemy of the American people,”<\/em><\/a><\/strong> which he did again just a few days ago.<\/p>\n

No one should dismiss that assertion as harmless political rhetoric. It is the same language that Stalin used to suppress the media under his totalitarian rule. And the seriousness of that charge is one that could reasonably incite someone to take what they perversely consider to be patriotic measures to rid the country of an enemy. So it is outright immoral for Trump to offer fake condolences for the victims at the Capital Gazette by saying that “Journalists, like all Americans, should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing their job.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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"Journalists, like all Americans, should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing their job,\u201d Trump said Friday. pic.twitter.com\/ekOCWDnhs0<\/a><\/p>\n

— POLITICO (@politico) June 29, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n