Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance has slammed the Democrats and their allies in the corporate media for pushing extreme rhetoric that has led to the second assassination attempt against President Donald Trump in as many months.
In a long post on X published Monday night, Vance slammed the media and the Democratic Party for repeatedly provoking violence against their political enemies.
Vance made the remarks after authorities in Florida arrested 58-year-old Ryan Routh.
As Slay News reported, Routh is a Democrat donor with a criminal history that barred him from owning firearms.
On Sunday, Routh sought to murder the 45th president as he lay in wait for 12 hours on Trump International Golf Course West Palm Beach, armed with an AK-17.
Vance said that the rhetoric coming from the Left has become “out of control.”
“It nearly got Steve Scalise and many others killed a few years ago,” he said.
Vance was recounting the far-Left man who opened fire on Republican members of Congress practicing baseball.
The gunman was screaming, “This is for healthcare.”
“Here is what we know so far: Kamala Harris has said that ‘Democracy is on the line’ in her race against President Trump,” Vance wrote.
“The