Former FBI counterterrorism agent Tim Clemente says the increasing political hostility and finger-pointing at former President Donald Trump, including his rhetoric about a “bloodbath” in the auto industry if he loses, likely motivated the recent assassination attempt against him. Clemente urges Americans to engage in civil discourse despite political differences.
Sunday, during CNN’s coverage of a second attempted assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump , former FBI counterterrorism agent Tim Clemente told host Erin Burnett that finger-pointing at Trump , including claims his “verbiage” about a “bloodbath” for the auto industry if his Democrat opponent wins misconstrued to bolster claims of violence if he didn’t win, was a likely motivation for the accused assassin.
“That — that kind of — that kind of verbiage is something you use in a third world country when you’re talking about a dictator, and that sadly has led to, I think, these attempts on Trump’s life and I don’t think it’s going to end. I think we just have to realize, look, we’re political opponents,” Clemente continued. “You and I might not agree on 50% of what we care about politically. It doesn’t matter.
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