Several entertainment figures have shared their reactions to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, with some saying the election is over, while many Trump supporters have blamed the Democratic Party.
ADVERTISEMENTAfter the Donald Trump assassination attempt This weekend at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, celebrities reacted on social media.
The former president and presumptive GOP presidential nominee said he was shot in the ear in what the FBI confirmed was an “assassination attempt.” One rallygoer was killed, as was the alleged shooterwhom the FBI identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks.
The next day (Sunday, July 14), Mr. Trump thanked the nation for its interest and called on Americans to unite. The same day, he said he would travel to Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention.
Elon Musk shared a video of the shooting and wrote: “I fully support President Trump and hope he has a speedy recovery.”
Several entertainment figures also shared their reactions to the news, with rapper 50 Cent posting a clip of his song “Many Men (Wish Death)” alongside a photo of Trump standing with his fist in the air and his face splattered with blood. “I know the vibes,” the rapper wrote. “We’re all in trouble now!”
The song’s lyrics include: “Many men wish me dead. Blood in my eyes.” The post has since been deleted, although it is unclear why.
In another post on X, he displayed a reworked version of the cover art for his 2003 debut album, Get Rich Or Die Tryin’, with Trump’s face superimposed over his own.
“Trump gets shot and now I’m trending,” he wrote.
Kid Rock, a prominent Trump supporter who has become an iconic figure in the far-right movement, posted a video on Instagram, shouting: “You f*ck with Trump, you f*ck with me.”
Here are some other reactions to the event:
Rapper Soulja Boy reposted the video of the shooting, writing: “There’s no way they just shot Trump [emoji de l’esprit]”.
Rapper MIA wonders: “How can you miss all these gunshots?
“It would be funny if it was one of those transformative near-death experiences and he became super awake,” says the group Eve 6.
“I have a strong feeling that Trump’s shooter is going to turn out to be a time traveler,” posted comedian Frankie Boyle.
“The election is over,” posted rapper JPEGMAFIA — sentiments echoed by political commentator and TV host Candace Owens: “No words. Donald J. Trump for President of the United States. This election is now over.”
ADVERTISEMENTWhile these celebrity reactions are predictable, the last two have a more troubling significance, especially since the attempted assassination of Trump could change the minds of those who find themselves “in the middle of the two armies,” warned an analyst.
Additionally, many Trump supporters have blamed the Democratic Party for the assassination attemptThey claim that Joe Biden has portrayed Trump as an autocrat who poses a threat to democracy.
After the shooting, many right-wing websites were abuzz with claims that left-wing rhetoric had motivated Trump’s attacker. Some commentators even advanced baseless conspiracy theories, including that a shadowy cabal of the“Deep State” within the government had orchestrated the assassination attempt.
“Don’t think this is the last attempt to kill Trump. The deep state really has no other choice,” said one user on the pro-Trump website Patriots.Win. “It will take martial law to fix the country,” wrote another.
ADVERTISEMENTOne user called for a purge of the federal government. “It’s us or them.”
President Joe Biden hasurged Americans on Sunday to reject political violence and to recommit to resolving their differences peacefully, declaring that the upcoming presidential election would be a “test period” after the assassination attempt.
Mr Biden said political passions could run high, but “we must never descend into violence”.
“There is no place in America for this type of violence, for any violence. Ever. Ever. There are no exceptions. We cannot allow this violence to be normalized.”
ADVERTISEMENTMr Biden promised a “thorough and swift” review and asked the public not to “make assumptions” about the shooter’s motives or affiliations.
Additional sources • AP, Reuters, adaptation: Serge Duchêne
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