In reaction to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, leading left-wing political figures in Europe pointed the finger at gun rights in America, with the former head of the UK Labour Party in the European Parliament saying that Republicans “reap what they sow” for defending the Second Amendment.
While European leaders — many of whom have been deeply critical of Donald Trump — were quick to condemn the political violence against the presumptive Republican nominee, some leading political figures, such as Richard Corbett, used the opportunity to advance their agenda.
“Fat chance! They reap what they sow,” Corbett added.
Deputy leader of the Reform UK party and Member of Parliament for Boston and Skegness, Richard Tice said the comments from the senior Labour figure were “disgraceful”.
“We operate in an atmosphere that when it is impossible to democratically defeat us, we need to be illegally locked up. If it doesn’t work, some activist needs to be provoked to [attempt assassination]. Working in such an atmosphere is not easy, but we can manage it.” pic.twitter.com/1I48LMQjD9
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The leading globalist and longtime MEP said that the shooting showed that it is “high time to rebuild an open and peaceful democracy not dominated by money, guns or hatred but by people respectfully debating and finding their future together!”
While Verhofstadt — a chief opponent of Brexit and Trump — condemned the assassination attempt, just one day before the shooting, he branded the former American president as a “traitor of liberal democracy” after Trump met with Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán to discuss peace plans for the war in Ukraine.
The Eurocrat added in his message: “Let’s fight back more than ever to make sure democracy wins!”
Verhofstadt also used the Trump assassination attempt to further his chief political goal; increasing the power of Brussels through EU centralisation.
“As democracy in America unravels Europe needs to prepare for the return of Trump,” he said, adding: “We need to count only on ourselves in defence, foreign affairs [and] hardening global economy. We need wholesale EU reform to survive… [and] EU leaders need to step up urgently!”
Farage Blasts ‘Disgusting’ Media for Spreading ‘Narrative of Hatred’ Against Trump After Assassination Attempthttps://t.co/S4bHe3tPoP
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