Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) has long performed a key role for many on the left. When there is an argument barred by decency or decorum, Wasserman Schultz is happy to make it, from attacking journalists in her defense of censorship to attempting to rig an election and bar Republicans from ballots as part of her defense of democracy. However, on Friday, the Florida representative set a new low in American politics: attempting to assign some of the blame for the shooting of two National Guardsmen on President Donald Trump.
On CNN’s “News Central,” Rep. Wasserman Schultz declared that
“This is a deeply concerning situation, but, you know, it’s one that I think we have to — it begs the question, would an individual have flown across the country to target law enforcement officers in Washington, D.C.? And, I mean, the answer is likely no. So why wasn‘t the president‘s first thought, ‘Wow, you know, maybe I should reconsider deploying military troops in the nation‘s capital or in any city?’ Particularly not when they haven‘t coordinated closely with the leadership of these cities and when we have law enforcement that are quite capable of handling the criminal justice issues that are — that we need law enforcement to focus on, and not our military.”
There is a good-faith debate over the deployment of National Guard personnel in cities. However, the mayor of Washington, D.C., has worked with the Administration on that deployment, and crime has fallen in the Capitol. They have been coordinating with the city.
Nevertheless, Wasserman Schultz pressed on:
“I just think, you know, the president looks everywhere except inward to blame his own policies. We need to make sure that we don‘t have our military deployed in our cities, doing — handling law enforcement responsibilities. And we need to make sure that we address gun violence. We certainly need to make sure we always have the proper and appropriate and tight, tight vetting processes, and those should be reviewed. But it‘s never the president‘s fault or his policies when it comes to his reaction, and it’s pretty disgusting.”
D.C. has some of the strongest gun control measures in the nation. Moreover, this is a crime committed with a handgun brought from another area with strong gun control, Washington State.
Wasserman Schultz is also assuming that it was the deployment that motivated the shooter, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national. Lakanwal entered the U.S. on September 8, 2021, under Operation Allies Welcome, a program established by former Democratic President Joe Biden after the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.
The father of slain Guardsman Staff Sgt. Darin “Taylor” Hoover blamed the “feckless Biden Administration” for the death of his daughter the day of Wasserman Schultz’s statement.
Wasserman Schultz, however, does not blame former President Biden for Lakanwal’s presence in the United States. (Lakanwal, a former member of a CIA unit in Afghanistan, was reportedly granted asylum under the Trump Administration in April).
Investigators are still working to discover the motive of Lakanwal for murdering one soldier and critically wounding another. However, Wasserman Schultz feels entirely comfortable in suggesting that it was the deployment of the Guard in cities over Democratic objections. Of course, a few other possibilities come to mind. First, it could be an act of religious-based terrorism. Second, it could be an act of mental illness. Third, it could be a personal grievance with the U.S. government.
Killing soldiers in the nation’s Capitol can be appealing for any of these motivations or a combination of motivations. It is not obvious that someone travels across the country because this is where you can find personnel on the streets. After all, there are also troops deployed in other states closer to Washington state. There are also large bases in Washington state where military personnel are present in large numbers in public areas.
A shooter with any of these motivations could view the location as amplifying his grievances against the government. Wasserman Schultz seems to suggest that Trump is responsible for making troops targets due to the controversial use of the Guard and supplying targets for a terrorist.
The most important point for Wasserman Schultz is a familiar one: Trump did it.
Yet, blaming the deployment is like blaming the Republican members for the mass shooting at the 2017 softball field. After all, if they had not made themselves targets, James T. Hodgkinson would not have gone there. Hodgkinson, a former Bernie Sanders supporter, hated Republicans and would have found another gathering to carry out his murderous plan. In the same way, Lakanwal may have been on the hunt for any soldiers as a symbol of the United States in the Capitol.
The point is that we do not know. The effort to use this tragedy for political purposes is to dishonor the victims. Few would feel comfortable getting into the head of a homicidal madman without any evidence or support. However, that appears to be a unique skill set for Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
This column ran on Fox. com
I guess, according to Wasserman-Schultz, if DJT had never gone to Pennsylvania, he never would have been shot.
I suppose we just should stay in our houses and never go out and then they can rename us as Europe.
Granted asylum under the Trump administration? I maybe incorrect, but I thought it is ALJs who grant or deny petitions for asylum. Because I have read and heard that the vast majority of asylum requests are DENIED, I’m wondering what leftovers from biden/harris took a position on this murderer’s request when it was before an ALJ.
He very likely could have PSTD issues knowing his background. He could have been having flash backs to his nightmare condition he once had to live 24-7 with seeing all the troops on the ground. Most Americans will never have experienced these issues or ever will because the highest percentage of Americans never has been part of the military / combat and never will be part of the military.
This shooter was granted asylum under the “Trump” administration?????
2021
I am sorry, I am blaming someone (someone’s)—Sen Mark Kelly and the band of 6 seditionists. What have they wrought?
And the one thing left unsaid – the Ds have become the fascist party. Everything is the President’s fault. Everything is his fault in their viewpoint. If he saves tens of thousands of lives from stopping the distribution of fentanyl, illegal immigration and run amok D city crime, they blame him for the lesser number that gets through.
Conservatives need to stop giving liberals like Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz good advice. Politics is a zero-sum game in which one party’s success is measured by the other party’s failure. Right now, Democrats and liberals are flummoxed and aimlessly twirling about in circles. Let’s applaud them for their vaudeville-like antics. As we do so, our prospects for the midterms improve. A clever conservative’s response to DWS should be, “Debbie, we love what you’re doing; please continue!”
Zero-sum politics only works if both sides share the same objective: protecting the nation’s best interests. When one side’s “win” comes at the expense of national security and constitutional order, that isn’t just politics anymore—it’s a threat that deserves exposure, not applause. Mocking dysfunction may score points, but it doesn’t defend the country.
Olly: You could be right but I was not thinking in terms of the underlying nature of the party’s platform but, instead, of the electability of the candidates and the makeup of the two houses of congress. When, for example, you have a set number of seats, to add a “red” one, you must reduce the number of “blue” seats (and vice versa), That’s the zero-sum game I was describing.
We have to do more than mock these morons. With an electorate that is too often ignorant, apathetic, and dependent, team wins easily become country losses. Winning elections means nothing if what’s being rewarded is incompetence, demagoguery, and the slow erosion of national resolve. The goal isn’t just to beat the other team. It’s to preserve a country worth winning.
Remarkable that our Nation’s Capital City is too dangerous a place for members of our own military to walk.
Is that supposed to be profound?
Is that supposed to be profound?
Is that supposed to be more amusing than when you get up on a stool and balance a beach ball on your nose instead?
Sealioning:
Sealioning is a form of adolescent trolling where someone persistently demands answers to insincere questions to provoke a response, often pretending to seek a civil debate while actually trying to exhaust or frustrate others with no intention of real discourse. This behavior is characterized by a facade of politeness and a refusal to acknowledge previous answers. Often used as a tactic by whining Democrats in online forums and podcasts
It made more sense, than you’re comment Ano.
Normally I’d say let them speak — their rhetoric exposes the fraud and voters will reject it. But the truth is voters often reward this behavior, which is why these politicians keep getting elected.
More troubling is that this kind of rhetoric risks encouraging more violence. When leaders rush to excuse or politicize horrific acts by shifting blame — “it’s Trump’s fault,” “the system made him do it” — they provide moral cover to anyone already inclined toward violence.
Instead of condemning extremism, they normalize and validate it — and that may be the most dangerous consequence of all.
The irony is that the very system we have that lets her be heard is the one defies what she says about shutting it down. I’ll give her this: consistency. If we take her offerings as an ad for political cobbling, the fit is always a cheap shoe.
Let me help rephrase her comment: So why wasn‘t the president‘s first thought, ‘Wow, you know, maybe I should reconsider bringing all these Afghan “refugees” in the nation‘s capital or in any city?’ There, that’s better.
Here we were told these are just fishermen. I guess not.
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Wall Street
CALI, Colombia—They see themselves as the cowboys of the drug trade, highly experienced crews that ferry narcotics on small boats across the open seas, running on a mix of bravado, skill and dreams of a massive payday.
Now, designated as terrorists by the Trump administration, they face not only the perils of a capricious sea but the new danger of getting blown out of the water by the U.S. military. The trade’s unofficial motto—“deliver or die”—has never rung so true.
Three men who have manned these drug boats, known as “go fasts,” spoke to The Wall Street Journal, describing a once little-known but essential part of the narcotics trade that is now in President Trump’s sights.
They run drug cargoes worth as much as $70 million on the sleek 40-foot-long boats, often built from fiberglass and powered by oversize outboards. These boats are the workhorses for the traffickers along 2,000 miles of Colombian coastline—and hundreds more miles in Ecuador and Venezuela.
Prez Trump was right again. DNC cries foul.
Cut-n-paste huh, Mr. Two “Collage” Degrees.
BTW: “re we were told these are just fishermen. Hint: use a grammar checker.
Also use parentheses when stealing the WSJ’s material. Folks might think you wrote it.
Not us.
Those of us without college degrees but with a degree of common sense knew full well DustOff was quoting the WSJ. It was obvious to everyone but you.
“Those of us without college degrees but with a degree of common sense …” Full well? You clairvoyant?
He wrote “wall street”. Its in black font.
I saw that same WSJ article the other day.
The same one huh? Geez, and you claim to have [a] degree common sense?
So did I lie. or not?
Come on Ano.
It’s also IN the report… Mr I’m so smart.
It’s?
Hey dummy. See this part of the report.
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as “go fasts,” spoke to The Wall Street Journal, describing a once little-known but essential part of the narcotics trade.
The Wall Street Journal.
Can you even read?
Parentheses? did you mean quotation marks?
Admit it Ano.
You lost. I posted this from the (The Wall Street Journal)
You can Goggle it if you wish.
“Go fasts”. Isn’t that our term for UAP’s on F18 videos? Are the Colombians guilty of cultural appropriation? Why no outcry from the left?
Debbie Wasserman Schultz is well known for shooting off her mouth at anything Republican. Luckily, she is so ineffective as a Congressman, she is usually ignored. On the other hand, Mark Kelly and Elise Slotkin, both Senators, have stuck out their necks a bit far. Trying hard to appear tough, these hopeful VP selections in 2028 are probably sunk for future advancement.
gdonaldallen is well known for shooting off its mouth at anything Democrat. There, fixed it.
Here we go. The man with the odd tic that causes him/her to reply idiotically to every comment 100 times a day is awake and tic tic ticcing away. What a sad and odd life you have.
Here we go. hullbobby with the odd tic that causes him/her to reply idiotically to every comment 100 times a day is awake and tic tic ticcing away. What a sad and odd life you have. You stoopid or sumptin?
hullbobby, is that all you got? everyday you pull the same lame stunt, every time insults and taunts. Honestly, you write a lot of silly nonsense, your comments are scream, you loose it when someone, anyone responds. Anon is funny and on point. You on the other hand are a mean bully.
Whoa, lookie here folks. Grand slam! Game set and match! Bam! Now he must hate all anons. Go get em hullbobby!
Whoa, lookie here folks. Grand slam! Game set and match! Bam! Now he must hate all anons. Go get em hullbobby!
Gaslighting
Gaslighting is the intended psychological manipulation by a low-IQ perpetrator of those they hope to victimize through intentionally misleading that person or persons. This involves the perpetrator lying, denying events, and other methods used in the hope their intended victims doubt their perceptions of reality, memories, and feel overly emotional or irrational.
The main five methods of gaslighting that may be used alone or in conjunction with others are: lying, blame shifting, countering, trivializing and withholding.
Whoa, lookie here folks. Grand slam! Game set and match! Bam! Now he must hate all anons. Go get em hullbobby!
hullbobby, is that all you got? everyday you pull the same lame stunt, every time insults and taunts. Honestly, you write a lot of silly nonsense
Projection:
Channeling one’s actions onto others typically refers to the psychological concept of projection, where an emotionally disturbed individual unconsciously or deliberately attributes their own thoughts, feelings, and anti-social or criminal behaviors onto someone else.
This is an internal defense mechanism which allows that mentally ill person to avoid confronting their own behavior and guilt by seeing it instead as as the thoughts and actions of another person who they despise and hate.
HullBobby,
Sad and odd is right. She was on yesterday’s column at 3:49AM this morning making dumb comments.
03:49 huh, were you looking in her windows when she wrote it? man, you get creeper by the day.
Do you see where Jet Pack puts a time hack and date next to each comment? Where did you go to college? Harvard?
And learn how to use correct English grammar.
03:49 huh, were you looking in her windows when she wrote it? man, you get creeper by the day.
Projection:
Channeling one’s actions onto others typically refers to the psychological concept of projection, where an emotionally disturbed individual unconsciously or deliberately attributes their own thoughts, feelings, and anti-social or criminal behaviors onto someone else.
This is an internal defense mechanism which allows that mentally ill person to avoid confronting their own behavior and guilt by seeing it instead as as the thoughts and actions of another person who they despise and hate.
Upstate, she is sad, dumb, young and nasty. In other words a Democrat.
Debbie Washmyhair Schultz has been a disgusting ghoul for decades. Everything that that comes our of her mouth is septic bile.
Anyone know where the buck stops?
Yes, with Donald J. Trump. He f-ed up big time. Again.
Nope.but nice try. You dems make a mess of every city you run.
Didn’t Don claim everything was under control in DC by his storm troopers, who scooped up a million illegals and 35 guns, or sumptin like that?
Don’t break out in a sweat now. Take your time, be sure to use a grammar and spell checker.
Last thought, double check the tenses in the above comment.
“or sumptin like that?”
Where did you go to college? Harvard? You sound like a uneducated redneck.
So says the uneducated pig farmer.
Compared to you, this uneducated farmer looks like a genius!
Good one, you put your livestock in his place!
It’s a pig…
So says the uneducated pig farmer.
Gaslighting
Gaslighting is the intended psychological manipulation by a low-IQ perpetrator of those they hope to victimize through intentionally misleading that person or persons. This involves the perpetrator lying, denying events, and other methods used with the intent to have their victims doubt their perceptions of reality, memories, and feel overly emotional or irrational.
The main five methods of gaslighting that may be used alone or in conjunction with others are: lying, blame shifting, countering, trivializing and withholding.
Yes, with Donald J. Trump. He f-ed up big time. Again.
Projection:
Channeling one’s actions onto others typically refers to the psychological concept of projection, where an emotionally disturbed individual unconsciously or deliberately attributes their own thoughts, feelings, and anti-social or criminal behaviors onto someone else.
This is an internal defense mechanism which allows that mentally ill person to avoid confronting their own behavior and guilt by seeing it instead as as the thoughts and actions of another person who they despise and hate.
well Democrats are insane, liars and hypocrites…so no surprise.
What does she say about the case of Jocelyn Nungaray where democrats imported illegals, released criminal illegals and directly contributed to her torture, rape and murder…a 12 year old girl!
The Democrat Party is Evil!
Says the politician who entered Congress with nothing and on a Congressional salary of $180,000 a year now enjoys a stock portfolio of $200 million.
Says the politician who headed the DNC, ran it into the ground and was consequently fired.
Don’t forget, she bought new curtains too. On your dime. All in all, got paid for doing it. What a gig huh?
So according to the partisan hack’s thinking anytime a cop is killed you can say that “if there weren’t armed and uniformed police in our streets the officer wouldn’t have been killed”.
Of course if you didn’t let in 10 million UNVETTED foreigners in 4 short years there are many crimes, including rapes and murders, that wouldn’t have happened.
As an aside someone wrote yesterday that we had 10 million (at least) non-English speaking, unskilled and unmentored people brought into our country with zero votes from the people of our representatives. It was the radicals controlling Biden that foisted this disaster on us and now it is the same radicals that are saying (falsely) that they don’t support an open border as they riot and sue to keep all those that entered illegally here forever.
Whew, you must have waited days to post that. Wouldn’t have happened? So you’re saying only foreigners are rapists and murderers? Your FBI begs to differ.
Here: https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/home. Try again.
Are you saying no illegals (not I referred to illegals, not legal immigrants) commit rape and murder? Yes or no-Have there been woman raped and murdered by illegals?
We said nothing, we asked you.
HullBobby,
Laken Riley was brutally assaulted and murdered by one of Biden’s illegals.
Biden’s illegals huh?
Yes, Biden’s illegals.
Biden’s illegals huh?
Is that supposed to be more amusing than when you get up on a stool and balance a beach ball on your nose instead?
Sealioning:
Sealioning is a form of adolescent trolling where someone persistently demands answers to insincere questions to provoke a response, often pretending to seek a civil debate while actually trying to exhaust or frustrate others with no intention of real discourse. This behavior is characterized by a facade of politeness and a refusal to acknowledge previous answers. Often used as a tactic by whining Democrats in online forums and podcasts
Biden’s illegals huh?
Gaslighting
Gaslighting is the intended psychological manipulation by a low-IQ perpetrator of those they hope to victimize through intentionally misleading that person or persons. This involves the perpetrator lying, denying events, and other methods used with the intent to have their victims doubt their perceptions of reality, memories, and feel overly emotional or irrational.
The main five methods of gaslighting that may be used alone or in conjunction with others are: lying, blame shifting, countering, trivializing and withholding.
Question please? Who is “you” didn’t let in etc.?
A sad, but totally expected response from this career grifter.
Grifter is an apt characterization for that person
She is a vile and disgusting human being, let’s just leave it at that.
Dollar can you validate that Wasserman is Human?
Can you two validate you’re human? I’m guessing you guys are minerals.
Can you two validate you’re human? I’m guessing you guys are minerals.
Gaslighting
Gaslighting is the intended psychological manipulation by a low-IQ perpetrator of those they hope to victimize through intentionally misleading that person or persons. This involves the perpetrator lying, denying events, and other methods used with the intent to have their victims doubt their perceptions of reality, memories, and feel overly emotional or irrational. The main five methods of gaslighting that may be used alone or in conjunction with others are: lying, blame shifting, countering, trivializing and withholding.