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Republican lawmakers and right-wing personalities are blaming President Joe Biden for the assassination attempt against his rival Donald Trump, alleging sinister motives from a sitting president and inflaming tensions against urgent calls for calm.
More than two dozen congressional Republicans are blaming the shooting on Biden, Democratic officials and the press.
Far-right congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene baselessly alleged that “Democrats wanted this to happen” and have “wanted Trump gone for years and they’re prepared to do anything to make that happen.”
Greene, a Republican from Georgia, also accused Democratic lawmakers of trying to strip Trump of his Secret Service protection. That proposed legislation would only remove his detail if he is imprisoned for his criminal convictions.
“The Democrat party is flat out evil, and yesterday they tried to murder President Trump,” …