Some of Donald Trump’s most loyal Congressional allies immediately blamed Joe Biden for Saturday’s assassination bid against the former president—with one claiming: “Biden sent the orders.”
In a series of posts on social media, loyalists including Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia and Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert sought to link the sniper’s attack to language used by Biden.
Blackburn posted on X, formerly Twitter, “Just days ago, Biden said, ‘It’s time to put Trump in a bullseye.’ Today, there was an assassination attempt against President Trump.” That was a reference to a report in Politico that Biden told a private call on Monday: “I have one job, and that’s to beat Donald Trump. I’m absolutely certain I’m the best person to be able to do that. So, we’re done talking about the debate, it’s time to put Trump in a bullseye.”
