Trump blamed Biden and Harris for the attempt on his life

Our people were always fighting for more security, more Secret Service, and he knew we didn’t have enough. Trump said in an interview with famous psychologist Phil McGraw, known as Dr.

I think to some extent it’s Biden and Harris’ fault. I’m their opponent. They used the apparatus of power as a weapon against me (…) They weren’t very interested in my health and safety – he added.

He also suggested that Democrats’ rhetoric and accusations that he was a threat to democracy contributed to the attack.

That was their standard phrase, keep saying it and you’ll know it can motivate killers or potential killers. Maybe this missile was the result of their rhetoric – he said when asked by the presenter if his opponents would be happy if he died in an attack.

On Wednesday, FBI Pittsburgh chief Kevin Rojek said the agency has not yet determined the perpetrator’s motive, and his social media activity indicates “mixture of different ideologies”. Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, was registered to vote for the Republican Party, but investigators say he was interested in political events related to both parties.

According to the White House, Trump’s security was beefed up shortly before the attack, Trump’s team was warned of a possible Iranian attack against him, and the Secret Service did not deny requests for additional security measures from the former president’s people. However, it is still not entirely clear why the assailant shot the Republican candidate, and investigations by both the services and Congress are ongoing.

Trump’s words in the Dr. Phil interview were his strongest indictment yet of political opponents in connection with the attempt on his life in Butler, Pennsylvania. Many of his political allies, including vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance, have repeatedly accused Biden and Democrats of inspiring the killer.