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Republican U.S. representative [[Mike Collins (politician)|Mike Collins]] of Georgia called for a Republican prosecutor to charge Biden for inciting an assassination.<ref>{{cite web | last=Schulz | first=Bailey | title=Republicans blame Joe Biden for Donald Trump rally shooting | website=USA Today | date=July 13, 2024 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/13/biden-trump-bullseye-quote/74397121007/ | access-date=July 14, 2024 | archive-date=July 14, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714055833/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/13/biden-trump-bullseye-quote/74397121007/ | url-status=live}}</ref> Republican senator [[J. D. Vance]] of Ohio blamed the Biden presidential campaign's political rhetoric, while Republican senator [[Tim Scott]] of South Carolina blamed messaging by "the [[far-left politics|radical Left]] and corporate media".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Scherer |first1=Michael |title=Trump allies immediately blame Biden, Democrats for their rhetoric |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/13/trump-shooting-blame-biden-democrats/ |access-date=July 14, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 13, 2024}}</ref> Republican [[House majority leader]] [[Steve Scalise]], who was seriously injured in the [[Congressional baseball shooting]], stated that Democratic leaders had been fueling "ludicrous hysteria" about Trump and called for the "incendiary rhetoric" to stop.<ref name="Weigel-2024">{{cite web | last=Weigel | first=David | title=Republicans blame Democrats for attack on Trump | website=Semafor | date=July 14, 2024 | url=https://www.semafor.com/article/07/14/2024/republicans-blame-democrats-for-attack-on-trump | access-date=July 14, 2024 | archive-date=July 14, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714161949/https://www.semafor.com/article/07/14/2024/republicans-blame-democrats-for-attack-on-trump | url-status=live }}</ref> Republican representative [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]] criticized Democratic representative [[Bennie Thompson]] for having introduced a bill that would strip Secret Service protection from convicted [[felons]], which includes Trump.<ref name="Weigel-2024" />
 
[[Steven Woodrow]], a Democratic member of the [[Colorado House of Representatives]], posted on TwitterX in response to the assassination attempt: "The last thing America needed was sympathy for the devil but here we are."<ref name=":oo1">{{cite web |last1=Cordi |first1=Peter |title=Democratic lawmaker chides 'sympathy for the devil' after Trump shot at rally |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/state/3081471/democratic-lawmaker-chides-sympathy-for-the-devil-trump-shot/ |newspaper=Washington Examiner |access-date=July 14, 2024 |date=July 13, 2024}}</ref> His post was widely criticized, including by the [[Colorado Democratic Party]];<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haaf |first=Landon |date=July 13, 2024 |title=Colorado Dems decry State House rep's 'sympathy for the devil' post following Trump rally shooting |url=https://www.denver7.com/news/politics/colorado-dems-decry-state-house-reps-sympathy-for-the-devil-post-following-trump-rally-shooting |website=ABC 7 Denver}}</ref> Woodrow deleted his account approximately three hours after his post. Afterwards, he told the ''[[Washington Examiner]]'' that he condemned the events that day "on the strongest terms" and that the comment "risks portraying Trump [as] a martyr, thus making him [[2024 United States presidential election|more likely to win in November]]".<ref name=":oo1"/>
 
Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro denounced political violence and ordered flags to be lowered to [[Half-mast|half staff]] in honor of Comperatore, who was killed.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Santana |first1=Rebecca |last2=Whitehurst |first2=Lindsay |last3=Orsi |first3=Peter |date=July 13, 2024 |title=Pennsylvania governor condemns violence against any political party or leader |url=https://apnews.com/live/election-biden-trump-campaign-updates-07-13-2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713222136/https://apnews.com/live/election-biden-trump-campaign-updates-07-13-2024 |archive-date=July 13, 2024 |access-date=July 13, 2024 |work=[[Associated Press News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 14, 2024 |title=Attendee killed at Trump rally was a former fire chief who 'died a hero,' governor says |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/attendee-killed-at-trump-rally-was-a-former-fire-chief-who-died-a-hero-governor-says |work=PBS Newshour |access-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714171411/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/attendee-killed-at-trump-rally-was-a-former-fire-chief-who-died-a-hero-governor-says |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Colorado]] governor [[Jared Polis]] called for President Biden to extend Secret Service protection to [[Independent politician|independent]] presidential candidate [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Nazzaro | first=Miranda | title=Calls grow for RFK Jr. to get Secret Service protection | website=The Hill | date=July 14, 2024 | url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4771060-calls-grow-for-rfk-jr-to-get-secret-service-protection/ | access-date=July 14, 2024}}</ref>
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== Misinformation and conspiracy theories ==
[[Misinformation]] and [[Conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] about the events have spread widely.<ref name="BBC_conspiracies2">{{Cite web |last=Spring |first=Marianna |date=July 14, 2024 |title=How conspiracy theories swirled after Donald Trump shooting |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyr7pyd0687o |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714181059/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyr7pyd0687o |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> According to ''[[The Washington Post]]'': "As more Americans lose trust in mainstream institutions and turn to partisan commentators and influencers for information, experts say they are seeing a big uptick in the manufacture and spread of [left-wing] conspiracy theories, a sign that the communal warping of reality is no longer occurring primarily on the right."<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Lorenz |first=Taylor |date=2024-07-14 |title='BlueAnon' conspiracy theories flood social media after Trump rally shooting |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/07/14/blueanon-conspiracy-theories-trump-rally-shooting/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |work=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286 |quote=As more Americans lose trust in mainstream institutions and turn to partisan commentators and influencers for information, experts say they are seeing a big uptick in the manufacture and spread of [left-wing] conspiracy theories, a sign that the communal warping of reality is no longer occurring primarily on the right.}}</ref> Similarly, ''[[BBC News]]'' stated that conspiracy theories and misinformation had been normalized across the political spectrum, noting that "the real change... is how this kind of lingo is being widely used by the average social media users" rather than being on the [[Fringe theory|fringe]].<ref name="BBC_conspiracies2" /> According to BBC News, "lots of the most viral [misinformation and conspiracy theories], came from left-leaning users who regularly share their anti-Trump views".<ref name="BBC_conspiracies2" /> Many [[American Left|left-wing]] accounts claimed that Trump was not shot, that the [[blood]] on Trump's ear was from a theatrical gel pack, that the shooting was a [[false flag]] coordinated by the [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] in collaboration with the Trump campaign, and that [[crisis actor]]s were deployed by a right-wing "[[deep state]]" to reelect Trump.<ref name="BBC_conspiracies2" /><ref name=":0" /> On [[X Twitter|TwitterX]], conspiracy theories "gained traction just minutes after the incident occurred", the word "staged" becoming the second-highest trending topic immediately after "Trump".<ref name=":04">{{Cite web |date=2024-07-14 |title=Conspiracy theories about the Trump rally shooting flourish online |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/trump-rally-shooting-conspiracy-theories-flourish-online-rcna161752 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714185028/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/trump-rally-shooting-conspiracy-theories-flourish-online-rcna161752 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=NBC News}}</ref> [[LinkedIn]] co-founder and Democratic Party donor [[Reid Hoffman]] suggested that the attack on Trump was staged.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Kadia Goba |date=14 July 2024 |title=Top Democratic strategist pushed reporters to consider 'staged' shooting |url=https://www.semafor.com/article/07/14/2024/top-democrat-pushed-reporters-to-consider-staged-shooting |access-date=14 July 2024 |work=[[Semafor (website)|Semafor]]}}</ref>
 
[[Conservatism in the United States|Right-wing]] conspiracy theories also spread. "[[Antifa (United States)|Antifa]]" also became a top trending topic after posts on TwitterX blamed the shooting on a "prominent Antifa activist", falsely identifying him as "Mark Violets" using a photograph of Marco Violi, an Italian soccer vlogger. [[Alex Jones]] livestreamed and made posts blaming "the deep state", and highly followed [[QAnon]]-related accounts shared names of high-profile Democrats and Republicans, accusing them of colluding with the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]. These posts have accumulated millions of views.<ref name=":04" /> Georgian prime minister [[Irakli Kobakhidze]] blamed the "[[Global War Party]]", a mysterious international organization that allegedly exerts a key influence on the European Union and the United States, for the attack.<ref>{{cite web |date=14 July 2024 |title=Irakli Kobakhidze: The global war party does not change methods – in the 21st century, liberal fascism, radicalism, polarization, hatred and bloody attacks on politicians have become commonplace in the US and Europe |url=https://www.interpressnews.ge/en/article/132593-irakli-kobakhidze-the-global-war-party-does-not-change-methods-in-the-21st-century-liberal-fascism-radicalism-polarization-hatred-and-bloody-attacks-on-politicians-have-become-commonplace-in-the-us-and-europe/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714163911/https://www.interpressnews.ge/en/article/132593-irakli-kobakhidze-the-global-war-party-does-not-change-methods-in-the-21st-century-liberal-fascism-radicalism-polarization-hatred-and-bloody-attacks-on-politicians-have-become-commonplace-in-the-us-and-europe/ |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |access-date=July 14, 2024 |publisher=Inter Press News}}</ref> The "Global War Party" is a recurring conspiracy theory created and advanced by Kobakhidze's right-wing political party [[Georgian Dream]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.politico.eu/article/freemasons-global-war-party-conspiring-georgian-dream-party-claims-russia-ivanishvili/ | title=Freemasons and 'global war party' conspiring against Georgia, ruling party claims | publisher=Politico | date=19 May 2024}}</ref>
 
== See also ==