Following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, one of the most prominent news bytes among the propaganda media was the shooter's alleged political affiliation.
In the wake of Trump's near assassination, some in the media find the most pressing detail Crooks' political affiliation, as if Crooks' allegedly being a registered Republican removes the layer of political violence from the attack: he is supposedly "One of Trump's own." Of course, corporate media would love to have another excuse to portray political violence as a right-wing problem, as they have with their coverage of Jan. 6.
In reality, there is no shortage of left-wing radical assassins.
Leon Czolgosz shot and killed President William McKinley in September of 1901.
"Reportedly last words were: 'I killed the president because he was the enemy of the good people - the working people."
His anger at the president's supposed attack on the working class underscores Czolgosz's motivations to assassinate McKinley.
Her life before the assassination attempt provides clues about her radical ideology and paranoia.
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