Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) has delivered a blistering and fact-based rebuttal to the liberal media’s persistent and dishonest “both sides” narrative regarding political violence. In a powerful hearing exchange, he systematically dismantled the preferred gaslighting tactic of the left, which seeks to morally equivocate while ignoring the overwhelming evidence of violence perpetrated by its own adherents. For years, the most prominent voices in the Democratic Party and their media allies have relentlessly smeared conservatives, branding them as extremists and an existential threat to democracy. Senator Schmitt’s message was clear: the era of accepting this falsehood is over.
“We’ve heard years, years of the left, their loudest voice is calling anyone on the right extremist, extremist, mega Republicans, fascists, Nazis, an existential threat to democracy,” Schmitt stated, cutting to the core of the issue. He then issued a direct challenge to this corrosive rhetoric, declaring, “Check yourself. Don’t give me this both sides bullshit.” This forceful rejection underscores the frustration felt by millions of Americans who are tired of being vilified for their political beliefs while the true sources of violence are deliberately ignored and downplayed by a complicit press corps.
Armed with an extensive list of documented incidents, Senator Schmitt proceeded to eviscerate the false narrative. He turned to FBI Director Kash Patel to categorically identify the ideological source of each act of violence. The man who attempted to assassinate Republican congressmen at a Congressional baseball practice, nearly killing House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, was confirmed to be motivated by left-wing ideology. The widespread riots, arson, and violence that devastated cities across the nation during the so-called “Summer of Love” were unequivocally rooted in left-wing political motives.
The receipts, as they say, were brutal and undeniable. One by one, Senator Schmitt cataloged a horrifying trail of left-wing political violence: the Waukesha Christmas Parade massacre, the attempted stabbing of Congressman Lee Zeldin, the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, and the horrific assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. The list continued, exposing a pattern the mainstream media refuses to acknowledge: the Abundant Life Christian School shooting, the murder of a United Care CEO, the Tesla firebombings, attacks on ICE facilities, and the Minnesota Catholic school shooting. In every single case, the motivation stemmed from the left.
Senator Eric Schmitt OBLITERATES the “both sides bullshit” coming from the left in under 2 minutes.
The gaslighting about political violence ends right here. This clip says it all.
• Congressional baseball practice shooting? Left wing
• Burned down cities (Summer of Love)?… pic.twitter.com/lBOxlzi10i
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“Now, of course, the culmination of this vile trend—a left-wing assassination attempt,” Schmitt stated, referring to the attempt on the life of President Donald J. Trump. His final point was a call for honesty as the true foundation for any national unity. “If we want unity, let’s be honest. Free speech, yes. Political violence, no. But let’s be honest.” This is the clarion call that the Biden administration and its media mouthpieces continuously fail to answer, choosing instead to protect their narrative rather than protect innocent citizens and their beloved leader, President Trump, from the very violence they refuse to condemn.