Anti-Trump commentator Ana Navarro made a case for the idea that the latest attempt on the president's life might have been staged to distract the American public.
Navarro, who is a co-host of "The View," previously worked for the presidential campaign of the late Sen. John McCain but has become a bitter critic of President Donald Trump and his policies.
'People look at this and say, "Oh my God, is he trying to distract us again?" because that is what he does, right?'
On the Sunday edition of her "Bleep!" podcast, Navarro offered some reasons why people might think the Trump administration staged the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday.
"It's odd to me that in a place that is teeming with Secret Service, with Washington, D.C., police, with all sorts of law enforcement, this could happen," Navarro said.
"But also, I think people jump to the conclusion that it is staged because Trump lies. He lies constantly, daily, and pathologically. So people do not trust and do not believe anything Trump says. His lips are moving, the likelihood is, he is lying," she added.
"Also, this is a man who has mastered the art — forget the art of the deal — he has mastered the art of distraction," Navarro said. "Any time he finds himself in hot water, his numbers right now are down in the basement, his Iran war is incredibly unpopular, people are pissed as hell at the price of gas and the price of everything going up."
The Justice Dept. presented in a media briefing Monday the mountain of evidence so far collected to show that alleged shooter Cole Tomas Allen was motivated by left-wing animus to target the president.
"People look at this and say, 'Oh my God, is he trying to distract us again?' because that is what he does, right?" Navarro continued.
"He posts crazy things, and he does crazy things and says crazy things to distract us from the Epstein files, to distract us from his horrible [polling] numbers, to distract us from the failures and incompetence of his administration," she added.
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On Monday, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that Allen was charged with one count each of attempted assassination of the president of the United States, interstate transportation of a firearm to commit a felony, and discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence.
"Violence has no place in civic life," Blanche said. "It cannot and will not be used to disrupt democratic institutions or intimidate those who serve them, and it certainly cannot continue to be used against the president of the United States."
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CNN postponed an anti-Trump documentary called Imperial Presidency due to another left-winger allegedly attempting to assassinate him.
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President Donald Trump reprimanded a "60 Minutes" journalist during his interview for reading the words ascribed to the alleged White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter.
The president discussed the latest assassination attempt against his life with Norah O'Donnell on Sunday but lashed out at her when she quoted suspect Cole Allen's alleged manifesto.
'You read that crap from some sick person? I got associated with ... stuff that has nothing to do with me. I was totally exonerated.'
"He appears to reference a motive. In it he writes this, quote: 'Administration officials, they are targets.' And he also wrote this: 'I'm no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes.' What's your reaction to that?" asked O'Donnell.
"Well, I was waiting for you to read that because I knew you would because you're horrible people," Trump responded. "Horrible people. Yeah, he did write that. I'm not a rapist. I didn't rape anybody."
"Do you think he was referring to you?" asked O'Donnell.
"Excuse me. Excuse me. I'm not a pedophile," the president interrupted.
"You read that crap from some sick person? I got associated with ... stuff that has nothing to do with me. I was totally exonerated. Your friends on the other side of the plate are the ones that were involved with, let's say, [Jeffrey] Epstein or other things," he added.
"But I said to myself, 'You know, I'll do this interview, and they'll probably ...' I read the manifesto," Trump continued. "You know, he's a sick person. But you should be ashamed of yourself reading that because I'm not any of those things."
"Mr. President, these are the gunman's words," she replied.
"Excuse me, you shouldn't be reading that on '60 Minutes,'" Trump interrupted. "You're a disgrace. But go ahead. Let's finish the interview."
He added again, "You're disgraceful."
Video of the interaction was posted to social media, where O'Donnell was widely criticized.
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In addition to the alleged manifesto, the suspect also apparently left a large digital footprint stacked with Democratic anti-Trump talking points and even some blatant threats against Trump and his administration.
The president has jump-started his campaign to build the White House ballroom in the wake of the shooting by arguing that it would have far better security protocols than the Washington Hilton, where the shooting took place.
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Cole Tomas Allen, 31, has officially been charged by the Department of Justice for the shooting that took place during Saturday's White House Correspondents' Dinner, including for the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump.
The suspect was seen on security cameras rushing through a checkpoint in the lobby of the Washington Hilton hotel before opening fire and shooting a Secret Serviceman who was wearing a bulletproof vest. The gunman was immediately detained, and his alleged manifesto later revealed his plans to target Trump and members of Trump's Cabinet.
As a result, Allen is facing three federal charges.
'This count is punishable by up to life in prison.'
"I want to make this clear," acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said. "This man was a floor above the ballroom, with hundreds of federal agents between him and the president of the United States. The Department of Justice approaches incidents like this with urgency and clarity of purpose."
"Violence has no place in civic life. It cannot and will not be used to disrupt democratic institutions or intimidate those who serve them, and it certainly cannot continue to be used against the president of the United States."
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Blanche vowed to continue investigating the incident as well as the left-wing organizations Allen was reportedly affiliated with, saying he will "ensure that accountability is swift and certain."
"Today, the Department of Justice filed three federal charges in United States District Court against Cole Tomas Allen," Blanche said. "The first count is attempted assassination of the president of the United States. This count is punishable by up to life in prison. The second count is interstate transportation of a firearm to commit a felony. This is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. And the third count is discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence, which is punishable by a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 10 years, a maximum of life."
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