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, Senator Schmitt systematically dismantled the preferred gaslighting tactic of the left, which seeks to create a false moral equivalence while they have spent years demonizing their political opponents with the most inflammatory rhetoric imaginable.
For years, the loudest voices on the left, amplified by their allies in the press, have relentlessly smeared conservatives, branding them as “extremists,” “MAGA Republicans,” “fascists,” and “Nazis.” They have falsely labeled half the country an existential threat to democracy itself. This constant drumbeat of dehumanization has created a toxic environment, one that the media then has the audacity to claim is equivalent from all angles. Senator Schmitt issued a definitive challenge to this corrosive lie, stating, “Check yourself. Don’t give me this both sides bullshit.”
Armed with an extensive list of documented incidents, Senator Schmitt proceeded to drop brutal receipts, forcing the truth into the open. He turned to FBI Director Kash Patel to categorically identify the ideological source of each act of violence, methodically highlighting the overwhelming pattern of left-wing political aggression that the mainstream media deliberately obscures.
The evidence presented was undeniable and devastating. The congressional baseball practice shooting, which nearly took the life of House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, was an act of left-wing violence. The widespread destruction and riots during the so-called “Summer of Love” were fueled by left-wing ideology. The Waukesha Christmas Parade massacre, the attempted stabbing of Congressman Lee Zeldin, and the horrific assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania—each and every one was perpetrated by individuals driven by left-wing motives.
The list of atrocities continued, a grim tally that the Democrat party and their media sycophants refuse to acknowledge. From the Covenant School shooting in Nashville and the attack on Abundant Life Christian School to the firebombing of ICE facilities and the murder of a United Care CEO, the thread of left-wing extremism connects them all. This vile trend, as Senator Schmitt noted, culminated in a left-wing assassination attempt against the duly elected and beloved President Donald J. Trump.
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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If there is to be any hope for genuine unity in this nation, it must be built upon a foundation of honesty. The American people deserve the truth. They deserve to know that the constant cries of “right-wing extremism” are a projection, a smokescreen designed to hide the rampant violence incubating within the radical left. The call for free speech must be universal, and the condemnation of political violence must be absolute. But first, we must be honest about the source of the threat.