Mainstream media journalists were caught on a hot mic Tuesday, displaying a dismissive attitude towards the genuine danger of assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump.
Journalists were assembled outside the Trump National Golf Club in Virginia and the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, awaiting the former president’s appearance before a federal appeals court. The court was deliberating on his assertions of immunity from prosecution by Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed by the Biden Justice Department. The news cameras, strategically placed to document the President’s arrival, recorded conversations among multiple reporters who made light-hearted remarks about Trump arriving in a convertible, similar to the mode of transportation that former President John F. Kennedy was in when he was assassinated.
A real-time transmission captured by Mediaite recorded the ensuing conversation.
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JOURNO 1: You know what the worst part is? Even if he has his window open and he’s hanging out of it, he will be on the other side of the street.
JOURNO 2: I mean, if he’s driving, we’ve got a good shot!
JOURNO 1: Yeah, if he’s driving with the front window open?
JOURNO 2: Yeah, or if it’s a convertible?
JOURNO 1: Yeah. I wasn’t thinking about that.
JOURNO 2: Yeah. Like if he just pulls up–
JOURNO 1: Like JFK?
JOURNO 2: (laughs)
JOURNO 1: Maybe someone, just like they told JFK. You know what you should do? You should take a convertible! It’s so nice out!
Although the specific journalists who made dark jokes about President Trump’s death were not identified, it is certain that his political adversaries frequently contemplate this possibility. In June, a Democratic congressman expressed her frustration with President Trump’s increasing popularity in the polls by initially suggesting that he should be “shot,” but promptly revised her statement to say that he should be “stopped.” Shortly thereafter, Tucker Carlson expressed his belief that an assassination attempt on Trump is imminent.
