Trump assassination attempt leaves Democratic Party splintered

After the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, the Democratic Party is still more splintered than it has been in decades.

The Left had already been in a state of hysteria for the nearly three weeks since President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance stoked fears that, if he is the nominee in November, he is likely to lose in a landslide. Biden has faced increased calls to step aside from elected officials, political consultants, and many in the left-wing media, including the New York Times editorial board. 

Biden had been resisting these pleas but continued to make embarrassing blunders, such as referring to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky by the name of maniacal Russian President Vladimir Putin and referring to Vice President Kamala Harris as Vice President Trump. However, the discussion about Biden stepping aside all but completely froze after Trump was grazed by a bullet and a rally attendee was killed in Pennsylvania last Saturday.

Amid calls for unity and depolarization, one House Democrat said, “We’ve all resigned ourselves to a second Trump presidency.” Another said, “We’re all just focused on expressing condolences … and keeping our teams safe.” Democratic politicians believe it would “be bad form to make any statements against President Biden” at this time.