Tim Robbins lashes out at conspiracy theorists trying to link his 1992 political drama Bob Roberts The assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
Robbins wrote, directed and stars in the film, which chronicles the rise of a populist conservative politician running for a U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania. In the film, the fictional Roberts is shot by an assassin and survives to boost public support and win an election. Some on X say Trump also planned Saturday’s assassination to boost his poll numbers, just like in the movie Bob Roberts.
Robbins — a longtime progressive activist who is no fan of Trump — said on Bob Roberts And the attempt to assassinate Trump, let’s be clear. What happened yesterday was a real shot at the presidential candidate’s life. Those who deny that the assassination attempt was real are truly in a state of insanity. A man was shot and killed yesterday. Another one was killed. They may not be people you agree with politically, but they are disgraceful people. Get over your blind hatred of these people. They are fellow Americans. This collective hatred is killing our souls and eating away at what remains of our humanity.
The news came just hours before President Joe Biden gave a rare speech in the Oval Office in which he pleaded for unity after the shooting that killed a Trump rally attendee and the shooter, who was later identified Liar for Thomas Matthew.
“In America, every person must be treated with dignity and respect, and hate has no safe haven,” Biden said in his speech. “In America, we need to step out of our silos and listen only to those who agree with us, Misinformation is rampant, and foreign powers are fomenting our divisions to shape outcomes that serve their interests, not ours. … Nothing is more important to us right now than standing together. ; We can do it. From the beginning, our founders understood the power of passion, and so they created a democracy that gave reason and balance a chance to triumph over violence. This is the America we must become, one where arguments are made in good faith. An American democracy that respects the rule of law. In an American democracy, decency, dignity, and fair play are not just quaint concepts, but living realities.
