An Illinois State Senator held a fundraiser on Friday night featuring a man pointing an automatic weapon at the head of President Donald J. Trump.
“A series of pictures posted online after a Friday night political fundraising event for state Senator Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago) show an event attendee pointing what appears to be a fake assault weapon at another person wearing a Mexican costume and a mask of President Donald Trump,” according to WCIA’s Mark Maxwell.
Maxwell Tweeted photos from the event:
The fundraiser was an expensive one, costing a minimum of $250 per person, and was held at Klein Creek Golf Club, a country club in the Chicago suburbs. Chicago’s own elected officials don’t even want to spend time in their city. An attendee posted the photos to her Facebook page – apparently thinking that the mock assassination was just swell – and tagged Sandoval in the photos. Just like that, Sandoval was busted.
The incident caused fury among local Republican leaders, and was even condemned by leftist Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who of course spun the narrative to fit his political agenda.
“As our nation grapples with the epidemic of gun violence, purposely pointing a fake gun at anyone is insensitive and wrong,” Pritzker said Saturday. “I condemn actions like the ones displayed in the pictures because they lack the civility our politics demands.”
After the governor’s comments Sandoval, described as a “powerful state lawmaker,” issued a half-hearted apology.
“The incident that took place is unacceptable,” he reportedly said. “I don’t condone violence toward the President or anyone else. I apologize that something like this happened at my event.”
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider was not satisfied with the apology.
“The apology from Sen. Sandoval for the detestable pictures from his event depicting an assassination of President Trump is too little, too late,” Schneider said. “Dangerous imagery like this will be condemned and seen as inappropriate by people of sound mind; however, a mentally unstable individual who wants to harm President Trump might find them as an inspiration. It’s inexcusable for an elected official to allow the promotion of violence in any way. If the individual pictured is a staffer or volunteer, they should be terminated immediately.”
Even top Trump aide Kellyanne Conway responded via Twitter.
“Every Democrat should be asked if they support or disavow this,” she said.
But they will not be asked, because this incident will not receive any national media coverage, despite its hideousness. If the roles were reversed, though, and this happened to anyone but Trump – say former president Barack Obama – it would be played on a loop on the cable networks until every Republican official apologized for the misdeeds of the perpetrator.
Just one more example of the political left getting away with violence thanks to their coverage in the media.
I would think that, at the very least, those involved should be charged with inciting violence. This is the new face of the Democrat party. I hope they’re proud of their creation. Every single Dem “lawmaker” should be publicly condemning this atrocity but I won’t hold my breath.
Sandoval is a real POS!!!
This is so insulting he should be thrown out of office.
The event must be made public even by the libtard media.
Sandoval needs a bullet in his head for this stunt ! !
Hopefully the FBI will visit him.
JAIL TIME FOR THIS IDIOT!
What a total jackass! What can you expect from another libtard that does not have a clue how to stop the shootings in the Chicago area. They are comfortable with an average of 50 people being shot every weekend and Mayor Emmanuel is the same total loser who helped Obama become the worst president in history.
Typical of politicians from Chicago. Serous case of TDS.
That SOB best get prepared for a visit from the Secret Service and the FBI … I believe it is a felony ! It is considered a threat on the President of the USA !
Apparently this is all fine, if you’re anti-Trump, anti-America, and anti-Judeo-Christian. It’s certainly never censored or deleted when they do it on any of the social media platforms.
This is because the leftist talking heads in the mainstream media don’t EVER let the facts and the truth get in the way of their unsubstantiated and worthless drivel (= Fake News).
You all need a vacation from yourselves. A month in jail ought to do it. The one you should have gone after that got us here is no longer in the white house. I hope they take all your hand outs away from you . Why not take your IDs away from you as well. Include you with the trash were trying to deport. You are the same. This is America and we have a constitution.
outrageous. Sandoval does a mock assassination of Trump at his DEMOCRATIC FUNDRAISER. how about a mock assassination of Obama? no no .THAT WOULD BE WRONG. could come THIS ISN’T ALL OVER THE NEWS? i thought Democrats didn’t like guns .how about advocating getting rid of all Democrats.
typo how come
What has the law hot to do with what the Democrats are allowed to do? They do things everyday that are illegal. Laws only are enforced if you are republican, conservative, sane person.
Democrats love violence. THAT’S WHY YOU HAVE ANTIFA .when ever they don’t win, they scream and yell like the spoiled loudmouths they are. threaten them and they get hysterical. threaten others and they are okay with that.
How can this Sandoval … A senator in our country get away with such horrific actions against our president!!! He should be thrown out of Congress!!! You bet your bottom dollar if that had happened to Obama, there would have been riots. And Obama hates us and America. He flaunted his disrespect for our nation our flag, our song, did his best to destroy our country along with the rest of the people who hate us and our country, and no one said or did anything. All these psycho, stupid people who hate us and our country, don’t like our constitution, our laws, well ..they need to leave, leave us alone , get put in prison, or get deported. I’m sick of all of them.
Sandaval would have anyone else arrested if it had been him on the other end of stupid. He should go to jail for threats against our president
why are the people doing this kind of shit being allowed to continue you locked up the person threatening Ocasio Cortez why have you not locked these people up for mocking assassination on Trump that is treason do something
Is the FBI investigating this? If not, why not?
Apparently, many Democrats think they can justify just about ANYTHING including violence against Trump and his supporters mainly because of the following two reasons. First, they self-righteously think they are “morally superior” to anyone who disagrees with them. And second, they are masters at ignoring any and all facts and evidence that would clearly debunk their political narrative. Obviously, the antidote for this warped mentality is honest self-reflection and a search for the facts and the truth. Unfortunately, both of these admirable characteristics are in short supply by far too many Democrats who instead choose to adhere to mindless leftist “group think” and to the unquestioned and worthless drivel (= Fake News) spewed by the leftist talking heads in the mainstream media.