Who’d be a politician?
There have been a litany of events that would put even the most hard hearted of people off the job..
In the UK we’ve had the murder of Jo Cox.
She served as Member of Parliament for Batley and Spen from May 2015 until she was murdered in June 2016. She was a member of the Labour Party.
Trump shooting suspect dead as supporter killed and ex-President bloodied in horrific attackREUTERSAnd more recently the murder of Sir David Amess in 2021 he was the conservative MP for Southend West..
I remember that day well as I’d just come off a show on channel 5 whilst working at GB News and was called vile by Gary Lineker who tweeted it out to his at the time 8.2 million followers.
I received a tirade of abuse simply for supporting Priti Patel's migration plan. Death threats galore. Imagine if I’d been an actual politician.
David was fatally stabbed at a constituency surgery at Belfairs Methodist Church Hall in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.
And nowhere is safe We’ve have politicians hounded outside their own doorsteps.
Only a few months ago a group of pro Palestine protesters thought it was ok to protest outside.
Sir David Amess died in October 2021 after being stabbed during a constituency surgery in EssexIan WestTobias Ellwood’s home. Totally unacceptable. The large group descended on his home with megaphones chanting “ceasefire” and “free Palestine”.
Rishi Sunak had his house covered with black fabric by Greenpeace activists who appeared neither green nor peaceful.
And Sir Keir Starmer’s leader of the Labour Party and our now prime minister had to deal with being harassed by just stop oil outside his home in a pretend Christmas Carol concert.
The campaign trail is totally unsafe as Nigel Farage discovered leader of Reform UK after an attention seeking.
Only Fans model thought it was a good idea to chuck milkshake at him in the lead up to the last elections.
Jo Brand a so called comedian on our public service broadcaster the BBC in 2019 even thought it funny to joke about throwing battery acid over him.
Disgraceful. The BBC ruled it "went beyond what was appropriate" for a Radio 4 comedy show.
And If it’s not direct physical attack it’s online and mental abuse.
IN PICTURES: Donald Trump reaches to clutch his ear GETTY IMAGES/TRUMP CAMPAIGN OFFICE/HANDOUTBoris Johnson was vilified repeatedly by the public and indeed many elements of the media for party gate it was never ending. Pretty much every political I know has had death threats.
So this latest assassination attempt on Donald Trump comes as no great surprise and unfortunately comes after US president Joe Biden said it was time to “put Trump in the bullseye”
In his statement on Truth Social Donald Trump said..
"In this moment, it is more important than ever that we stand United, and show our True Character as Americans, remaining Strong and Determined, and not allowing Evil to Win."
In a response to the incident, Joe Biden said there was no room for political violence.
Joe Biden: 'There's no place in America for this kind of violence'
Donald had come out fighting and thank God he lived to tell the tail. It's moments like this that you realise the passion of politicians, risking their lives to change the narrative
Now I'm not saying we should all feel sorry for them but what I am saying is that regardless of your politics you should be able to debate with civility.
If you weren't a fan of Donald Trump before this, you can't deny his love for his country. He's a true patriot. Biden or Trump, I know who I'd want in my corner.