November 1, 2024 – In yet another manufactured controversy, media outlets are now accusing former President Donald Trump of calling for the execution of former Congresswoman Liz Cheney by firing squad—an assertion that wildly misinterprets his actual comments. During a recent interview with Tucker Carlson, Trump criticized Cheney’s support for prolonged military involvement overseas, specifically pointing out her stance as a “war hawk” who has advocated for sending American soldiers to dangerous battlefronts without being on the front lines herself.
The context of Trump’s remarks makes it clear he was not advocating violence against Cheney. Instead, he sarcastically questioned if Cheney would feel the same way about engaging in constant conflict if she were standing in a battlefield. He used hyperbole to emphasize Cheney’s distance from the harsh realities of the wars she has supported from her Washington office. “Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with 9 barrels shooting at her, okay?” Trump said, noting the hypocrisy he perceives in Washington’s pro-war stance from afar.
The media frenzy appears to be part of a broader campaign by some news outlets and political figures to divert attention from other ongoing issues. Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign, for instance, seized on this comment to shift the focus away from recent backlash over President Joe Biden’s controversial “garbage” remark directed at Trump supporters.
This latest media misrepresentation follows a recent controversy involving General Mark Milley. Milley faced intense scrutiny after allegedly communicating with Chinese military officials behind Trump’s back during his presidency. Some observers have argued that, in the past, such actions—if confirmed to involve sharing classified information and contradicting the president’s orders—could have been grounds for treason. However, Trump’s statements about Milley were never a call for the death penalty but rather a critique of Milley’s actions that, in past historical contexts, would have been deemed treasonous.
Liz Cheney responded by lashing out at Trump and interpreting his comments as a violent threat, and the media quickly picked up on this angle, repeating the claim without proper context.
This incident showcases the growing divide between Trump’s critics and his supporters, who see these allegations as yet another example of media spin aimed at distorting his message.
Trump: Let's put Liz Cheney with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her. Let's see how she feels about it when the guns are trained on her face pic.twitter.com/DTUwgS3oWv
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) November 1, 2024
Liz Cheney, you are a lying coward. That you can so brazenly and cynically misrepresent what Trump said shows how vile you've become, or perhaps always were. You love to send young men off to die in wars that you will never suffer the horrors of. Trump is 100% right, you twit. https://t.co/oQpVpj6aGM
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) November 1, 2024
Sources:
- Washington Times
- Fox News
- [Tucker Carlson Interview on X
