House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is at it again, pinning the blame for a bizarre town hall scuffle on President Trump’s lies and misinformation during a CNN appearance. The incident in question? Some unhinged individual allegedly sprayed liquid from a syringe at Rep. Ilhan Omar while she was glad-handing voters. No injuries reported, no arrests detailed yet, but Jeffries wasted no time framing it as part of a Trump-fueled inferno of violence. It’s the classic Democrat playbook: sidestep personal responsibility or actual threats—like the endless antisemitic rhetoric from Omar’s Squad—and instead demonize political opponents as arsonists lighting the match.

Let’s dissect this with a pro-2A lens. Notice how Jeffries doesn’t mention guns, self-defense, or the armed security details that likely kept this from escalating into real danger. In a world where concealed carry holders routinely neutralize threats (think the Indiana mall hero or the Joel Osteen church defender), this non-event underscores why law-abiding Americans demand their Second Amendment rights. If that syringe-sprayer had been a real shooter, would Jeffries be praising the armed good guys who stop these clowns 98% of the time? Doubtful. Instead, his rhetoric fans flames of its own, priming the pump for gun grabs by equating heated political speech with criminal acts. Trump’s lies? Try exposing the left’s open-borders chaos or election irregularities—truths that trigger the establishment.

For the 2A community, this is a clarion call: as midterms loom and red-flag laws creep forward, stories like this get weaponized to erode our defenses. Jeffries’ narrative isn’t about safety; it’s about control. Arm up, train hard, and vote like your rights depend on it—because they do. The next incident could be the pretext they need.