Tim Robbins in the movie “Bob Roberts”
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Tim Robbins He strongly criticised conspiracy theorists for trying to link the 1992 political drama to the original. Bob Roberts To An assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
Robbins wrote, directed and starred in the film, which follows the rise of a populist conservative politician running for the Pennsylvania Senate. In the film, the fictional Roberts survives being shot by an assassin in order to win the election and increase his public support. Some people in X Trump Just like the movie, Saturday’s assassination attempt was staged to boost his approval ratings. Bob Roberts.
Robbins, a longtime progressive activist and no fan of Trump, said in X: “Anyone who points out similarities between my film and Trump, Bob Roberts And regarding the assassination attempt on Trump, let’s be clear. What happened yesterday was a real attempt on the life of a presidential candidate. Those who deny that the assassination attempt was real are completely crazy. A man was shot yesterday. Another was killed. They may not be politically acceptable, but shame on you. Drop your blind hatred for these people. They are fellow Americans. This collective hatred is killing our souls and eating away at all that’s left of our humanity.”
The message is from President Joe Biden Trump, in a rare speech from the Oval Office, called for unity following the shooting that left rallygoers dead and suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was later identified as the gunman.
“Here in America, everyone must be treated with dignity and respect, and hate should have no safe haven.” Biden said in his speech:“Here in America, we need to get out of silos where we only listen to those we agree with, where misinformation spreads and foreign powers stomp on division to craft outcomes that serve their interests rather than ours. … Our unity is the most elusive goal right now. Nothing is more important to us right now than to come together. We can do that. From the beginning, our founders understood the power of passion, so they created a democracy where reason and balance have a chance to prevail over violence. That is the America we need to become. An American democracy where debate is conducted in good faith. An American democracy where the rule of law is respected. An American democracy where decency, dignity and fair play are not just quaint concepts but a lived reality.”
