Barbra Streisand’s Trump Derangement Syndrome got the better of her as the iconic diva shared her dishonest take on the failed assassination of former President Donald Trump.
The 82-year-old singer pounced on reports that the 20-year-old shooter who supposedly outmaneuvered the Secret Service was registered as a Republican, citing other reports that he had been bullied in school to suggest that because critics see Trump as a bully, it’s his own fault that he got shot.
“Thomas Matthew Crooks was a registered Republican but as it has been reported he was bullied a lot in school. Trump has always been branded to be a bully. Maybe that’s what motivated him,” Streisand said on X.
Thomas Matthew Crooks was a registered Republican but as it has been reported he was bullied a lot in school. Trump has always been branded to be a bully. Maybe that’s what motivated him.
— Barbra Streisand (@BarbraStreisand) July 17, 2024
As might be expected, Streisand did not bother to add any context to Crooks’ voter registration.
The left has been running with the fact that Crooks, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, was a registered Republican. Still, records show that an individual matching Crooks’ name made a donation to ActBlue earmarked for the Progressive Turnout Project, a political action committee that mobilizes Democratic voters. Online speculation suggests that Crooks may have registered as a Republican to vote against Trump in the primary — Pennsylvania is a closed-primary state.
Streisand has not bothered to comment online on the death of rallygoer Corey Comperatore, a former firefighter who used his body as a shield to protect his wife and two daughters when the bullets started flying at the Trump rally, or the two others critically wounded that day.
As for her dishonesty, Streisand regurgitated Democratic Party talking points last week when she posted, “Trump cares nothing about national unity. What he and JD Vance have in mind is the radical program of Project 2025 written by their allies at the Heritage Foundation.”
Trump has gone to great lengths to disassociate himself from Project 2025, which is essentially a conservative wish list complied by DC think tank.
Social media users did not hesitate to blast Babs for her ridiculous speculation about the shooter’s motivations — of which, the FBI tells us they are still in the dark.
Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen on X:
I’m quite sure what motivated Crooks is all the extreme hateful rhetoric the left spews on a daily basis. Good try though to shift the blame of his actions onto something, anything, other than the obvious.
— Michael (@LeoLionMAGA) July 19, 2024
You can’t blame Trump for any of this he was shot a man died and 2 others critically wounded. You are a horrible woman.
— DorisHN (@arh0526) July 18, 2024
Maybe the Democrat operatives who coordinated Crooks’ actions also had him register as a Republican while he contributed to Democrats? Maybe Blackstone directed him?
— LubeNTune (@LuebNTune) July 18, 2024
Will you be leaving the country with Cher, Reiner and crywalker when you lose in November pic.twitter.com/bhoR1Rg953
— Dennis M (@kcmsinned) July 17, 2024
You are not a licensed psychiatrist just because you’ve been under psychiatric care most of your life. What makes you think that you can diagnose what mental issues a 20 yr old assassin has. Deal with your own mental disorders and stay out of the medical profession. https://t.co/j7mgmtAQ30
— Cindy (@SCindyand) July 20, 2024
Oh Babs.
Aren’t you tired of being pathetically wrong all the time?
So much for the “Registered Republican” thing:
A former classmate of would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks says the 20-year-old gunman once mocked him over his support of former President Donald Trump and… https://t.co/5hPALTNN5J
— Mr Ducks (@RegulaAnates) July 18, 2024
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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