Dem lawmaker issues groveling apology after saying Trump was THE DEVIL after assassination attempt
- Steven Woodrow represents Denver in the Colorado State House of Representatives
- He said the fact that Trump was shot meant people would have “sympathy for the devil”
- Woodrow released a statement Monday apologizing
A Colorado lawmaker was forced to apologize for a bizarre post comparing Donald Trump to Satan after the attempt on his life Saturday.
Steven Woodrow, who represents Denver in the Colorado House of Representatives, made the post on social media shortly after the attempted murder in Pennsylvania.
“The last thing America needed was sympathy for the devil, but here we are,” he wrote, referring to Trump.
He was immediately inundated with outrage, with people pointing to other posts of his comparing Republicans and Trump supporters to Nazis.
Woodrow issued a statement Monday apologizing, but he did not say he was specifically apologizing to any person or group.
Steven Woodrow, who represents Denver in the Colorado House of Representatives, has been forced to apologize for a bizarre post comparing Donald Trump to Satan after the attempt on his life Saturday
Trump is surrounded by US Secret Service at a campaign rally in Butler after a bullet fired by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks grazed his ear
“We must always settle our differences peacefully through the ballot box, not by force,” Woodrow said, according to the Denver Post.
“I know people are hurting, and I apologize if my words caused additional pain.”
While he condemned the assassination attempt, he criticized Trump, saying his “unclear” message was to say that “violent actions like this are horrible and only make it more likely that Trump will win,” echoing the panic among Democrats since the first debate.
Woodrow was even fiercely criticized by his fellow party members, the Democrats, with the state party chairman voicing criticism from both sides.
“Spoke to Rep. Woodrow – this is a deplorable tweet and @coloradodems condemns it. We also condemn Lauren Boebert who recklessly and dangerously blames President Biden for today’s attack,” Shad Murib wrote.
“People, we must work to calm politics and not to divide us further,” he added.
Woodrow has since deleted his accounts on the social media platforms X and Instagram.
Donald Trump’s family and supporters have criticized the left-wing media for downplaying Saturday night’s assassination attempt and publishing deadpan opinion pieces in the wake of the atrocity.
Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki also drew criticism for saying the Republican Party needed to tone down its rhetoric.
CNN, The New York Times and NBC have been fiercely criticized by Republicans online for their responses to one of the worst cases of violence in American political history.
Publishers were criticized for describing gunshots as “loud bangs” and for describing Trump as “falling” from the stage without referring to the assassination attempt.
The New York Times also faced criticism for publishing an op-ed titled “Donald Trump Is Unfit to Lead,” which encouraged voters to “reject him in November” on the morning after the shooting.
The title page shows a menacing silhouette of Trump’s side profile, backlit. It also reads: ‘He failed the tests of leadership and betrayed America.’
The president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., led the criticism of X, calling CNN “disgusting” and “a disgrace” for its coverage of the campaign incident in Butler, Pennsylvania.