Why are progressives saying that the firebombing of the governor’s mansion in Pennsylvania was perpetrated by a Trump supporter?
A reporter assumed this in a question put to the president at Trump’s signing of an executive order to send troops into the crime-ridden city of Memphis yesterday.
This is more than trying to show that the violence is on “both sides.” The facts indict the left. This was one of theirs.
The facts:
In April 2025, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and his family narrowly escaped injury when an assailant set fire to the Governor’s residence in Harrisburg.
The attacker, identified as 38-year-old Cody Balmer, scaled a security fence and hurled Molotov cocktails into the building.
The fires damaged several rooms, including areas where the Shapiro family had just celebrated the first night of Passover. Thankfully no one was hurt.
Balmer was arrested and charged with multiple counts, including attempted homicide and arson.
According to police and court documents, he admitted to harboring hatred toward Shapiro, telling investigators he would have attacked the governor with a hammer if given the chance.
Why?
In a 911 call made after the attack, Balmer referenced Shapiro’s “plans for what he wants to do to the Palestinian people.”
So, the foreign policy views and Shapiro’s Jewish identity motivated the assault? Antisemitism and pro-Palestinian sympathies? What does that sound like?
Balmer’s political affiliation? He is not a member of a major party, listed in public records as having “no affiliation.”
Trump supporter?
Bullshit.
No wonder the story faded away so quickly.
When you see this on the list of “MAGA” violence, call it that: bullshit.
freedom and reason 