A White Man Just Tried To Kill Trump. Why Aren’t You Hearing More About Him?

[KamaAina]

http://www.nationofchange.org/news/2016/06/22/white-man-just-tried-kill-trump-arent-hearing/

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has spent a lot of time talking about undocumented immigrants. Why, then, hasn’t he talked more about the fact that an undocumented immigrant recently attempted to assassinate him?

Michael Sandford, a 20-year-old British man who has overstayed his visa here in the United States, attempted to shoot and kill Trump in Las Vegas last week. According to a criminal complaint filed Monday, Sandford has been planning for a year to kill Trump.

But there’s no mention of Sandford or the assassination attempt on Trump’s Twitter or Facebook pages, the two social media platforms that never fail to amplify the candidate’s viewpoints.

In previous cases when undocumented immigrants have been suspected of committing violent crimes, many media outlets have used those stories to paint a grim portrayal of the people immigrating to this country. But when it comes to Sandford, who is white, the narrative appears to be playing out differently.

[guillaumeb]

1. He is a white male.

Obviously he cannot be a terrorist.

Unless of course he is an IRA member.

Has Trump called for a wall around the UK?

[Person 2713]

2. Illegal immigrant from Britain....imagine if he had been Mexican or Middle Eastern

[David__77]

3. If he had pledged allegiance to a group...

...that assumed responsibility for killing many people, I think that the media might have more to say about it. I suspect that to be the case.

[One_Life_To_Give]

4. Didn't get close and Brit wont sell newspapers

Muslim or Latino would sell papers but not some Brit. Besides he didn't draw blood. If it doesn't bleed can it lead?