Two more apparent right-wing extremists attacked Americans over the weekend—and the reaction from their instigators is telling.

WHAT’S GOING ON: On Saturday, a 40-year-old Marine veteran opened fire on a waterfront bar in the southeast corner of North Carolina, killing three people and physically wounding five others.

A little over 12 hours later, a different 40-year-old Marine veteran, stormed a Mormon church service in Michigan with a truck full of improvised explosive devices and then opened fire on the crowd with a semiautomatic rifle.

That attack and subsequent fire left four people dead and eight others physically injured.

THE CONNECTION: The alleged attackers, aside from being the same age and veterans, also share another disturbing connection. Both were mentally ill, and both held extreme right-wing beliefs.

The suspect in North Carolina alleged that he was the victim of a "civil conspiracy" and had been trafficked by the LGBTQ community as "a weapon of mass destruction.”

Meanwhile, the suspect in Michigan had a re-elect Trump sign in his front yard, and was photographed wearing a “make liberals cry again” shirt.

The Michigan suspect also held extremist, anti-Mormon views, even allegedly calling church members "the antichrist" a week before the attack.

OF COURSE: The truth that the Michigan attacker was right-wing didn’t stop Trump from issuing his typical anti-progressive dog whistle. Less than two hours after the attack, Trump posted on his failing social media platform, “This appears to be yet another targeted attack on Christians in the United States of America.”

BIG PICTURE: For years now, study after study—from social scientists, the federal government, and independent think tanks—has found the same pattern: the overwhelming majority of political violence in America comes from the far right.

Attacks inspired by white nationalism, Christian nationalism, and anti-government extremism vastly outnumber those tied to the left.

And yet, Trump and his allies continue to insist the real threat is “Antifa” or “radical progressives,” even as their own supporters wage deadly attacks in churches, nightclubs, synagogues, grocery stores, and now waterfront bars.

By recasting America’s most persistent danger as something else entirely, Trump isn’t just lying—he’s mobilizing the federal government against his political enemies and enemies of the ruling class while giving cover to the movement that fuels this violence.

BOTTOM LINE: The result is a chilling feedback loop: the more right-wing extremists attack, the more Trump points the finger at the left, and the more his base feels justified in escalating.

What’s at stake is not just public safety, but whether Americans will be able to clearly name and confront the violence that is right in front of them.

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Yesterday we asked, do you think Trump is smart?

Tom voted no and summed it up nicely: “Is he good at playing to his audience? Yes. Is he smart? No! Smart leaders surround themselves with competent people who are willing to challenge them. Smart leaders read. Smart leaders change their minds when new information becomes available. Smart leaders take care of themselves physically. No, he’s not smart.”

Turnerma also voted no: “He's ignorant and refuses to learn. He surrounds himself with evil self-serving ignorant people, like himself, and does what they say. He's an evil puppet and America is paying the price.”

Greg was one of the few to vote yes and said: “Trump is smart enough to hire sycophants that support his every wish and they are backed up by Corporate money moguls.”

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