While the attempt was laughable, the guy wanting to kill Hegseth should be talked about more

For years, the leftist media, pundits, and entertainers all called Trump and his followers dangerous and so many other labels. There was no talk of assassination attempts during the past four years, but there have been multiple attempts on President Trump so far, and now they have attempted to take out Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, along with trying for Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent, and the Heritage Foundation. The good part is, the guy recognized he was being an idiot and turned himself in.

There is a mental health issue going on with the liberals, and we need to talk about it. There is no reason this should be happening, but it is. Part of this comes from the lies of the MSM folks, as they continue to spread actual misinformation. Their rhetoric is becoming idiotic, leading to people doing idiotic things. This is on top of violent groups like Antifa, BLM, and Occupy becoming the mainstream of the Democrat Party. You can disagree, but you are doing so from a base with no grounding in truth.

The Attempt

Here, via Roll Call, is what happened.

https://rollcall.com/2025/01/28/suspect-arrested-at-capitol-with-molotov-cocktails/

A man arrested at the Capitol on Monday, armed with knives and Molotov cocktails, said he was targeting Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other Republican officials, according to court filings.

Ryan Michael English approached Capitol Police officers outside the Capitol that afternoon stating “I’d like to turn myself in,” according to a police affidavit supporting the criminal complaint.

English told officers he was in possession of multiple knives and two Molotov cocktails, according to the affidavit, and that he had traveled to Washington with the intent to kill Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, referring to him as a “Nazi,” or Speaker Mike Johnson. He also mentioned wanting to burn down the Heritage Foundation, the affidavit said.

“USCP K9s swept and cleared the area, while other USCP officers and agents tracked down English’s car along the 900 block of Independence Avenue, SW,” a Capitol Police spokesperson said via email Tuesday. “Investigators uncovered materials to make additional Molotov cocktails inside the vehicle.”

The arrest came hours before Bessent, a hedge fund manager appointed by President Donald Trump to lead the Treasury, was confirmed, 68-29, in the Senate. Hegseth was confirmed Friday night as secretary of Defense thanks to a tie-breaking vote cast by Vice President JD Vance. Johnson, the House speaker, was in Doral, Fla., this week huddling with other Republicans and Trump at the House GOP’s annual retreat.

English, meanwhile, is facing charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and carrying a firearm, dangerous weapon, explosive or incendiary device on Capitol grounds.

The affidavit said he traveled to Washington from Massachusetts on Sunday without a cellphone and used an atlas purchased ahead of time to navigate. His target shifted from Hegseth and Johnson to Bessent only after he stopped at a library in Chevy Chase, Md., and saw Reddit posts about the Treasury secretary’s confirmation, according to the affidavit.

English said he planned to throw the Molotov cocktails at Bessent’s feet and that he would have stabbed Bessent if he was able to get close enough, the document said.

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