WATCH: Lester Holt says Trump was targeted for making 'fierce' and 'baseless claims' during his campaign

Presently, the FBI is investigating the assassination attempt on Donald Trump
PUBLISHED SEP 16, 2024
Lester Holt's comment on Donald Trump's second assassination attempt did not go well with online users (Getty Images)
Lester Holt's comment on Donald Trump's second assassination attempt did not go well with online users (Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: Lester Holt has recently come under fire for his remark on Donald Trump's second assassination attempt.

The NBC anchor suggested that the attempt was made to kill the former president following the “increasingly fierce rhetoric” and baseless claims” from his campaign. 



 

Lester Holt links Donald Trump's second assassination attempt to Springfield bomb threats

Lester Holt was giving an update after the Secret Service openly fired on an allegedly armed man Ryan Wesley Routh at Donald Trump’s West Palm Beach golf course in Florida on Sunday, September 15. 

While reporting the incident, Holt linked the story to bomb threats against Springfield, Ohio. 

TURNBERRY, SCOTLAND - JULY 15:  U.S. President Donald Trump plays a round of golf at Trump Turnberry
Donald Trump is a golf enthusiast and is often seen relaxing at his golf course in Florida (Getty Images) 

"Today's apparent assassination attempt comes amid increasingly fierce rhetoric on the campaign trail. Mr. Trump, his running mate JD Vance, continue to make baseless claims about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio. This weekend, there were new bomb threats in that town," Holt said, according to Fox News.

Meanwhile, NBC correspondent Maggie Vespa said, "Lester, simply put, Springfield, Ohio, has been inundated by threats over the last several days, closing government buildings, schools, hospitals. Today, effectively closing a local university campus after administrators said someone threatened a mass shooting targeting Haitians. This, in light of what officials say, is a false online conspiracy theory alleging Haitian immigrants in that city are eating people’s pets."

Presently, the FBI is investigating Sunday's assassination attempt on Trump, following the previous assassination attempt on him during his Butler rally in July.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 20, 2024 in New York City. Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial. (Photo by Mark Peterson - Pool/Getty Images)
Donald Trump was at his  West Palm Beach golf course in Florida on Sunday, September 15 (Mark Peterson - Pool/Getty Images)

Netizens slam Lester Holt for his remark on Donald Trump’s assassination attempt

Furious internet users called out Lester Holt for his remark on Donald Trump's assassination attempt. Many questioned his journalistic ethics and accused him of spreading hate.

A user wrote on X, "I see Lester Holt has sold his soul as well...freely sharing lie after lie to support evil."

"Lester Holt is trash period," a second user commented. "Lester has lost all journalistic integrity," another slammed Holt. 



 

One chimed, "I can't believe Lester Holt is reading that off the teleprompter as if it is true. Not class, no ethics, no journalistic standards, just hate and bias."

Another user opined, "We fire these people by never watching them or buying any of the products they advertise.The only thing they understand is money and influence.Once that is stripped away they have nothing else."

"He should be fired omit he is encouraging and then Attorney general should be immediately putting him in jail for interfering with election and insuring violence," a netizen voiced.

An individual said, "How do they even have a broadcast license? They lie, and lie, and lie, and are working solely for the Democrats."



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

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