Leftists Try to Start Trump ‘Shoving’ Scandal Around Mar-a-Lago Clip, But Then the Other Guy in the Video Steps Forward
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Welcome back to the time-honored tradition of trying to create a scandal out of absolute nothing, Donald Trump edition.
Because, as we all know, chronically online liberals love nothing more than manufacturing evidence that the former president and leading GOP candidate in this year’s presidential race is the spawn of Satan and must be sacrificed on the altar of political correctness so society can give birth to the liberal utopia that’s always just around the corner.
In today’s edition, we turn to the social media platform X, where leftist commentator and podcaster Ed Krassenstein shared a clip of Trump interacting with a man at his resort in Palm Beach, Florida.
“People are saying Donald Trump shoved a man at Mar-a-Lago. What do you think?” Krassenstein said in the Wednesday post.
People are saying Donald Trump shoved a man at Mar-a-Lago.
What do you think? pic.twitter.com/QJTHSqIsZP
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) February 21, 2024
Many commenters said they saw it as a benign interaction between the former president and the other person.
Looks like a solid pat on the back/shoulder to me.
— Town Square (@XTownSquareX) February 21, 2024
I looks like he patted him on the back as he walked by. Are you that desperate for engagement that you’re now making things up?
— Mad Bull America (@america_mad) February 21, 2024
It wasn’t long before the man Trump supposedly “shoved” in the video made it clear they were correct.
Garret Ventry, a former spokesman for Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado and Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, shared Krassentein’s post and said, “Let me settle this. It’s me, we were talking and he gave me a pat on the back.”
Let me settle this. It’s me, we were talking and he gave me a pat on the back. https://t.co/ihVgpl3NwC
— Garrett Ventry (@GarrettVentry) February 21, 2024
That’s it.
As most of Krassenstein’s commentators could see, the interaction was completely innocuous and unremarkable.
People responding to Ventry were quick to point out the clear drama-mongering intentions behind Krassenstein’s original post.
“Thank you for clarifying the obvious to the drama thirsty grifters!” one said, with another commenting, “LMAO, Ed thought he had a b
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