Inflammatory Rhetoric Leads to Secret Service Intervention at the ER

Definition of 'inflammatory'

in-ˈfla-mə-ˌtȯr-ē adjective 1: tending to excite anger, disorder, or tumult : seditious 2: tending to inflame or excite the senses

The Epoch Times has an account of Donald Trump’s arrival at Butler Memorial Hospital after the assassination attempt. Patients in the emergency room knew about the shooting before Donald Trump and his security detail arrived. According to a Ms. Foerster:

“Next thing I know, cops fly in, Secret Service flies up, and the shortest girl gets out, starts pointing at windows and doors, and telling people where to go,” Ms. Foerster said. The hospital immediately went into lockdown, the Foersters said, and the computer system was down at that time, seemingly as part of the security protocol. People gathered by the window of the emergency room and watched as former President Trump emerged from his vehicle. They were elated once they saw him walking on his own. Secret Service had him surrounded.

A few people in the waiting room gathered together and prayed. Many people were looking at the news and comparing notes.

Mr. Foerster read a quote aloud, made by President Joe Biden days before:

“I have one job, and that’s to beat Donald Trump. I’m absolutely certain I’m the best person to be able to do that. So, we’re done talking about the debate. It’s time to put Trump in a bullseye,” President Biden reportedly said on a private donor call. The Secret Service overheard the word bullseye and took Mr. Foerster into a room for questioning.

Now, there are certain words that one is not allowed to say. We all know that one never mentions the word “bomb” in an airport. Not even in jest.

Neither can one say “bullseye” in proximity to a former president, without being interrogated by the Secret Service. One could argue using that word is inflammatory, “tending to excite anger, disorder, or tumult.” Obviously, the Secret Service might consider it a threat.

Unless, that is, one is trying to oppose an “existential threat.” Under such circumstances, it is OK to say “bullseye”, but not “crosshairs.” One circumstance might be when the speaker is “an elderly man with a poor memory.”

Fortunately for Mr. Foerster:

He explained that he was reading the news, loves former President Trump and has attended many of his rallies. The agent let him go. No one was allowed to leave until former President Trump left. But this time, before he made his way to the car, the Secret Service came into the waiting room, closed the shades, and said, no more photos and videos, Mr. Foerster said.

Extraordinary precautions must be taken in an atmosphere of violence!