The Left never, ever lets a crisis go to waste. No matter how big or small, they will take every opportunity to politicize a tragedy.
Wisconsin State Senator Tim Carpenter, a Democrat, embodies this mentality. At the end of February, 23-year-old Amyri Dior was shot and killed. Dior is transgender, and Senator Carpenter thinks he knows exactly who's to blame:
Democrat State Senator Tim Carpenter sent an email to the entire Wisconsin Legislature blaming President Trump for the murder of a transgender woman in Milwaukee.
— Dan O'Donnell (@DanODonnellShow) March 2, 2025
There is absolutely no indication whatsoever that anything Trump has ever said or done was a factor in this crime. pic.twitter.com/T3wpznb0Rn
Here's more from The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner confirmed the shooting death last week of a transgender woman is being investigated as a homicide.
Advocates and family members have identified the 23-year-old woman as Amyri Dior and are planning a community vigil for March 8.
Milwaukee police responded to the shooting about 12:30 a.m. Feb. 21 in the 8800 block of North 95th Street, where Dior was found dead. As of Friday, police said they did not have any suspects in the shooting and had not made any arrests.
The medical examiner's report indicates Dior was shot and killed in a bedroom. No additional information was available about the circumstances of her death. WITI-TV (Channel 6) reported her family believes Dior's identity as a transgender woman may have been a factor.
Blaming Trump for the homicide flies in the face of basic logic and statistics. Here are some crime stats for Milwaukee as of November 2024:
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- 81% of the victims were black, 17% were white; one victim was American Indian, one was Asian
- 85% of victims were male, about 15% were female
- 17 victims were 17 years old or younger; 40 victims were 18-29 years old; 21 victims were 30-39 years old; 26 victims were 40 to 49 years old; 12 victims were 50 years old or older
- 81% of suspects were black, about 17% were white; one suspect was American Indian, one was Asian
- 92% of suspects were male, roughly 8% were female
- About 44% of victims knew the killer, about 31% were strangers
So not only did Dior live in a city with high crime, he was the main demographic for falling victim to violent crime: male, black, and in his 20s.
In Milwaukee County, Kamala Harris received 68.3% of the vote in the presidential election, by the way. That's hardly MAGA country.
push for LeMahieu to sanction him
— Lars Nilsen (@LarsNilsen6117) March 2, 2025
LeMahieu is Devin LeMahieu, the Republican majority leader of Wisconsin's state senate. Carpenter should be sanctioned and censured for this.
This "Carpenter" fella sounds like a fat lady at a milkshake shop... he's grasping at straws.
— Darin Wagner (@DarinWagner6) March 2, 2025
Yup. Some major straw-grasping going on here.
Not surprised that came from Tim Carpenter.
— Tom Stern (@TomStern64386) March 2, 2025
Not in the least. He used to be this writer's state Senator.
Look in the mirror when you make acquisations like this. Its the Dem Party that has encouraged this trans issue.
— Wis. Conservative (@NancyRademache1) March 3, 2025
It's the Democratic Party that encouraged the soft-on-crime policies that have made Milwaukee a hotbed of crime.
Words have consequences.. they do.. Minneapolis burned, and President Trump was shot, but our state governor is the reason we have increased crime because he protects violent illegal aliens and left-wing judges.. like Susan Crawford, who aligns with p*dophiles.
— Suzi Habeck (@suzihabeck211) March 3, 2025
Where's the lie?
Tim is a dolt https://t.co/NQp4sNyBGx
— Chris Jacke (@jacke_chris) March 2, 2025
Yes he is.
Of course it has nothing to do with it. Democrats lie ... https://t.co/VQ13QdepVY
— Dean in Waukesha ✝🇺🇸🇵🇬🇮🇱🇺🇦🇹🇼 (@deaninwaukesha) March 2, 2025
How can you tell when they're lying? Their lips are moving.
I suppose he blames his curiosity for getting beat up too and understands why Madison forgave his attackers as well? https://t.co/bjueAYfEKt
— DF (@Gracelynn10) March 2, 2025
So, here's some background on that: in 2021, Carpenter -- who is openly gay -- was beaten by Antifa goons during a BLM/Antifa protest in Madison. The woman in question was found not guilty because Carpenter himself said he wasn't sure she hit him.
Interestingly enough, five years ago Carpenter did not blame Antifa when he was viciously beaten by...Antifa. https://t.co/T6wfCxYjcE
— Dan O'Donnell (@DanODonnellShow) March 2, 2025
We have to wonder if Carpenter didn't testify as he did to protect his comrade in arms.
Either way, Milwaukee police have not released the findings of their investigation and -- aside from Dior's family -- we have zero evidence his death was related to his gender identity.
Tim Carpenter will not issue a retraction or apology when it turns out Dior was a victim of Milwaukee's violent culture and not some transphobia, of course.
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