In the aftermath of the terrifying assassination attempt against Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) that took place in the early morning hours last Sunday at the governor’s residence, we learned disturbing details about the suspect in the case.
Accused domestic terrorist Cody Balmer, 38, evaded security and allegedly used Molotov cocktails in the arson attack that caused what authorities have described and which photos confirm as “significant damage” to the home:
Thankfully, Shapiro, his family, and staff, all of whom were asleep at the time, were safely evacuated by police as firefighters worked to put out the blaze. The local fire chief said certain doors in the residence that were closed helped keep the fire from spreading to other parts of the home.
According to reports, Balmer shared “pics of himself pointing a gun at the camera, and appearing to breathe fire, as well as a photo of an embroidered flaming Molotov cocktail” on social media. Further, the probable cause affidavit noted that police said he told them he “harbored hatred towards” the governor and that “he’d planned to beat Shapiro with a hammer if he encountered him.”
With Shapiro being Jewish and the attack happening on Passover, there was speculation that Balmer targeted the governor because of his faith. As it turns out, that speculation was on the mark, as the search warrant indicated:
The suspect, Cody Balmer, called 911 following the attack early Sunday, identified himself by name and told operators Shapiro needs to know he “…will not take part in his plans for what he wants to do to the Palestinian people,” the search warrant written by police said.
Balmer continued, saying he needed to “stop having my friends killed” and that “…our people have been put through too much by that monster,” according to the warrant, which says Balmer’s intonation and cadence sounded like he was possibly reading from a script.[…]In the warrant for his devices signed Tuesday, Corporal Benjamin Forsythe of the Pennsylvania State Police says Balmer targeted Shapiro “based upon perceived injustices to the people of Palestine,” as well as Shapiro’s Jewish faith, though the warrant does not elaborate on why Shapiro’s faith is believed to have been a motive.
Typical willful ignorance from the MSM here: “…though the warrant does not elaborate on why Shapiro’s faith is believed to have been a motive.” Even more typical? They appear to have conveniently moved on in light of learning that inconvenient bit of information:
Interestingly (but not surprisingly), some of the same Democrats who are quick to condemn all Republicans when an attack (or threat of one) can be blamed on a far-right extremist are singing different tunes this time around. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), who in 2018, along with then-Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), stoked mobs of pro-abortion leftists against then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, was one of them.
In a Thursday post, the potential 2028 presidential candidate pathetically played the “both sides” game once it became clear Balmer sounded more like a member of the Hamas Caucus than a MAGA devotee:
The attack on Josh Shapiro and his family did not happen in a vacuum.Incendiary rhetoric, purposeful disinformation — it all helped lead to this hateful and destructive act. Leaders need to be conscious of their words having consequences.Let’s inspire people to use their voice, make their case, but never feel that violence is a just or necessary action.
Understandably, he got lit up on the Twitter/X machine:
And perhaps the tweet of the day:
How indeed?
-Stacey Matthews has also written under the pseudonym “Sister Toldjah” and can be reached via Twitter/X.-
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