Why Democrats Fall for Fake Trump Conspiracies #politics #news #commentary

11 May 2026 · 1 min

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TJ Walker argues Democrats fell for a fake conspiracy theory about Trump's shooting being staged. He says political dislike shouldn't replace evidence, and that accepting misinformation to attack an opponent damages democracy, regardless of which side does it.

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So here's the uncomfortable truth. In this case, Democrats are the ones more likely to believe a fake shooting conspiracy about Trump. That's irrational. That's dangerous. And no, it does not become smarter because the conspiracy is aimed at someone you dislike. If you believe every terrible thing about Donald Trump automatically without evidence, you're not doing democracy any favor. You are doing fan fiction with a voter registration card. Democracy requires something deeper than my side good, your side evil. It requires a shared respect for facts. You can despise Trump, believe me, I get it. You can despise him politically and still say, no, I'm not going to claim an assassination attempt was staged unless there is evidence. That's not going soft on Trump. This is being hard on stupidity, and stupidity does not become noble because it's wearing your team's jersey. Ultimize.