CBC journalist deletes post saying Trump assassination attempt “could have been better”

By Isaac Lamoureux, True North Wire

The CBC said it doesn’t endorse the views expressed by one of its journalists who mocked the assassination attempt on former U.S. president Donald Trump.

CBC Indigenous issues reporter Lenard Monkman referenced the attack on Trump’s life in a Facebook post on Saturday, soon after the shooting claimed the life of a Trump supporter seated near the former president.

“It was a good day. Could have been better, but still a good day,” wrote Monkman.

Monkman also shared a meme to Facebook of someone shrugging in disappointment with the caption, “The entire world at one guy on 13 July 2024.”

A shooter opened fire on the presidential candidate during a rally in Butler, Penn. The incident resulted in two fatalities, including the shooter and the audience member. Trump survived the attack but a bullet grazed his ear.

While Monkman removed the posts soon after, social media users circulated screenshots of the comments on X. Replies to Monkman’s Facebook post by his mutuals were filled with similar ill will targeting the former president.