Vindman Mocks 2nd Trump Assassination Attempt: ‘Carry On’

When news broke Sunday of a second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at Trump International Golf Club in Florida, blogger Rachel Vindman took to social media to dismiss the deadly attempt.

“No ears were harmed. Carry on with your Sunday afternoon.” Vindman flippantly posted on X. Rachel Vindman is the wife of Alexander Vindman, the military official at the heart of the second impeachment effort against Trump. Alexander’s twin brother is Eugene Vindman, a Virginia Democrat seeking a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Rachel Vindman’s post mocking this second assassination attempt received thousands of angry responses. About an hour after her first post, basking in the attention from so many internet strangers, Vindman posted again.  

“Sorry you’re triggered … I mean no I’m not. I don’t care a little bit.”

She doubled down a few hours later.

“Trump has been inciting violence against his enemies for years. He douses a situation in gasoline, lights a match, & walks away claiming no responsibility. Look at what is happening in Springfield, [Ohio] right now but he wants to claim he’s a victim. You cannot have it both ways.”

In July, a gunman struck Trump’s ear at a Butler, Pennsylvania political rally. The shooter’s bullets also killed Corey Comperatore, 50, of Sarver, Pennsylvania, and injured two other Pennsylvania men who simply attended the rally to hear Trump speak.

Columnist Salena Zito demanded Vindman remove the post, reminding her that Butler was more than an ear wound. Someone died. Comperatore was a husband, father, and a valued member of his community.  

Most of the time, Rachel Vindman is all about gun control on her social media. But Vindman has a beef with Trump, so apparently, it is not a big deal if someone shoots at him, wounds him, or kills people around him; violence that harms her political foes is unremarkable. 

How deep is her hate? Let’s unravel the web of relationships that appear to motivate Vindman’s vile voice.  

Rachel Vindman’s husband, Alexander, is a retired U. S. Army lieutenant colonel who was the director for European affairs for the U.S. National Security Council (NCS). Alexander Vindman testified unfavorably about Trump before Congress in 2019, claiming that unelected bureaucrats’ opinions about foreign affairs should trump that of an elected president, and his testimony was key to Trump’s impeachment.

He listened in to President Trump’s now-famous call with the president of Ukraine, in which Trump encouraged an investigation of Joe and Hunter Biden.

Rachel and Alexander Vindman produced an advertisement in 2020 with the Lincoln Project, urging people not to vote for Trump.

Now Alexander Vindman leads a national security think tank the Institute for Informed American Leadership, and is a member of the executive board for the Renew Democracy Initiative, a $10.4 million nonprofit that aims to “inspire those in the United States and in other free countries to value and protect their own democracies.”

He is also president of the Here Right Matters Foundation, another nonprofit, dedicated to fueling Ukraine’s war with Russia. His twin brother, Eugene Vindman, is secretary and treasurer of the same nonprofit. The twins were born in Ukraine.

Eugene Vindman worked at the NCS at the same time as his brother, as a legal advisor focused on international partnerships, human rights, and ethics. He became the NSC’s senior ethics official in the White House and was involved in bringing Trump impeachment charges forward.

Now Eugene Vindman is running as the Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District. Eugene Vindman’s campaign is supported by Moms Demand Action and Giffords Courage to Fight Gun Violence, so it would be a bad look to celebrate Trump’s attempted assassination.

While he did not condemn his sister-in-law’s posts, he did express gratitude that no one was hurt.

Eugene Vindman is also endorsed by Vote Vets, according to his website. Alexander Vindman is senior advisor to Vote Vets, a group focused on advancing left-leaning policies related to the environment, LGBT privileges, immigration, and labor, according to Influence Watch. 

The alleged would-be assassin at Trump’s golf course in Palm Beach, Ryan Routh, also has a passion for Ukraine. His LinkedIn page is illustrated with a photo of Ukrainian flags, and most of his posts are focused on Ukraine.

Trump has vowed to end the Ukraine/Russia war if elected.

Beth Brelje is an elections correspondent for The Federalist. She is an award-winning investigative journalist with decades of media experience.