I believe his exact words were: “Actions have consequences.”

Most of us have heard of Newton’s Third Law of Motion, which states that “for every action . . . there is an equal and opposite reaction . . .”

But that is not what Dmitry Peskov meant when he said . . . well, what he said today about the apparent attempt on Donald Trump’s life yesterday.

The shooter — a man from Hawaii with a fixation on helping to end the war in Ukraine, among other things — failed to hit Trump or anyone else, thanks to the sharp eyes and quick reaction of the Secret Service agents covering Trump on his Sunday golf outing. And government leaders from around the world have expressed their relief that Trump was unhurt and the suspect had been taken into custody.

Except Russia.

Instead, the irrepressible Kremlin spokesman, good old Dmitry Peskov, had this to say when asked for his thoughts:

“It is not us who should be thinking, it is the U.S. intelligence services who should be thinking. In any case, playing with fire has its consequences.” [Dmitry Antonov, Guy Faulconbridge and Felix Light, Reuters, September 16, 2024.]

Playing with fire? Is that a reference to the West’s aid to Ukraine in its defense against Russia’s continuing onslaught? Well, of course it is! But what is he saying? That this is payback? By whom? Surely, not by themselves! No . . . they would never admit to such a possibility.

And when asked if he thought the assassination attempt might cause political destabilization of the United States, he said — rather ingenuously, I thought — that, “This is not really our business. We are watching the information coming from the US.” [Censor.NET, September 16, 2024.]

“Not really our business.” Oh, Dima . . . you got me again!

Then, on a more serious note, he had this to say:

“We see how tense the situation is there, including between political competitors. The political struggle is escalating, and a variety of methods are being used.” [Id.]

So, now what? Is he somehow implying that the Biden administration, the Harris campaign, or some other Democrats are behind it? Or, because of the suspect’s ties to Ukraine, perhaps he thinks it was Volodymyr Zelensky. Or was he simply thinking in terms of the way things are done in his own country?

But wait . . .

It couldn’t possibly be Trump’s own words that have made him a literal target for crazed conspiracy theorists, could it?

Now, there’s a novel thought!

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
9/16/24