The message that former President Barack Obama posted to his X account following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has led to a lot of speculation. 

The reason for this is that Obama posted his message before President Joe Biden finally addressed the incident.

Many are suggesting that this is further proof that Obama - not Biden - is the one who is leading the country.

There is absolutely no place for political violence in our democracy. Although we don’t yet know exactly what happened, we should all be relieved that former President Trump wasn’t seriously hurt, and use this moment to recommit ourselves to civility and respect in our politics.…

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 13, 2024

"No place for political violence"

Obama released his statement at 7:44 p.m. on Saturday evening. The shooting, according to USA Today, took place at about 6:15 p.m.

"There is absolutely no place for political violence in our democracy," Obama wrote.

He added, "Although we don’t yet know exactly what happened, we should all be relieved that former President Trump wasn’t seriously hurt, and use this moment to recommit ourselves to civility and respect in our politics. Michelle and I are wishing him a quick recovery."

At the time that Obama wrote this message, Biden - the ostensible president of the United States - had not addressed the situation.

This was pointed out by several X users. Users also placed some of the blame for the assassination attempt on the rhetoric that has been used by Democrats, including by Obama, against Trump and Trump's supporters.

"Put Trump in a Bullseye"

Biden is currently facing significant criticism - not only for his delayed response to Trump's attempted assassination - but also for what he had to say a few days earlier.

In case you missed it, this is what he told donors on July 8:

I have one job and that’s to beat Trump. I’m absolutely certain I’m the best person to be able to do that. So, we’re done talking about the debate. It’s time to put Trump in a Bullseye.

Others have also pointed to efforts by the Democrats - including the Biden people - to compare Trump to Hitler, such as this one. Biden, in fact, on his social media, even called Trump a "dictator" not long before the assassination attempt.

The claim is that this sort of rhetoric is what led to the assassination attempt against Trump.

At the time of this writing, many questions about the attempted assassination - including the shooter's background and motivation - remain unanswered.