Well, folks, you can’t make this stuff up. Just two days after a second assassination attempt on Donald Trump, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre took to the podium and—wait for it—doubled down on calling him a “threat.”
Let that sink in for a moment. A guy’s literally dodging bullets, and the White House can’t seem to find a different word to describe him. You’d think maybe, just maybe, after an armed gunman spent 12 hours lying in wait to take out the Republican frontrunner, they’d dial it back a bit. But nope! Jean-Pierre stuck to her script and made it sound like Trump’s still the problem.
Fox News’ Peter Doocy, as usual, asked the obvious question that everyone else in the room was probably too afraid to say out loud: “How many more assassination attempts on Donald Trump until the president, the vice president, and you pick a different word to describe Trump other than ‘threat’?”
It’s a fair question, right? Apparently not. Jean-Pierre couldn’t just give a straight answer. Instead, she actually disagreed with the “premise” of the question and had the audacity to call it dangerous. So, let me get this straight: calling out the administration for its inflammatory language is dangerous, but casually referring to a man who’s been nearly assassinated twice as a “threat”? That’s fine.
But wait, it gets better. Jean-Pierre went on to defend her word choice by trotting out—you guessed it—January 6. Because apparently, everything in the world is still Trump’s fault because of that one day. She claimed that what she’s saying about Trump is “facts” and brought up the Capitol riot multiple times as if that somehow justifies calling him a “threat” in 2024 after two assassination attempts. Oh, and she also made sure to scold Doocy for daring to ask such a question. The nerve, right?
Peter Doocy:
When will you stop calling Trump a threat to Democracy?
KJP: How dangerous of you to ask me that question.
You can’t make this sh*t up. pic.twitter.com/ZY8aWuA2uk
— AG 🔥 (@Yolo304741) September 17, 2024
Here’s the real kicker: while Jean-Pierre lectures reporters on the “danger” of their questions, the Trump campaign’s busy compiling a greatest-hits list of Democrat leaders who’ve been using violent rhetoric against Trump for months. Joe Biden once said Trump should be “put in a bullseye.” Kamala Harris? She’s repeatedly called Trump a “threat to our democracy.” And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. But sure, it’s Doocy’s question that’s the real problem here, not the fact that Democrats have been ramping up the incendiary language for years.
Just in 🚨 @realDonaldTrump just dropped his new campaign add.
There is a specific rhetoric that is causing all the unrest in this country and the MSM will continue to promote the same tired BS.We all have had enough of this.#Trump #GodBlessAmerica #Trump2024 pic.twitter.com/0tUNsc1ZWY
— Jack’s 🇺🇲🇮🇱✝️ 🎗 (@jackisaidit27) September 16, 2024
It seems like they’re not dangerous, though, right? They’re definitely speaking out against violence- sure, we believe you.
Now, let’s add some context because this isn’t happening in a vacuum. Two months ago, Trump survived an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, and now, just this past weekend, another gunman with a Biden-Harris bumper sticker tried to take him out near his golf course in Florida. Yet somehow, the Biden administration still thinks it’s perfectly fine to keep calling him a “threat” to democracy.
But don’t worry, the White House is totally against political violence—just ask them! Jean-Pierre made sure to remind everyone that Biden was “thankful” Trump survived. Well, that’s a relief. They’re grateful the guy is still breathing, but they’re not going to stop labeling him a danger to the country. Got it.
At this point, you have to wonder: how many more assassination attempts on Trump will it take before the Left realizes that maybe it’s their rhetoric that’s putting him in danger? If you ask the White House, the answer is apparently “more.” Because right now, they’re showing zero signs of changing their tune.
