Mike Johnson blames Dem rhetoric for 'unstable' gunmen: 'It makes them do crazy things'
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) blamed Democrats for "unstable" gunmen who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump.
At a press conference on Wednesday, Johnson addressed Sunday's attempt on Trump's life.
"As fate would have it, my wife Kelly and I were at Mar-a-Lago to meet with President Trump," he explained. "And I don't think anyone can argue the case that there's been anyone, certainly in the modern political era, probably throughout our history, who's been so aggressively attacked."
Johnson said he called President Joe Biden with a "demand" that Trump receive the same level of protection as a sitting president.
The Speaker pointed to "the threats that have been made by leading Democrats in this country" to explain the assassination plots.
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"It is leading people to be triggered," he opined. "When members of Congress or the nominee for president of the Democratic Party says that Trump must be eliminated or that he's a threat to democracy or they compare him to Hitler, there are people who are unstable, and it makes them do crazy things."
"This is common sense," he added.
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