After years of labeling former President Donald Trump a “threat to democracy,” Democrats now condemn violence and appear stunned that someone has acted on their rhetoric.
Leaders in the Democratic Party have rushed to X, formerly known as Twitter, to denounce Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
“There is no room in American democracy for political violence,” Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., posted on X. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jefferies said, “Political violence of any kind is never acceptable.” Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called it a “horrifying incident.” Adam Schiff declared he was “horrified by this apparent assassination attempt.”
“There’s no place for this kind of violence in America. We must unite as one nation to condemn it,” President Joe Biden said in a statement on X.
But for almost a decade, Biden has been one of the primary proponents of the view that Trump is a “genuine threat to this nation” and “literally a threat to everything America stands for.”
Donald Trump is a genuine threat to this nation.
He’s a threat to our freedom. He’s a threat to our democracy. He’s literally a threat to everything America stands for.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) June 28, 2024
Nearly two years ago, the president addressed the entire nation, expressing strong disdain for his fellow Americans, stating, “Too much of what’s happening in our country today is not normal. Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic.”
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