In the latest flare-up of the ongoing tensions between the White House and the Fox News network, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre found herself in a tense exchange with reporter Peter Doocy during the first press briefing since the arrest of Ryan Wesley Routh, who had allegedly been plotting to assassinate former President Donald Trump in Florida. In a response that was widely seen as predictable and unsurprising given the adversarial relationship between the Biden administration and the news outlet, Jean-Pierre accused Doocy of asking a “dangerous” question when he pressed her on the White House’s continued use of language like “threat” when referring to the former president.

Doocy:  “How many more assassination attempts on Trump until the President, Vice President, and you pick a different word other than ‘threat’?”

Jean-Pierre: "I actually completely disagree with the premise of your question. The question that you’re asking, it is also incredibly dangerous in the way that you’re asking it because the American people are watching and to say that, to say that [about] an administration that has consistently condemned political violence, from an administration where the president called the former president and was thankful, grateful that he was okay, from an administration who has called out Jan. 6, called out the attack on Paul Pelosi, called out and said we need to lower the temperature after the Butler incident, and now for you to make that kind of comment in your question because your question involved a comment and a statement. And that is also incredibly dangerous."

Despite the Biden administration’s attempts to pivot the conversation and deflect blame, the underlying question regarding the concerning rhetoric and labeling of political opponents as “threats to democracy” remains a valid and pressing issue. Even after the recent assassination attempts targeting the former president, the White House, Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign, and affiliated left-leaning media outlets have continued to employ the same incendiary language they used prior to these attempts. Rather than acknowledge the need for more civil, unifying discourse, they have persisted in demonizing former President Trump and his supporters, painting them as existential threats to the foundations of American democracy. 

See the exchange here:

About the Author

Sack Head Shaun

Administrator

Want to Help Support? Visit Website View All Posts