“When the message goes out constantly that the threat to Donald Trump would be a threat to democracy and the Republic would end, it heats up the environment. We cannot do that, it’s simply not true…
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday insisted the US “can’t go on like this’’ after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump — and likened the former president to Abraham Lincoln.“This is a horrific act of political violence that ought to be roundly condemned. Obviously, we can’t go on like this as a society,” Johnson said.
Explosive devices found in Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks’ car after failed assassination attempt at rally: report “When the message goes out constantly that the threat to Donald Trump would be a threat to democracy and the Republic would end, it heats up the environment. We cannot do that, it’s simply not true,” Johnson said. "America awakens to a rather surreal morning. … We can't go on like this as a society." Speaker of the House Mike Johnson shares his thoughts on Trump's assassination attempt.
The speaker called out President Biden’s comment from a few days ago when he said it was “time to put a bullseye” on Trump.
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