Democrats double down, say they will keep calling Trump a 'threat to democracy'

After erstwhile President Trump escaped a 2nd alleged assassination attempt, Democrats are refusing to code down the rhetoric of calling the erstwhile president a "threat to democracy." 

FOX Business newsman Hillary Vaughn asked Democrats connected Capitol Hill if the rhetoric should beryllium toned down:

"The information of the substance is that helium is simply a menace to democracy," said Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga.

"I deliberation we should beryllium wide that helium is simply a menace to democracy," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wa., and argued that "his (Trump) rhetoric should beryllium toned down, absolutely."

"He is simply a threat. Period. Point-blank," said Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas.

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) waves during Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) successful Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 19, 2024.  (REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid)

Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., slammed Democrats for their statements Friday, telling "Fox & Friends" that "everybody needs to code it down" arsenic the predetermination nears. 

"Calling him a menace to ideology is ridiculous. Our ideology volition endure arsenic it has for 248 years. We're going to beryllium good nary substance who wins the election," said Lawler.

"At the aforesaid time, they gaslight the federation for an full twelvemonth astir Joe Biden's cognitive abilities and past undermine 14.6 cardinal Democratic superior voters and propulsion him retired and instal Kamala Harris. You can't truly speech astir threats to ideology erstwhile you bash things similar that," said Lawler.

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Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C. said connected "Fox & Friends First" that "the near is wholly tone-deaf" astir the consequences of their incendiary rhetoric. 

"I unrecorded with these threats each day. And I can't ideate the fearfulness that the Trump household has each clip they're retired there. They're outspoken. They emotion our country. You shouldn't beryllium changeable astatine due to the fact that you emotion the United States of America similar Donald Trump," said Mace.

Rep. Nancy Mace speaks connected Day 3 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), astatine the Fiserv Forum successful Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 17, 2024.  (REUTERS/Mike Segar)

Earlier this year, President Biden told donors successful a backstage telephone that the media isn’t doing capable to scrutinize Trump and that it was "time to enactment Trump successful the bulls-eye." Biden, aft the archetypal assassination effort against Trump, acknowledged it was a "mistake" to usage that term.

The president, on with Vice President Kamala Harris, person accused Trump of being a "threat to Democracy" connected respective occasions. 

Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman, who quickly apologized for the comment, said past twelvemonth that Trump is truthful "dangerous" to ideology that helium "has to beryllium eliminated."

"More and much dangerous. We saw what happened connected January 6th, erstwhile helium utilized his inflammatory rhetoric now, and his caller information societal station is incredibly, incredibly scary for anyone that mightiness beryllium trying to enactment successful government. And it is conscionable unquestionable astatine this constituent that antheral cannot spot nationalist bureau again. He is not lone unfit, helium is destructive to our democracy, and helium has to beryllium eliminated."

Goldman strongly condemned governmental unit aft the archetypal assassination against Trump, saying that helium was "horrified" by the news. Following the 2nd assassination attempt, Goldman said helium was "outraged."

Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters has agelong been criticized by Republicans for comments viewed to beryllium inciting violence, including telling protesters successful Minnesota to "get much confrontational" and encouraging Democrats to face Trump officials if they spot them successful public.

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Fox News' Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.