White House continues to call Trump ‘threat’ to democracy despite multiple attempts on former president’s life

White House officials continue to call former President Trump a “threat” to democracy, despite two attempted assassinations on the former president’s life.

During a press briefing on Tuesday, Fox News senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre about Trump being referred to as a “threat.”

“How many more assassination attempts on Donald Trump until the president and vice president and you pick a different word to describe Trump, other than ‘threat?’” Doocy asked.

Jean-Pierre told Doocy she completely disagreed with the premise of his question, calling the way he asked it “incredibly dangerous” because Americans are watching.

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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre explained that she and others at the White House will continue to call former President Trump a threat, backing up the term with events like the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. (White House)

She also went into defense mode, saying the Biden administration has consistently condemned political violence.

After Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire at a Butler, Pennsylvania, campaign rally and grazed Trump’s ear with a bullet, President Biden called Trump to tell him he was grateful the former

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