“Democrats need to stop making this incredibly irresponsible statement that Trump is an existential threat to democracy. He is not,” former Attorney General William Barr told Fox News.
The statement came just hours after an attempted assassin shot former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Republicans were quick to link the attacks to Democrats accusing Trump of being authoritarian, dictatorial or anti-democratic.
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Former US Attorney General Bill Barr has called on Democrats to stop describing President Trump as an “existential threat to democracy”. (Fox News/Getty Images)
Senator J.D. VanceAfter the attack, Senator Joe Biden, Republican of Ohio and Trump’s running mate, posted on X-Web, “Today is not just an isolated incident. The Biden campaign’s central argument is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs. This rhetoric led directly to the attempted assassination of President Trump.”
President Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at Sunset Park in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 9, 2024. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
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President Biden faced harsh criticism after the shooting when he told donors on July 8 that “it’s time to target Trump.” Politico reported.
