2024 Elections

McConnell, Johnson Say Harris’s Words Risk Triggering Another Assassination Attempt on Trump

‘Labeling a political opponent as a ‘fascist,’ risks inviting yet another would-be assassin,’ they say.
McConnell, Johnson Say Harris’s Words Risk Triggering Another Assassination Attempt on Trump
U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) walks with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) on their way to a meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Nov. 29, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
T.J. Muscaro
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Republican leaders are sounding the alarm after Vice President Kamala Harris said she believed former President Donald Trump was a fascist. After already two assassination attempts, their concern is that the vice president’s words could inspire even more bids to end Trump’s life.

Harris said at a media event on Wednesday that she thought her rival was a fascist after Trump’s former chief of staff, John Kelly, said in media interviews published the day before that described the former president as a fascist who wants generals “like Hitler’s” who are loyal to him.

T.J. Muscaro
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T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.