Vice presidential nominee JD Vance said Democrats need to “cut this crap” and tone down the rhetoric in his first public remarks since a second possible assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
“The big difference between conservatives and liberals is that no one has tried to kill Kamala Harris in the last couple of months,” Vance said. “And two people now have tried to kill Donald Trump in the last couple of months.”
He added, “I’d say that’s pretty strong evidence that the left needs to tone down the rhetoric and needs to cut this crap out. Somebody’s gonna get hurt by it, and it’s gonna destroy this country.”
Vance, speaking at the Faith and Freedom Coalition in Atlanta, finished his remarks acknowledging that this was his first public appearance since authorities arrested a suspect who was found at Trump International Golf Course in Florida with an AK-47 style rifle, two backpacks and a GoPro. Federal authorities are investigating the incident as a possible assassination attempt on the former president. The suspect was not registered with either party but had made small donations to Democrats in the past. Vance took the opportunity “to call for a reduction in the ridiculous and inflammatory political rhetoric.”