Former Biden Press Secretary Jen Psaki responded to the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump by accusing Trump supporters of whipping up hatred by blaming Democrats and the media for the incident.
During an appearance on NBC News’ “Meet The Press” on Sunday with host Kristen Welker, Psaki weighed in on the event that unfolded in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
“For anyone out there who has a platform who thinks the moment right now is to be political and attack the other party, you are feeding into the danger,” she said.
“You are making it more likely there’s retaliation. I’m incredibly scared.”
‘I’m scared for journalists. I’m scared for people who have public platforms of all parties,” she added.
“And that’s how people should feel.”
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The former White House Press Secretary said people should “take it day by day. That’s where he would be.”
Speaking of Biden’s upcoming week, Psaki said:
“I mean, he has a huge interview tomorrow. And the moment there is not to talk about the political path forward.”
“It is to be a healer and to lower the rhetoric and the – and – and the – the tenor in the conversation in the country.”
As we reported earlier, it took Joe Biden 102 minutes to condemn the assassination attempt on Trump.
Biden told reporters he had not heard of the incident as he was leaving church Saturday.
After nearly two hours, Biden released a statement.
“I’m grateful to hear that he’s safe and doing well. I’m praying for him and his family and for all those who were at the rally as we await further information,” Biden said in the statement.
“Jill and I are grateful to the Secret Service for getting him to safety.'”
“There’s no place for this kind of violence in America. We must unite as one nation to condemn it.”
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— Reagan Reese (@reaganreese_) July 13, 2024
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