JD Vance says Democrats ‘need to tone down the rhetoric' about Trump: ‘No one has tried to kill Kamala Harris…’

"You guys need to cut it out, or you’re going to get somebody hurt,” JD Vance said after the second assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

Published on: Sep 17, 2024, 18:45:21 IST

By Sumanti Sen

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In the aftermath of the second assassination attempt on Donald Trump, his running mate JD Vance has said that the fact that “no one has tried to kill Kamala Harris” is “pretty strong evidence” that Democrats “need to tone down the rhetoric.” Trump, too, said after the foiled assassination attempt that Joe Biden and Harris’ “rhetoric” is causing him to get attacked.

JD Vance says Democrats ‘need to tone down the rhetoric' about Trump (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) (AP)

“I’m not going to say we’re always perfect. I’m not going to say that conservatives always get things exactly right, but you know, the big difference between conservatives and liberals is that we no one has tried to kill Kamala Harris in the last couple of months, and two people now have tried to kill Donald Trump,” Vance said to a crowd at a Faith and Freedom Coalition event.

‘You guys need to cut it out, or you’re going to get somebody hurt’

The stop at Georgia was Vance’s first public appearance after the second assassination attempt on Trump. Vance, at the end of his speech, vowed to do his “part to tone down the rhetoric. He also said that people who are calling for the former president to “be eliminated” need to stop.

“The people tell you that Donald Trump needs to be eliminated. You guys need to cut it out, or you’re going to get somebody hurt,” Vance said, according to New York Post.

Would-be Trump assassin Ryan Wesley Routh was found by the Secret Service, hiding at Trump National Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, with an AK-47, a GoPro camera and other items. At the time, Trump was golfing at the venue. The Secret Service opened fire at him, causing him to flee in a car. He was eventually arrested.

Bodycam footage released by the Martin County Sheriff’s office showed the moment Routh was arrested. He briefly appeared in federal court in West Palm Beach on Monday, September 16, appearing emotionless, NBC News reported.

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Sumanti Sen
Sumanti Sen covers everything that’s happening in the US, from politics to entertainment, but her expertise lies in covering crime news. She has comprehensively chronicled the Idaho student murders, the Laken Riley and Iryna Zarutska cases, and the killing of Charlie Kirk, among other incidents. Over the years, she has interviewed several victims/families of victims of crimes seeking justice. She digs up stories that might otherwise remain unheard, and does her bit to ensure that victims and survivors’ voices are heard. Sumanti’s many years of experience also include interviews with Hamas attack survivors and mental health experts, among others. Her coverage of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and interviews with survivors of the tragedy, coupled with her other works including the Titan submersible coverage, earned her the Digi Journo of the Quarter award during her first year at Hindustan Times. Sumanti actively tracks missing person cases in the United States, and peruses Reddit and other social media platforms to bring to light cases that frequently elude public attention. She has extensively covered the disappearances of Nancy Guthrie, Thomas Medlin, Beau Mann, and Sudiksha Konanki, among others. When not at work, you will either find her with her novels, or with her beloved rescue pooches.Read More

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