White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre doubled down on referring to former President Donald Trump as a “threat” on Tuesday — just two days after a second assassination attempt on the Republican nominee.
Two months after Trump survived an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, the Republican nominee was the target of another gunman who hid out near Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday. The gunman allegedly hid in a sniper’s nest for 12 hours, waiting to take a shot at the former president.
“It’s been only two days since somebody allegedly tried to kill Donald Trump again, and you’re here at the podium of the White House briefing room calling him a ‘threat,’” Fox News Senior White House Correspondent Peter Doocy said. “How many more assassination attempts on Donald Trump until the president, the vice president, and you pick a…