Multiple House Democrats said on Thursday that they would continue to call former President Donald Trump a “threat to democracy” — even after calls for the party to tone down its language in the wake of a second assassination attempt on the Republican nominee.
Fox Business correspondent Hillary Vaughn asked three House Democrats if they “think it’s time for Democrats to stop calling Trump a threat to democracy,” and all of them defended the description for the Democratic Party’s political rival.
“No, the fact of the matter is that he is a threat to democracy,” said Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA).
Rep. Pramilla Jayapal (D-WA) responded to the Fox Business reporter’s question, saying, “No, I think we should be clear that he is a threat to democracy.
“Do you think the rhetoric needs to be toned down?” Vaughn pressed.
“I think [Trump’s] rhetoric should be toned down,…
