On Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre falsely claimed that Republicans have not condemned the attack on Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).
“Has the President made any personal outreach or considered making personal outreach to Republican leaders to ask them for a more forceful response — to condemn that attack, other violence? I understand the power of the bully pulpit tonight, but has he done any direct contact to Republican leaders?” a reporter asked.
“It should be something as political leaders should automatically do in a forceful way,” Jean-Pierre responded. “And you all have reported on what happened to Pelosi and how horrific it was and how devastating it was and how dangerous that action was. And the rhetoric that we’re seeing — that rise of rhetoric that we are seeing — you know, you have people out there who listen and who take that rhetoric very seriously. And so, the President believes that he shouldn’t have to call them to say, ‘Hey, you need to condemn — condemn what happened a little more forcefully.’”
Notably, while Republican officials have vehemently condemned the attack on Pelosi, President Biden never directly condemned the assassination attempt on Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
“Other than releasing a statement condemning the assassination attempt on Kavanaugh through a spokesperson, Biden has remained silent since the attempt on Kavanaugh’s life last week by a 26-year-old who was upset over the leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade,” Fox News reported. “Fox News Digital asked the White House why the president has not spoken personally on the incident over a week after it happened and if Biden has plans to address the issue. The White House did not respond.”
“Biden spoke last Friday and snubbed the attempted assassination on a sitting Supreme Court justice, avoiding the subject entirely,” the outlet added. “The president has received criticism for his continued silence on the issue, with several of the GOP congressmen, who were targeted in the 2017 congressional baseball shooting, slamming Biden for focusing on ‘investigating parents at school board meetings as ‘domestic terrorists’’ rather than the ‘actual dangerous violence’ coming from the left.”
KJP falsely claims Republicans haven't denounced the Pelosi attack: "It should not be controversial to speak out against political violence. It should be something…leaders…automatically do…The [Republican] rhetoric that we're seeing…you have people out there who listen" pic.twitter.com/Zc5HeaZH1n
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) November 2, 2022
