House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries fired back after Karoline Leavitt blamed Democrats for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting.
The White House press secretary said political violence originates from a “systemic demonization” of Donald Trump and his supporters, during a press conference on Monday (27 April).
“When you read the manifesto of this shooter, ask yourselves, how different is the rhetoric of the almost-assassin than what you read on social media and hear in various forums every single day,” she said.
Speaking during a House press conference, Mr Jeffries blasted Ms Leavitt as a “stone cold liar” and criticised her for failing to mention “MAGA extremists”.
“Clean up your own house before you have anything to say to us about the language that we use.”
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