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Barely 48 hours after the attempted assassination of former President Trump, Mondaire Jones doubles down on “threats to democracy” language.

Pearl River, NY – 7/16/2024… Today, the Lawler for Congress campaign released the following statement after Mondaire Jones doubled down on rhetoric labeling former President Donald Trump and Vice Presidential Candidate J.D. Vance as “threats to democracy” despite an assassination attempt on former President Trump barely 48 hours earlier.

This comes despite a broad consensus and calls from President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama, and voices on both sides of the political aisle to tone down the rhetoric and stop viewing political opponents as enemies. And just today, news broke that there is an existing Iranian plot to assassinate former President Trump.
 

“For Mondaire Jones to double down on divisive and inflammatory rhetoric painting political opponents as enemies barely 48 hours after former President Trump was nearly assassinated shows how unfit for office Mondaire Jones really is,” said Lawler for Congress spokesman Chris Russell.  “Despite widespread calls for a return to civility and a toning down of the rhetoric, including by President Biden and former President Barack Obama, Mondaire Jones has continued to show his true radical nature. Jones’ extremism is why his campaign is imploding, yet he can’t seem to help himself. He should immediately apologize.”

Russell said Jones’ words and actions stand in stark contrast to Congressman Lawler’s bipartisan work to increase Secret Service protections for President Biden, former President Trump, and RFK Jr. this week. They also are the opposite of what members of Mondaire Jones’ own party, including Congressman Jared Golden, are saying publicly.

“While Mondaire Jones attempts to incite violence against his political opponents, Congressman Lawler is actually working in a bipartisan way with Congressman Ritchie Torres to protect President Biden, former President Trump, and RFK Jr. on the campaign trail,” concluded Russell. “Shame on Mondaire Jones for his extreme rhetoric – it’s no wonder why voters in the Hudson Valley rejected him.”

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