Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) issued a joint statement on Friday condemning Vice President Harris for saying she believes former President Trump is a “fascist,” arguing that it could invite another assassination attempt.

“This summer, after the first attempted assassination of a presidential candidate in more than a century, President Biden insisted that ‘we can’t allow this violence to be normalized.’ In September, after President Trump escaped yet another close call, Vice President Harris acknowledged that ‘we all must do our part to ensure that this incident does not lead to more violence,’” Johnson and McConnell said in a statement.

“These words have proven hollow. In the weeks since that second sobering reminder, the Democratic nominee for President of........

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