{"id":2359227,"date":"2024-10-24T19:05:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T23:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-turn-up-heat-on-rhetoric-after-past-vows-to-cool-political-temperature-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-24T19:06:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T23:06:21","slug":"democrats-turn-up-heat-on-rhetoric-after-past-vows-to-cool-political-temperature-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-turn-up-heat-on-rhetoric-after-past-vows-to-cool-political-temperature-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats turn up heat on rhetoric after past vows to cool political temperature &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-turn-up-heat-on-rhetoric-after-past-vows-to-cool-political-temperature-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2359227&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In recent weeks, the Democratic Party has intensified \u2062its rhetoric against former President Donald Trump despite earlier calls for a \u2062less <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-joe-biden-energy-crisis\/\" title=\"The Joe Biden Energy Crisis\">hostile political climate<\/a>. Initially, President Joe Biden and other Democratic leaders advocated for \u2063lowering the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-furious-and-beyond-angry-over-how-his-impeachment-defense-team-performed-report\/\" title=\"Trump \u2018Furious And Beyond Angry\u2019 Over How His Impeachment Defense Team Performed: Report\">political temperature<\/a>\u2062 following an\u2064 assassination attempt on Trump. Biden \u2062emphasized \u200dunity, stating that\u2062 Americans are not enemies but neighbors and friends.\u200c However, \u200das \u2064his \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">campaign faced declining poll numbers<\/a>, the Democrats ramped up their criticisms of Trump, accusing him of posing a &#8220;threat to democracy&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris has \u200bprominently used this narrative, linking Trump to extreme comparisons, including \u200dreferences to Adolf\u200b Hitler. Following reports suggesting Trump expressed a\u2062 desire for military\u2063 power akin to \u2064that\u200c used\u2064 by Hitler, Harris \u2064condemned these remarks, asserting that Trump&#8217;s rhetoric labels\u2062 Americans\u2063 as enemies.<\/p>\n<p>This shift in tone \u2062has sparked controversy, with \u2063Republicans blaming Democrats for fostering a hostile environment. Trump \u200cresponded by\u200b accusing Harris of sensing a loss \u2062and resorting\u200c to incendiary tactics, accusing her of being a \u200b&#8221;threat to democracy&#8221; herself. As the election approaches,\u200b the \u2064Democrats plan to maintain a strong stance against\u200d Trump\u200b while\u200c appealing to voters about the perceived dangers \u2064he represents.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats turn up heat on rhetoric after past vows to cool political temperature<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1844617\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Democrats called for the political temperature to be lowered earlier this year, but in the closing days of the election <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"campaign\">campaign<\/a>, they have increasingly upped their rhetoric against former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Prior to President Joe Biden dropping out of the presidential race in July, his campaign made Trump&rsquo;s conduct and the alleged &ldquo;threat to democracy&rdquo; he posed as their main argument, but that strategy was paused after the attempt on Trump&rsquo;s life in Butler, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats and Republicans had called for the political temperature to be cooled, with Biden, then still the presumptive Democratic nominee, leading the charge.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to speak to you tonight about the need for us to lower the temperature in our politics and to remember, while we may disagree, we are not enemies.&nbsp;We&rsquo;re neighbors.&nbsp;We&rsquo;re friends, coworkers, citizens.&nbsp;And, most importantly, we are fellow Americans.&nbsp;And we must stand together,&rdquo; Biden said during a speech to the country on July 14. &ldquo;Yesterday&rsquo;s shooting at Donald&nbsp;Trump&rsquo;s rally in Pennsylvania calls on all of us to take a step back, take stock of where we are, how we go forward from here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats had ramped up their criticism of Trump as Biden began to crater in the polls following a disastrous debate performance in June. <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Biden has said that he told donors that Trump should be put in the &ldquo;bullseye,&rdquo; and the left-wing the&nbsp;<em>New Republic<\/em>&nbsp;blended a picture of Trump as Adolf Hitler on its cover days befo<\/span>re the assassination attempt. Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), a Trump ally, and some other Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/scottforflorida\/status\/1812291270846366189?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"blamed\">blamed<\/a> the attempt on Trump&rsquo;s life on the fiery rhetoric spurred on by Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats largely lowered the rhetorical temperature away from making the &ldquo;threat to democracy&rdquo; argument about Trump, with Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s campaign touting a message of &ldquo;we are not going back&rdquo; and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3102197\/walz-defends-new-democratic-line-attack-call-trump-weird\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"labeling\">labeling<\/a> Trump and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), as &ldquo;weird.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But in the closing weeks of the election, the comparisons to Hitler and &ldquo;threat to democracy&rdquo; attacks on Trump have been front and center within the Harris campaign.<\/p>\n<p>A report from the <em>Atlantic<\/em> claimed that Trump had said he wanted generals like Hitler had, claims which have been flatly denied by the Trump campaign. Harris seized on the report, calling an impromptu press conference from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carson-points-out-that-every-democratic-plan-has-backfired-in-trumps-favor-as-seen-in-the-bible-2\/\" title=\"Carson points out that every Democratic plan has backfired in Trump&#039;s favor, as seen in the Bible\">vice president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s residence on Wednesday to denounce the alleged remarks.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In just the past week, Donald Trump has repeatedly called his fellow Americans the enemy from within and even said that he would use the United States military to go after American citizens,&rdquo; Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3200432\/harris-calls-impromptu-address-vp-residence-trump-hitler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s be clear about who he considers to be the enemy from within &mdash; anyone who refuses to bend a knee or dares to criticize him would qualify.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>During a CNN town hall on Wednesday, Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3201278\/harris-trump-fascist-takeaways-cnn-town-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> she believes that Trump is a &ldquo;fascist.&rdquo; She is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3200571\/kamala-harris-speech-national-mall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reportedly\">reportedly<\/a> set to make her closing pitch to voters with a speech on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., which will include mentions of Trump&rsquo;s alleged &ldquo;threat to democracy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has called the shift in tone from Harris&rsquo;s campaign as being indicative of Harris believing she is losing to him, even throwing the &ldquo;threat to democracy&rdquo; claim back at her.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Comrade Kamala Harris sees that she is losing, and losing badly, especially after stealing the Race from Crooked Joe Biden, so now she is increasingly raising her rhetoric, going so far as to call me Adolf Hitler, and anything else that comes to her warped mind. She is a Threat to Democracy, and not fit to be President of the United States &mdash; And her Polling so indicates!&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113359970604724550\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> in a post on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Polling has indicated that the race is a toss-up, but in the&nbsp;<em>RealClearPolitics<\/em>&nbsp;polling average, Trump has a narrow lead in each of the key battleground states and is closing the gap on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-the-also-rans-matter\/\" title=\"Why the also-rans matter\">national polling average<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Other Trump allies, such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have warned that the Harris campaign&rsquo;s shift in messaging could cause trouble.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the kind of inflammatory poison that divides our nation and inspires assassins,&rdquo; Kennedy <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1849189689623806079\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> in a post on X in response to Harris&rsquo;s impromptu press conference.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While the Harris campaign has leaned into its pitch targeting Trump, former President Barack Obama, a crucial campaign surrogate for Harris, questioned at a rally why politics has become &ldquo;so bitter.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t understand how we got so toxic and just so divided and so bitter,&rdquo; Obama <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1848826774224048550\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> earlier this week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1844617\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1844617\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats intensify rhetoric against Trump despite earlier calls for calm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2359228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/trump-harris-2024-election-polls-oct-24.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,35629,37408,43673,32076],"class_list":["post-2359227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-political-discourse","tag-political-rhetoric","tag-political-temperature","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/trump-harris-2024-election-polls-oct-24.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2359227"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359227\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2359228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2359227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2359227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2359227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}