Vance claims Democrats’ ‘apocalyptic rhetoric’ heightening Trump security worries after assassination attempt

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Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) urged the Left to soften its rhetoric around former President Donald Trump at the Democratic National Convention, as he worried “crazy people are going to take actions into their own hands.” 

Speaking to reporters in North Carolina on Wednesday, Vance reflected on Trump’s near brush with death last month and said even “Democrats recognize that when you say that the guy is an existential threat to American democracy, sometimes that means crazy people are going to take actions into their own hands.” 

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