Hakeem inciting violence

Trump says Hakeem Jeffries should face charges for 'inciting violence' after 'maximum warfare' rhetoric preceded assassination scare

President Donald Trump accused House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of inciting the most recent assassination attempt against him and called for the New York Democrat to be arrested, escalating a bitter clash over whether Jeffries' combative language helped set the stage for an armed attack at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in April.

Trump made the accusation Thursday in a Truth Social post that reached his 12.6 million followers. He paired the text with images of Jeffries standing beside a sign displaying the words "maximum warfare."

The faces of Trump and aide James Blair, and, three days after Jeffries' remark, surveillance footage that Fox News Digital reported showed suspect Cole Allen rushing a Secret Service checkpoint at the Washington Hilton with a weapon in hand.

The post asked a pointed question: "Should Hakeem Jeffries be charged with inciting violence?"

At a news conference in late April, Jeffries defended his use of "maximum warfare" and refused to walk it back amid GOP backlash. He told reporters bluntly:

"I don't give a d*** about your criticism."

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