White House Calls Trump Voters ‘Extreme Threat to Democracy’

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden thinks “Make America Great Again” Republicans are an “extreme threat to our democracy.”

“The president has been clear that he thinks there’s an extremist threat to our democracy. The president has been clear as he can be on that particular piece when we talk about our democracy, when we talk about our freedoms,” Jean-Pierre said Wednesday at a press briefing one day ahead of Biden’s prime-time speech focusing on the “battle for the soul of the nation.”

“The way that he sees it, is the MAGA [Make American Great Again] Republicans are the most energized part of the Republican Party. This is an extreme threat to our democracy, to our freedom, to our rights,” she added.

Jean-Pierre then claimed that MAGA Republicans “just don’t respect the rule of law” and “are pursuing an agenda that takes away people’s rights.”

The press secretary’s comment likening Republicans to extremists comes as part of a wave of polarizing language from the White House. Last week, Biden compared the philosophy of MAGA Republicans to “semi-fascism.”