'Turn the rhetoric down:' House Speaker Johnson calls for peace after Trump shooting

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., spoke with NBC News' Willie Geist and Savannah Guthrie about the attempted assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump by calling for political parties to tone down extreme rhetoric during the 2024 elections.

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[alexanderericson]

so it's free speech when you say it, and violent rhetoric when something happens to you, did I get that correct?

[markrinella]

The rhetoric you get paid to push daily??

[PacificForage]

Oh now is the time to turn down the rhetoric, Mike?

[rchydrozz]

At the capital on Jan 6th. His people shouted what they wanted to do to Mike Pence his own VP. And he just watched it on TV.

[sharontabor]

The violent rhetoric is one-sided. Talk to your party first.

[michaelcrane]

Where was Johnson when Trump and family were saying disgusting things about Paul Pelosi?

[michaelb]

This is so funny as who’s the one doing all the hateful speech for the last 9
Years

[justinkase]

Folks been saying for years this would happen with the increased inflammatory rhetoric. Folks like Mike then called it free speech that needed to be protected.

[kurtisquintana]

Jan 6th?!?! Why are the reporters not asking about this? That should be condemned

[latishafranklin]

"Turn down the Rhetoric"? What's wrong with this guy? His leader incites the violence and embodies the "rhetoric" he speaks of in this interview. This is Gaslighting at the highest level. The interviewers should have called Mike out! The American people can see through this madness. His words just do NOT ring true:-(

[alphajava]

Johnson is using rhetoric during this interview while saying we shouldn't use rhetoric.

[deadlyarturok]

are you for real, all the nonsense and the attacks he speaks and now you call for calm...double standard and nothing should distract from what Trump stands for and his projects

[pfrydog]

So let me get this right you think that God saved Trump but killed the innocent bystander that's demented.

[rubegoldburg]

Mikey, why haven't you told Trump HE "needs to turn the rhetoric" down? 👎

[carollund]

The rhetoric is almost all on the other side, what a hypocrite . What did you guys say about Paul Pelosi? You guys mocked him, you were happy about it.

[eyesurvivedmyself]

Mike "Fake" Johnson! So, so, so righteous with no spine!

[migodabbing]

Paul pelosi could’ve died during the house invasion trump made fun of the situation

[nuclear_caliber-wepc]

Their own rhetoric and media has led to this.

[robinmiller]

I never heard Johnson ever ask trump to turn it down when trump was doing his hate speeches…did you? And keep in mind Johnson has said he is Moses and now has made the Bible mandatory in schools. How far will they go to. “ turn it down” ?

[eskiltester]

Pelosis husband agrees.
But then you didnt mind the rhetoric