White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre’s insistence Tuesday that it’s appropriate to call former President Donald Trump a “threat” to democracy because of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol is “inexcusable,” said Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.

Blackburn said it’s even worse after two assassination attempts against Trump this summer, the latest coming Sunday in Florida.

“I think that there are a couple of things that need to happen in fast order. And Monday I sent a letter over to the Secret Service,” Blackburn said Wednesday on Newsmax’s “American Agenda.”

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