New York Dem Says ‘Mistakenly Used Wrong Word’ After Calling for Trump to Be ‘Eliminated’

Published on November 21, 2023

Rep. Daniel Goldman (D-N.Y.) denies that a comment he made about former President Donald Trump, where he called for the 45th U.S. president to be “eliminated,” was condoning violence against political figures. In a Nov. 20 interview on MSNBC with President Joe Biden’s former press secretary Jen Psaki, Mr. Goldman said, in his opinion, that former President Trump’s rhetoric is “getting dangerous.” He also stated he believes the former president shouldn’t be allowed to hold public office again. Mr. Goldman ended his statements with phrasing that some viewers of the show have interpreted as condoning violence against the former president....