WASHINGTON
— The White House on Friday complained about a “lack of outrage”
towards violent language aimed at President Trump, “Julius Caesar” in which the assassinated Roman emperor is dressed and made up to look like Trump.
“I
think it’s troubling, whether it’s that or Johnny Depp’s comments,”
Spicer told reporters. “It is, frankly, my belief, real troubling the
lack of outrage that we’ve seen in some of these instances where people
have said what they have said with respect to the president and the
actions that should be taken.”
Earlier,
Depp apologized for controversial remarks he made Thursday at England’s
Glastonbury Festival, during which he asked the audience, “When was the last time an actor assassinated a president?” The “21 Jump Street” actor described it as a “bad joke.”
Spicer
continued, “The president’s made it clear we should denounce violence
in all of its forms. And I think if we’re going to hold to that
standard, then we should all agree that that standard should be
universally called out.”
The
spokesman also said, “It’s concerning when you see a pattern that these
comments get made, these actions get depicted, and the lack of
attention that they get when it’s on our side.Spicer’s comments came after Trump signed a bill
designed to help fix the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Asked
about the apparent disconnect, Spicer said it was important to
“condemn” all calls to political violence but said he was “not aware” of
Baldasaro’s comments.
“But
again, I’ll say right now that I don’t think that we should be
resorting to that kind of language with respect to anybody in our
country,” Spicer said.
The
Secret Service is “aware” of Depp’s comments, according to spokesperson
Mason Brayman. But Brayman declined to say whether the remarks would
rate a visit from agency officers. “For operational security reasons, we
do not discuss specifically or in general terms the means and methods
of how we conduct our protective responsibilities,” Brayman said.
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