VP Harris urged to stop 'turning up' heat with anti-Trump rhetoric: 'Boiling cauldron' of hate

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., urged Vice President Harris to extinguish incendiary rhetoric that has likened erstwhile President Trump to vulnerable figures from acheronian chapters of modern history, pinned him pinch nan "fascist" explanation and depicted him arsenic a threat to democracy.

"The latest rhetoric from Kamala Harris invokes nan darkest play of nan 20th century. They're [Democrats] comparing Donald Trump to Hitler and Mussolini. It's desperate, but it's besides very dangerous, and it's very irresponsible," he said, appearing alongside U.S. legislature campaigner Kevin Coughlin, R-Ohio, connected "Fox & Friends Weekend."

"President Trump has survived 2 assassination attempts successful a three-month play already. It's for illustration a boiling cauldron retired there, and you've sewage nan vice president utilizing her level correct now to move nan power up. It's a really vulnerable thing."

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Democratic statesmanlike nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to reporters successful Houston, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., penned a uncommon associated connection connected Friday, demanding Harris cease specified rhetoric astir nan erstwhile president while reminding her of 2 attempts connected his life successful caller months.

"Labeling a governmental force arsenic a ‘fascist’ risks inviting yet different would-be assassin to effort robbing voters of their prime earlier Election Day," nan connection publication successful part.

It continued later: "We person some been briefed connected nan ongoing and persistent threats to erstwhile President Donald Trump by adversaries to nan United States, and we telephone connected nan Vice President to return these threats seriously, extremity escalating nan threat environment, and thief guarantee President Trump has nan basal resources to beryllium protected from those threats."

When Fox News Digital asked nan Harris run to respond to nan statement, they initially declined.

During a caller municipality hallway pinch CNN's Anderson Cooper, Harris agreed pinch retired Gen. Mark Milley, who described Trump arsenic "fascist to nan core" successful journalist Bob Woodward's latest book.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson penned a associated connection pinch Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., urging Harris to reside down her rhetoric. (Getty Images)

Speaking successful Houston connected Friday, Harris insisted she has been "very clear" that speaking retired against each forms of governmental unit is important erstwhile asked astir disapproval of her rhetoric made by Republican leaders. 

She continued, saying, "Some of nan group closest to Donald Trump erstwhile he was president, generals, including astir precocious John Kelly, a four-star Marine general, person been very clear astir nan threat and nan threat that Donald Trump poses to America, and nan truth that he is unfit to serve, and nan American People merit to perceive that and cognize astir that…"

At nan aforesaid time, The Atlantic, which endorsed Harris for president, likened Trump to aggregate fascist dictators, including Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Joseph Stalin. 

Others, including character Robert de Niro and MSNBC big Joy Reid, person drawn akin comparisons successful nan past.

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Fox News' Julia Johnson and Jeffrey Clark contributed to this report.