White House slams Trump for riot remarks

March 19, 2016 10:52

The White House today slammed Donald Trump for his threat of "riots" if he is denied the Republican presidential nomination, asserting that there can be no political justification for violence.

It also disagreed with Trump being a "popular" candidate, arguing that Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton has received more votes than him and many Republicans have not voted for the real estate tycoon. "We would call on everyone to refrain from violence. And there's no political justification, no political dispute among citizens that would justify an act of violence. There's no denying that," White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters at his daily news conference.

"That said, I don't think I would use the word 'popularity' when describing Trump. I think there are a significant number of Republicans, even people in his own party, who say that they would not vote for him. I noted that it was even the Wall Street Journal editorial board who observed that Secretary Clinton has got a million more votes than Trump has," he said.

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