Dem ‘Doing Some Cleanup’ After Accidentally Saying Trump ‘Needs to Be Shot’

A Democratic member of 🏛️Congress is addressing a mistake she made while addressing former President Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents.

Politico’s Nicholas Wu shared a statement from Del. Stacey Plaskett of the U.S. Virgin Islands addressing her comment.

“Del. Stacey Plaskett (top Dem on the Weaponization committee) doing some cleanup for an MSNBC appearance over the weekend where she first accidentally said Trump ‘needs to be shot’ (before correcting herself to say ‘stopped’),” Wu wrote.

The statement read, “It is unfortunate that conservative media has taken an instance where I misspoke and misrepresented it as though I advocate for violence — I unequivocally do not.”

“I wish former President Trump no ill will or harm, only that justice can be served in his case as with every other American who must face penalties for wrongdoing. I do believe and did intend to say that he must be ‘stopped,'” the statement continued.

Finally, Plaskett stressed, “I do not advocate for anyone to shoot former President Trump. I do not encourage political violence or condone political violence nor behavior that goes against democratic principles at any time.”

The delegate appeared on MSNBC on Sunday and accidentally said the former president should be shot, then quickly corrected herself.

“Having Trump not only have had the codes, but now having the classified information for Americans and being able to put that out and share it in his resort with anyone and everyone who comes through should be terrifying to all Americans,” Plaskett said.

She added, “And he needs to be shot — stopped.”