In a controversial statement on MSNBC, Biden-Harris administration Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said on Wednesday that 2024 GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump needs to be “extinguished.”

“Like, how did we get here, let’s extinguish [Trump] for good,” Raimondo remarked. “We have an answer, we have a remarkably talented candidate who’s sincere, who’s pragmatic, who’s open. Let’s just get it done.”

This statement follows two assassination attempts on Trump’s life within the past few months. The first occurred at a July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks shot Trump in the ear, injuring two spectators and fatally shooting firefighter Corey Comperatore. Crooks was killed at the scene by counter-snipers.

Biden’s Secretary of Commerce: “Extinguish [Trump] for good.”

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The second attempt took place on September 15 at Trump’s West Palm Beach golf course. Suspect Ryan Routh allegedly waited for 12 hours before Secret Service agents fired on him, forcing him to flee. He was later arrested on I-95.

Initially, Routh faced charges of possessing a firearm as a felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. On Tuesday, federal prosecutors escalated the charges to include attempted assassination of a presidential candidate. The case will be overseen by Judge Aileen Cannon,