President Donald Trump Thursday praised Women for Trump co-chair as being "brave and very smart" after she commented about being harassed and threatened following a weekend appearance on CNN.
"Amy Kremer, Women for Trump, was so great on @foxandfriends. Brave and very smart, thank you Amy! @AmyKremer" the president tweeted.
Kremer, appearing on Fox News' "Fox and Friends" Thursday morning, said she's made appearances on CNN for years, but now, the hate has "ratcheted up to a level I have not seen before."
She noted that the threats started last Monday, after she was on Erin Burnett's show with CNN political analysts April Ryan and Joan Walsh.
"The next day, they came after me," Kremer said of the people threatening her. "Then I was on several times, or a couple more times in the week, and Saturday morning I was on and Victor Blackwell and I had a good, spirited debate."
About 10 minutes after getting off the air, Kremer said, "I started getting death threats via email and people calling and leaving voicemails."
She said it wasn't just what the people were saying that shocked her, but "it's the way their voice, the way they are saying it, the hatred in their voice. It's really kind of scary."
Kremer said she's been in politics for 10 years, after getting hers start with the Tea Party movement, and she's used to being called names.
" I have thick skin," she said. "I let it roll off my back, but this has been taken to a whole other level. People need to calm down. I have a family. And when my daughter heard this, I mean, it really upset her."
After her appearance with Ryan, the journalist went on Twitter and called Kremer a "hater: and a "liar" in response to a Kremer tweet thanking "haters" for strengthening her resolve to fight for President Donald Trump.
"She is part of the White House Press Corps," said Kremer. "I would suspect more decorum and tact from somebody who is part of the press corps.You have a journalist or so-called journalist going after an activist. I would expect better from her."
Kremer said that in the past, she has been able to have spirited debates on television, and "we'll walk off the set and hug each other or talk about our families," but now, the attacks are intensifying and she believes it's about the immigration crisis.
"We are a nation of immigrants, yes," said Kremer. "We are also a nation of laws.And when American citizens have to follow the law, immigrants should follow the laws, too. Whether you are illegal or legal."
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