The White House spent Monday forcefully defending President Donald Trump’s rhetoric about his critics and political rivals, while also trying to turn blame for a series of potentially politically motivated crimes back onto the media.

Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said during a White House press briefing that Trump “has denounced racism, hatred and bigotry in all forms on a number of occasions and will continue to do that,” acknowledging that Trump “certainly” has concerns that his harsh tone could incite violence.