The White House on Threats of Violence Towards Black Election Workers

Feb. 9, 2026 – 40:22 – Activists who met with Vice President Kamala Harris for a voting rights roundtable in Atlanta expressed their concern about threats of political violence toward election workers and even Black voters themselves. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tells theGrio that the Biden-Harris administration is using “every tool at its disposal to protect the sacred right to vote and defend our democracy.” TheGrio’s White House correspondent Gerren Keith Gaynor (@MrGerrenalist) reports.