White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was fact-checked by journalists after she claimed that Donald Trump was one of the first people to condemn attacks against members of the media.

Sanders was speaking following the arrest of U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Christopher Paul Hasson, who was reportedly caught researching acts of domestic terrorism and acquiring a cache of firearms allegedly to be used against prominent Democratic politicians and journalists from CNN and MSNBC.

Hasson’s arrest immediately caused journalists a lot of consternation, who have been getting increasingly anxious about their safety since Florida man Cesar Sayoc launched a mail-bombing campaign against members of the media last October.

Reacting to Hasson’s arrest, Trump called his actions a “shame.”

“I think it’s a very sad thing when a thing like that happens,” he added.

But wary journalists were not taking the president for his word. When asked if he didn’t think his own hostile language had anything to do with motivating such people, Trump refuted the allegation.

“No, I don’t. I think my language is very nice,” Trump said.

Later, Sanders was confronted by journalists outside the White House. She was asked if Trump’s own language was not promoting an anti-media sentiment among his supporters. The White House press secretary didn’t only refute the insinuation, she said that President Trump was always one of the first people to condemn attacks against members of the media.

“I certainly don’t think that the president at any point has done anything but condemn violence against journalists or anyone else,” she said.

Sanders continued, “In fact, every single time something like this happens the president is typically one of the first people to condemn the violence and the media is the first people to blame the president.”

Here's Sarah Sanders saying Trump hasn't "at any point" done anything "but condemn violence, against journalists or anyone else."

(In October, Trump publicly praised a sitting congressman ???????????????????????????????????????????????? for the fact that he violently assaulted a reporter.) pic.twitter.com/oeHVjioPnx

— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) February 22, 2019

But Twitter quickly called her out:

Yesterday Sarah Sanders said that Trump has never done anything "but condemn violence against journalists."

I'm old enough to remember Trump celebrating a GOP Rep. body-slamming a @guardian reporter, and helping sweep the murder of a @washingtonpost journalist under the rug.

— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) February 24, 2019

Sarah Sanders:

— “Trump has never encouraged violence.”

Donald Trump:

— “I’d like to punch him in the face.”

— “I would bomb the shit out of them.”

— “Knock the crap out of him, would you?”

— “I could stand in the middle of 5th Ave. and shoot somebody and not lose voters.”

— Ryan Knight ???????? (@ProudResister) February 23, 2019

Sanders: “Trump condemns violence vs CNN WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/7epUJNAG7R

— American Buffoons (@imthebuffoon) February 24, 2019

Sarah Suckabee Sanders lied again yesterday that Trump has never encouraged violence. I can assure you that as the 2020 campaign heats up Trump will literally encourage violence by his supporters to remain in office. Just look at a SMALL sample of what he did in 2016 campaign: pic.twitter.com/EdpgmTJl6s

— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) February 23, 2019

Sarah Sanders just said Trump hasn't "at any point" done anything "but condemn violence, against journalists or anyone else." I mean, she’s told some whoppers, but this might be the biggest lie @PressSec’s ever told. Trump’s words have inspired violence and acts of terror—Period.

— Scott Dworkin (@funder) February 22, 2019