President Obama's top spokesman on Friday condemned a recent string of violent incidents at Donald Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE rallies that have captured national attention.

"There is no excuse or justification for acts of violence against reporters who are covering a political event," White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters aboard Air Force One.

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"The White House like many other people, including other Republicans, has been concerned about the invective and taunting that has been directed at journalists covering political events," he added.

“It’s totally inappropriate. It’s not consistent with the standards of political discourse that should be observed by anybody who is seeking the highest elected office in the greatest country in the world.”

Earnest's comments come one day after a man was arrested for punching a man at a Trump rally in North Carolina.

Police and security at the event initially did not arrest the man who threw the sucker punch, and instead tackled and removed from the building the man who was hit with the punch.