Posted on 11/20/2021 3:14:37 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A difficult political atmosphere for President Joe Biden may have become even more treacherous with the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse.
Biden was already facing sliding poll numbers with an electorate worn down by the coronavirus pandemic and increasing inflation. Now, the president finds himself caught between outraged Democrats — some of whom were already stewing over Biden’s inability to land police reform and voting rights legislation — and Republicans looking to use the Rittenhouse case to exploit the national divide over matters of grievance and race.
“This is one of the last things Biden wants to be engaging in at this moment as he tries to finish up the big Build Back Better bill and get that across the finish line through the Senate,” said Christopher Borick, director of the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion. “Race and Kyle Rittenhouse is not the space where he wants or needs to be going deep right now.”
The acquittal of Rittenhouse has touched off new conversations about racial justice, vigilantism and policing in America.
Even before the verdict, Biden had been facing increased pressure from some Democrats over the lack of progress on passing voting rights and police reform legislation.
At the same, civil rights leaders have expressed frustration that Biden has not used the power of the bully pulpit more to push for a broad police reform bill named after George Floyd, the Black Minneapolis man whose killing last year by police touched off protests around the U.S.
Speaking at an event earlier this week where he signed into law a trio of bills to increase aid to police, Biden only made passing mention of the George Floyd act, asking legislators from both parties to work together to make it law.
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I only disagree with saying MSM are “using the national divide”-—they are pretty close to creating the national divide— and they got Rosenbaum , etc. killed by convincing the sociopathic fraction of last years crowds that they could get away with anything, even assaulting somebody who had a rifle. Rittenhouse was like the men in black with rifles on the White House roof— there to deter , not to shoot anyone.
Sheesh.
This had nothing to do with race. Kenosha had to do with dirtbags. White dirtbags.
Two of them are six ft. under the dirt and the third dirtbag won’t hold a pistol again...well, in his right hand anyway.
The Kenosha hat trick.
5.56mm
I bet President Retard had to call for his butt to be wiped when the verdict was announced 🤪
China will soon attack Taiwan as a distraction for him.
Biden is a democrat party racist and he bettee be sued and Kyle made into a very rich man.
What slanted codswallop. The dems are pushing for reform and rights while the repubs are looking to exploit the divide.
Republicans pounce.
But no mention of Biden’s false accusation before the facts were in.
Yeah, it shows that Brandon doesn't have Soviet Show Trial control of Juries.
Excellent!
I’d believe s**tstained toilet paper before I believed an article from the AssPress.
“..and Republicans looking to use the Rittenhouse case to exploit the national divide over matters of grievance and race.”
Yeah, that would be Republicans. /s
This makes me happy. Stew in your acrid juices, NOJOE!
The only ones, and I mean the ONLY ones exploiting the national divide over matters of grievance and race are Democrats and the evil MSM.
Once again the old attempt to misdirect is deployed by accusing others of what you yourself are doing. Time and time again.
That is hilarious!!! :):)
The truth, honor and justice put Clueless Joe in a difficult political spot.
He nor Heels Up can afford to deploy Obama's Army/ANTIFA in either 2022 or 2024, because the blame will attach.
For example, the Occupy Wall Street and the pop-up "Obamavilles" in a few select urban metros in 2012 were suddenly 'wrapped up' just. before. Labor. Day. -- no violence, no objections, no nothing. They weren't needed and their optix weren't wanted.
Note that Kenosha was quiet as a churchmouse after Rittenhouse was appropriately cleared.
NG feared the NG lofl, and the Arbery case could go mostly the same way, even if the lesser misdemeanor charges prevail. We have turned a corner in the US #Narrative and the wind is at our backs, for once...
Biden is never in a difficult spot. He is incapable of handling difficulties. The RATs have given him carte blanche on any decision that he makes and the RATs are in charge in America.
He can blame everything on climate change.
They do. And they didn’t care.
Sue Biden
#FJB
The acquittal took place during the Harris Administration:)
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