Posted on 07/15/2024 3:07:23 PM PDT by conservative98
In a new interview with NBC News anchor Lester Holt on Monday, President Joe Biden defended his language in the lead-up to Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, saying his rival’s rhetoric is the real problem.
Some Trump allies have blamed Biden and other Democrats for allegedly fomenting hostility to Trump that they claim contributed to the shooting, including Biden’s telling donors on a private call recently that it is “time to put Trump in a bull's-eye.”
Biden said it was a “mistake” to use the word, but dismissed the larger criticism, telling Holt it was merely a figure of speech and saying Trump is the one who has mainstreamed violent rhetoric.
“I didn’t say crosshairs. I said bull's-eye. I meant focus on him. Focus on what he’s doing, focus on his policies, focus on the number of lies he told in the debate. Focus on — I mean there is a whole range of things that, look, I am not the guy that said I want to be a dictator on day one, I am not the guy that refused to accept the outcome of the election. I am not the guy who said he won’t accept the outcome of this election automatically. You can’t only love your country when you win. And so the focus was on what he’s saying, and I mean the idea.”
“How do you talk about the threat to democracy, which is real, when the president says things like he says? Do you just not say something because it may incite somebody?” Biden asked rhetorically.
“I have not engaged in that rhetoric," Biden continued. "My opponent has engaged in that rhetoric.”
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Keep on making mistakes, keep on dividing your party, keep on not uniting the country. Great job, Joe!
He should call off the dogs in the media.
And when did Trump say he was going to be a dictator on day one?
“Trump is the one who has mainstreamed violent rhetoric.“
Ok. SHOW IT.
What a guy!
“Biden says ‘it was a mistake’ to use ‘bull’s-eye’ in remarks about Trump“
Well ok then, no harm no foul right?
And it took a bit to get that limited admission from President Biden in that questioning.
His polls must be dropping like a 9 mm at 200 yards.
“I didn’t say crosshairs. I said bull’s-eye. I meant focus on him. Focus on what he’s doing, focus on his policies, focus on the number of lies he told in the debate. Focus on — I mean there is a whole range of things that, look,
I am not the guy that said I want to be a dictator on day one,
LIE
I am not the guy that refused to accept the outcome of the election.
fraudulent election - LIE
I am not the guy who said he won’t accept the outcome of this election automatically.
more fraud on the way - LIE
You can’t only love your country when you win. And so the focus was on what he’s saying, and I mean the idea.”
“the idea” drink
go snuggle with jilly, SHE’LL compliment you on your honesty . . . WE are going to fire you.
Yeah Biden you keep on digging..this is what you wanted to have happen, you are just upset that the guy that you hired failed
Isnt this the same Joe Biden who for two weeks has refused to leave office and let some other Dem run instead
But the end of that speech....went from 50 degrees to 150 degrees in the last 20 words.
LS, you just posted this thread
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4251568/posts
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stochastic_terrorism
Here’s a great example.
Im waiting for Nanny P to make a toned down statement . Not a peep outta her and she once did physically threaten Pres Trump .
I wonder what she is going to rol out next with her big mac mouth & hand waving...
YOU BIDEN are a disgusting POS.
You are enticing the murder of a candidate for president to be.
We won’t forget!
On the dictator issue, Djt did say for “one day”. In context, it was a perfectly reasonable statement. Joey stretches the statement to mean something it doesn’t
Words have meaning. Be very careful in political rhetoric.
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