Posted on 07/15/2024 6:51:08 PM PDT by DoodleBob
Joe Biden has defended calling Donald Trump a threat to democracy, as he gave his first interview since the attempt on his political rival's life.
The president said his campaign had a duty to clearly communicate the threat of a second Trump term, and disagreed there was a need to tone down his rhetoric.
However, he told NBC's Lester Holt it had been a "mistake" to have said it was “time to put Trump in a bullseye" during a private donor call days before the assassination attempt.
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About a dozen Republicans have blamed Mr Biden and other Democrats for inciting the attempt on Trump's life. Many have specifically cited Mr Biden's "bullseye" comment.
JD Vance…said …that Democratic rhetoric about the Republican candidate "led directly to President Trump's attempted assassination".
According to Politico, Mr Biden had said on the donor call: "I have one job, and that's to beat Donald Trump. I'm absolutely certain I'm the best person to be able to do that. So, we're done talking about the debate. It’s time to put Trump in a bullseye."
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When asked in the NBC interview if he had also taken a step back to examine his past remarks for anything "that could incite people who are not balanced", Mr Biden said the inflammatory rhetoric had not come from him.
"I've not engaged in that rhetoric," Mr Biden said. "Now, my opponent is engaged in that rhetoric."
"How do you talk about the threat to democracy, which is real, when a president says things like he says? Do you just not say anything, because it may incite somebody?
"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."
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FU, Joe. You doddering and imbecilic a-hole.
How’s that toning down the rhetoric and unifying as Americans going for ya?
Keep diggin Der Biden
Read my tagline, Joe!
It doesn’t sound like BiXiden wants to leave office.
Speech: A public figure or group disseminates violent, inflammatory rhetoric via mass-media, directed at people or groups of people, sometimes suggesting or legitimizing the use of violence.This speech tends to be protected due to the use of ambiguous coded language, dog whistles, jokes, hints, and other subtext in statements that fall short of a criminal threshold for causation.
Other themes identified include black and white good vs. evil narratives as well as painting an enemy as a mortal threat, which have been compared to the radicalization techniques used by terrorist groups. These attacks are often repeated and amplified inside a media echo chamber..
“I want you filthy Nazis to turn down the rhetoric!” Thanks, Joe.
So much for toning down the rhetoric
Of course it may have been someone at a lower level without his knowledge. The whole conduct of the SS is so fishy, something is not right...it's like Jack Ruby killing Oswald.
“democracy” = “permanent shadow government”
Yelp- Everyone must ‘tone down their rhetoric’ except biden apparently
If for no other reason. because joe is a chronic liar and a sociopath, he should be arrested. Shame on you, you put thg a joe.
Oops! .
...you are pathetic, joe
I’m glad the sniffer is so stupid.
So much for unity. On with the mud slinging.
Biden never meant any of it; he reverts to the senile old cuss lying out his teeth every possible time.
not 48 hours later and it’s back to the usual rhetoric out
of the whore house
>>>According to Politico, Mr Biden had said on the donor call: “I have one job, and that’s to beat Donald Trump. I’m absolutely certain I’m the best person to be able to do that. So, we’re done talking about the debate. It’s time to put Trump in a bullseye.”
Joe Biden is not well!, Sarah Palin was ridiculed for using the word target maps while Biden meant Bullseye on Trump.
There will be more attempts. Including after the election if Trump makes it that far.
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