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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“TRUMP IS A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY!
Our nation is a Constitutional Republic - NOT a Democracy.
The Dems want to make us a democracy - by eliminating the Electoral College.
Wish some conservatives would start saying this..”
No, the reason the Marxists always screech about “our democracy” is because, as communists, democracies are their biggest threat. A democracy is not ruled by big Government and/or the military, as they wet-dream about (See: China, North Korea, Cuba, Vietnam) They’re lying, IOW.... per usual. They don’t want a democracy. Quite the opposite, in fact. Which is why they always push for more government control over every aspect of our lives.
Because a shooter didn't miss his brains by one inch?
Next time we see Mr. Biden, he’ll be shambling across the stage with his arms stretched out in front of him, moaning bbraaaaaiiiiiiinnnnnssss ...
This rutabaga couldn’t order an ice cream cone
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