Biden turns focus on Trump’s rhetoric: ‘I’m not the guy that refused to accept the outcome of the election’ | After some Republicans alleged Biden incited Trump’s would-be assassin, the president said the real problem is his rival’s rhetoric.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/biden-says-was-mistake-use-bullseye-rhetorical-trump-attack-rcna161998
46 comments
Yes, the 20-year-old Republican was listening to Biden.
Trump has only been spewing violent rhetoric for the last 8 years.
This is the real headline
Why can’t we just call Trump what he is? He’s a traitor, a traitor who’s also a felon. Just say it plainly.
Finally
Give ’em hell, Joe
No shit! Which party are the nazis openly supporting? Don’t vote for that party. It’s not rocket science.
There is virtually no meaningful counter-part on the Left to MAGA inspired right-wing political violence. The pearl clutching in conservative media is political theatrics, a next level attempt at gaslighting the American people into believing that January 6, Unite the Right in Charlottesville, the bludgeoning of Paul Pelosi, the attempted kidnapping of Gretchen Whitmer, and the numerous death threats directed against sitting members of congress, federal prosecutors, judges, election officials, etc are irrelevant.
That the ascension of right-wing paramilitary and extremist groups like the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, the Three Percenters, the Boogaloo Boys, and corn fed Neo-Nazis have in no way flourished as a result of Trump and friends’ bellicose and hostile rhetoric targeting Democrats, their constituents, and so-called traitorous “RINOs”.
Don’t believe the bullshit. The political violence has to stop and the lion’s share of responsibility rests on right-wing pundits to make that happen.
Edit: I can’t believe I forgot Pizzagate 🤦
Rush Limbaugh told rural Americans for years that Democrats were destroying their country. For the good of the US and the world the Republican party deserves an epic embarrassment on election day.
I have a theory that the shooter (who classmates said was intelligent) was radicalized and then figured out that Trump was a liar/con artist/etc so he felt betrayed and had a radical reaction in the moment
Didn’t the Republican for Gov of NC say some people “deserve to be killed” alluding murdering Dems is ok?
Good. Dems better not give in to Republicans trying to twist reality. Republicans have been begging for violence for many years and now they want sympathy when it bites them in the ass.
I’m hoping Biden and his team can turn this shit upside down. Yes the Republicans are riding a wave of excitement for now because trump was shot at. We’ll see what the Dem response is. Dark Brandon may come out with a bigger, more hyped up message that will turn the media tides.
No kidding.
>”We pledge to you that we will root out the communists, Marxists, fascists, and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country,”
trump read that shit from a prompter.. those were prepared words.
Trump has repeatedly called for his rivals to be assassinated
Of course the Republicans claim it was Biden saying ‘bullseye’ just that one time, and not any of this [https://youtu.be/wNzzOwiebvM](https://youtu.be/wNzzOwiebvM)
“I didn’t say ‘crosshairs.’ I meant ‘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 that 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.”
He ain’t wrong
Go joe go
Why are we calling threats and calls to violence rhetoric?
Yeah, how can Republicans claim Trump’s rhetoric had nothing to do with January 6th, but Biden’s rhetoric got Trump shot? This level of disingenuousness is bad even for Republicans.
I mean, for Republicans to get on Democrats for OUR rhetoric is just… Fuck these terrorist pieces of shit.
I mean- this seems like the chickens coming home to roost, no?
Biden 100% right here. Trump has been engaged in Stochastic Terrorism for at least the past 8 years.
Republicans could’ve taken this moment to acknowledge the constant calls for violence and retribution from their side has created a climate where a young Republican just tried to assassinate the Republican candidate for POTUS, and decide to course correct to tamp down the rhetoric and cool things down.
**But no.. of course they just blame Biden and the Dems.**
The GOP is the complete cultural rot that has been allowed to fester since the Civil War. They are no longer a legit political party, but instead a faction of Domestic Terrorists and Insurrectionists.
Good. Show some fucking balls about this and keep rubbing their face in the fact that they’ve been driving talk like this for years.
“All I did was hold up a mirror” — we report, you decide!
The failed assassin was a registered republican. His high school classmates described him as staunchly conservative. I highly doubt this kid was listening to and acting upon literally anything Biden has ever said.
Dude almost got his vice president killed in an effort to steal the election. Djt even suggested “second amendment people do something about” Hillary Clinton nominating Supreme Court justices if she were president
Vote in the primary and vote in the general. That is all.
I just saw an article that said Biden reached out to the widow of the man who was shot, and she politely refused the call out of respect for her husband’s politics. Meanwhile, Trump still hasn’t reached out to the family, but he’s doing interviews with the press and hosting a convention. All of that infuriates me. How can you not see the basic difference between these two men?
Trumpie is a terrorist, so yeah.
I agree with what JD Vance said about Trump before he was chosen as VP
Right….anyone trying to pin this on Biden should probably look at what the people Trump supports and the party who supports him has said…..
“ some folks just need killing”……you can’t be ok with someone saying that, endorse them, and then be mad when the someone that Robinson was referring to happens to be you in another individual’s mind…..
Trump has literally been condoning and encouraging violence since the insurrection …..turns out he only condones violence when it’s violence against anyone but him…..not how this works buddy…..
Wow, that’s, like… actually the right thing to say in that moment.
Good.
I’d love to hear them explain how “sleepy joe” incited someone to violence.
It was a bad interview overall. Partly because of Biden mumbling through as usual, but also because Lester was a fucking terrible interviewer.
It’s crazy to me that, in three weeks, this insane agist narrative towards an honest man who is, good, patriotic, loves his family, treats those around him well, doesn’t disrespect women, children, people of color, isn’t a complete self absorbed narcissist, who threatens people almost daily in real life, on his fake twitter where he has temper tantrums, and is liked because “he’s not establishment is suddenly subject to this insane ploy to get rid of him at the 11th hour.
It’s absolutely insane that a three week now, three week narrative, that he’s “too old” has caused this level of doubt.
Yes Joe is older. But people. It’s too late to pivot. It’s too late. Joe is the guy. Joe is a good man. Yes he’s older and has a stutter.
I will not let someone take away women’s rights, gay peoples rights, or let social security be demolished possibly forcing so many seniors into homelessness.
Trump literally said he’s going to be a dictator on day one.
Its our job to stop that.
What a horrible exclusive. NBC continues to push this bs on Biden and continue to ignore what truly matters to Americans.
Oh good, I was worried Biden was gonna be soft of him this week. Glad he’s setting the record straight.
Honestly, the world is taking the shooting differently than I expected it and most of the heat I see is on Republicans rhetoric, not Democrats.
Time to bring the ads back and double down.
Democrats need to come out with verve and energy. This thing is winnable, but not by being meek
Bingo
This was the dominant, issue-focused Biden I’ve been routing for. Just enough fight and push-back, with the major focus on the fact that his record is goddamn solid as hell.
Let’s go Joe!
Joe destroyed Lester Holt.
If he starts talking like that, focusing on making good policies, calling out Trump on his shit then maybe we can have a small chance. As long as Trump in return keeps making things as violent and awful as possible to match.
There you go.
That’s my president.
Turn the screws, Joe! Get that Nazi fuck!