President Joe Biden seemed to point the finger at everyone but himself when he urged the nation to turn down the heat on political rhetoric, and many Americans reminded him of his own words.
But as the president's Oval Office speech sparked reminders of his incendiary call to put a “bull's eye” on former President Donald Trump, The Federalist's Mollie Hemingway pointed to something “even worse.”
In a social media post just two weeks before the assassination attempt on the presumptive Republican nominee, Biden had called him a “genuine threat to this nation.”
“It's a threat to our freedom. It's a threat to our democracy. It's literally a threat to everything America stands for,” Biden's X account posted in late June.
This tweet from Biden is even worse than the comment he made https://t.co/Dw2gRoAAKj
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) July 14, 2024
Social media users were disgusted, to say the least.
The person who wrote this post for Joe Biden should be fired.
— Patricia (@triciamap) July 14, 2024
— Rick from Florida (@sunsetswfl) July 15, 2024
This rhetoric breaks down into, “Well, WTF did you expect Pepole to do if you told them this level of threat exists?!?”
— The Middle Aged Baby (@MiddleAgedBaby2) July 14, 2024
Despicable
— Curious Mind Byte (@CuriousMindByte) July 14, 2024
A Democratic congressman called out the “dangerous lies” spewed by political parties, addressing the dangers facing the nation on its current path in a lengthy thread about X.
“We can start by dropping hyperbolic threats about the interests of this election,” wrote Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME). “It should not be misrepresented as a struggle between democracy or authoritarianism or a battle against fascists or socialists bent on destroying America. These are dangerous lies.”
Almost all people want to live a free and peaceful life in a stable democracy led by serious people who care about the common good of the nation. 2/10
— Congressman Jared Golden (@RepGolden) July 14, 2024
“In the wake of the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, we must ask ourselves questions about the future of our country and what we want for ourselves and our children,” wrote Golden, who runs the re-election in Maine district.
“In pursuit of short-term political gains, they are eager to exaggerate our differences and cast their political opponents as diabolical caricatures bent on destroying the country,” he continued.
“The result is an overwhelming sense of fear and anxiety about the future of our country, where the normal, tried and tested tools of democracy no longer seem adequate to protect the common good. In this sense, an increase in politically motivated violence in the United States is not surprising,” the lawmaker added.
The result is an overwhelming sense of fear and anxiety about the future of our country, where the normal, tried and tested tools of democracy no longer seem adequate to protect the common good. In this sense, an increase in politically motivated violence in the United States is not surprising. 6/10
— Congressman Jared Golden (@RepGolden) July 14, 2024
Continuing down that path would be “disastrous,” according to Golden, who called for an end to hyperbole, condemning any language that characterizes opponents as “fascists.”
Golden's reality check had mixed reactions on X:
Here! A lone Democrat who still has some sense of unity and leadership in his party!
Thanks Jared.
— LezGoBranDone (@LezGoBranDone) July 14, 2024
For 7 years the democrats have painted half the country as a nazi… so far you have said nothing… I hope your voters kick you out but I have my doubts….
— Bill Clinton (@BillCli36376649) July 15, 2024
The Republicans did not start this rhetoric. Any response we make censored by Dem Social Media and fake news media. Now that X has allowed us to respond, are the Dems calling for an end? The Dems need to stop what they started. Your president just asked for a target on Trump's back!
— Roy Anderson (@africa1228) July 14, 2024
The Democratic congressman acts as the voice of reason in a message, asking people to stop extremist rhetoric.
And the response from many Democrats is more extremist rhetoric.
— Nathanael✝️⚛️ (@DiscretePatriot) July 15, 2024
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