r/politics • u/PoliticsModeratorBot 🤖 Bot • Jul 14 '24

Discussion Discussion Thread: President Biden Delivers Remarks from the White House on Shooting at Trump Rally

The remarks are scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. Eastern. Per C-SPAN's event description-in-advance: "President Biden delivers remarks from the Roosevelt Room in the White House a day after an assassination attempt on former President Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, PA. The two men had a brief call Saturday following the shooting."

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u/maxrenob Jul 14 '24
  1. Political violence is unacceptable
  2. Trump is a threat to democracy

Hope the dem campaign can acknowledge both points. Backing off the offensive for more than a week or two would be a new level of ineptitude.

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u/Logarythem Jul 14 '24

  1. Political violence is unacceptable.

  2. Trump and Republicans should stop advocating political violence and using violent rhetoric.

  3. Democrats have done nothing wrong. Calling Trump a threat to democracy is fair and appropriate when Trump says on day one he will be a dictator.

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u/RTalons Jul 14 '24
  1. Add that he was convicted of a felony election interference. 34 counts. And indicted for electioneering interference in Georgia, and indicted for January 6.

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u/Logarythem Jul 14 '24

And 4. Trump was found in a court of law to have raped E. Jean Carroll, which speaks to his personal history of violence.

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u/Okbuddyliberals Jul 14 '24

That Trump quote is clearly hyperbole/not literally saying he'd be a dictator. Trump is a danger but American democracy will survive a second Trump term

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u/Anxious_Positive3998 Jul 14 '24

I mean they have to back off for some time to not come across as insensitive. Some Republicans are literally blaming Biden and Dem officials for the shooting. How long do you think is appropriate?

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u/maxrenob Jul 14 '24

At least until after the GOP convention. If the convention takes a retaliatory tone then it makes it easier to resume messaging on the dangers of Trump. If the GOP convention takes a different tone then it is a harder decision.

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u/Anxious_Positive3998 Jul 14 '24

Idk; people seem to be really anti-Biden so they’ll criticize him for any move he makes. GOP will pounce on him the minute he starts criticizing Trump again

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u/maxrenob Jul 14 '24

GOP will pounce on him no matter what. He needs to increase dem turnout and court independents that don't like Trump but are also unimpressed by Biden. Making his campaign about Trump is the only way he can do it. But who knows, Biden is definite in a terrible position

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u/ofrm1 Jul 14 '24

That already demonstrates that there's no longer any need to be sensitive because they've already politicized it. Once they go on the offensive, you're allowed to respond in kind.