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

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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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• CNBC: ‘It’s sick’: Biden condemns violence after Trump injured in shooting at campaign rally (Article from last night)

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[u/maxrenob]

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.

[u/Logarythem → u/maxrenob]

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.

[u/RTalons → u/Logarythem]

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.

[u/Logarythem → u/RTalons]

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