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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,702 posts)
Sat Sep 3, 2022, 03:28 PM Sep 2022

Biden speech denouncing Trump, 'MAGA ideology' sparks threats, calls for violence

President Biden’s fiery speech in Philadelphia denouncing former President Donald Trump and what he described as “extreme MAGA ideology” has sparked online calls for violence, including death threats against the president, according to documents obtained by Yahoo News.

Biden’s remarks also prompted immediate concerns from senior counterterrorism officials who said they fear that calling Trump supporters extremists would be viewed as a call to arms and would only inflame an already volatile threat environment.

“Too much of what’s happening in our country today is not normal,” Biden said Thursday night at Independence Hall, flanked by two U.S. Marines. “Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic.”

By Friday afternoon, posts on forums popular among white supremacists and far-right extremists called for the assassination of Biden, and named Jewish administration officials including Attorney General Merrick Garland, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as potential targets. Declarations of civil war were also appearing, according to documents detailing some of the threats.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-speech-denouncing-trump-maga-ideology-sparks-threats-calls-for-violence-003139767.html

Thereby proving Biden is right.

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Biden speech denouncing Trump, 'MAGA ideology' sparks threats, calls for violence (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2022 OP
A calculated risk. no_hypocrisy Sep 2022 #1
Yup, just proving his point. They're cornered rats on a sinking ship. onecaliberal Sep 2022 #2
Anything more predictable? Brainfodder Sep 2022 #3
Proving Biden's point, of course. Ocelot II Sep 2022 #4
Just like every other day They_Live Sep 2022 #5
It's not because of anything Biden does, they would make death threats about student loan forgiven Walleye Sep 2022 #6
The maga people want everyone to be afraid but not going to happen FloridaBlues Sep 2022 #7

Brainfodder

(7,781 posts)
3. Anything more predictable?
Sat Sep 3, 2022, 03:33 PM
Sep 2022

Dish it but can not take it, that is them.

Pitiful.

BUT:

THOSE are the Civil WAR PROPONENTS!?!




Walleye

(44,800 posts)
6. It's not because of anything Biden does, they would make death threats about student loan forgiven
Sat Sep 3, 2022, 03:56 PM
Sep 2022

Ever listen to some of the threats Eric Swalwell gets?

FloridaBlues

(4,668 posts)
7. The maga people want everyone to be afraid but not going to happen
Sat Sep 3, 2022, 04:00 PM
Sep 2022

For the majority of us. The threats just proves Biden’s speech was spot on correct

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