Biden specifically mentioned “right-wing Americans.”
QUICK FACTS:
- President Joe Biden made headlines when he spoke to a crowd about Second Amendment rights and how some Americans are likely going to attempt to keep their freedom.
- The president told a crowd that he would keep working towards banning “assault weapons” without offering a clear definition of what an “assault” weapon was.
- He also warned conservatives that if they’re looking to keep their country “independent and safe,” a gun wouldn’t do the trick.
- “For those brave right-wing Americans who say it’s all about keeping Americans independent and safe, if you want to fight against a country you need an F-15,” Biden said. “You need something a little more than a gun.”
BIDEN PREVIOUSLY SINGLED OUT TRUMP SUPPORTERS:
- The Biden administration previously labeled 70 million Trump supporters as extremists who need to be confronted according to the president’s statement.
- At a rally in Maryland last week, Biden stated, “What we’re seeing now is either the beginning or the death knell of an extreme MAGA philosophy. It’s not just Trump; it’s the entire philosophy that supports it. It’s almost semi-fascist.”
BACKGROUND:
- Biden previously took to Twitter to call out “MAGA Republicans” saying they have already “made their choice,” seeming to write off the trump supporters.
- The former president has seemed oblivious to the potential political danger of alienating what is at a minimum, almost half the nation’s voters.
