Joe believes precedent is set for segregating school children.
QUICK FACTS:
- Joe Biden on Wednesday said that Donald Trump’s supporters represent the “most extreme” political group in U.S. history.
- “This MAGA crowd is really the most extreme political organization that’s existed in American history,” Biden said after saying he believes it’s possible that some U.S. states might make a law segregating “LGBTQ children” from “other children.”
- Biden was answering questions from reporters about the recent Politico leak of a draft opinion showing that the Supreme Court had voted to overturn Roe v. Wade.
- During the speech, Biden repeatedly mispronounced ‘MAGA’—which stands for ‘Make America Great Again,’ President Donald J. Trump’s campaign slogan—calling it “mega” instead.
- Speaking on a proposal unveiled last month by Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R) that would raise taxes on 75 million American families, he said “It’s hard to make this up, but then again it is the mega agenda.”
- Biden mispronounced ‘MAGA’ again, later on saying, “I don’t want to hear Republicans talk about deficits and their ultra-mega agenda.”
- A third time he mispronounced the word before correcting himself: “As income equality grew to historic levels under Republicans, a mega Republican—MAGA Republicans. I don’t want to mispronounce it—MAGA Republicans,” Biden said.
- Watch Biden mispronounce ‘MAGA’ below:
WHAT ELSE BIDEN SAID:
“What happens if you have states change the law saying that children who are LGBTQ can’t be in classrooms with other children. Is that legit under the way the decision is written?” Biden asked. “What are the next things that are going to be attacked?”
BACKGROUND:
- Trump supporters are said to have caused $1.5 million in damage to the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6.
- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon estimated the cost of repairing damage to federal buildings in Portland caused by Antifa—who oppose Trump—at more than $2 million, according to Breitbart.
- Black Lives Matter (BLM)—who want to “[c]onvict and ban Trump from future political office”—protests sparked by George Floyd’s killing resulted in “at least $1 billion to $2 billion of paid insurance claims,” Axios reports.
