President Joe Biden launched his re-election campaign Friday near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, repurposing a line of attack against Donald Trump that he previously used in his 2020 presidential campaign.
Biden claimed as if it were true that Trump called fallen soldiers (Biden called them “dead soldiers”) “suckers” and “losers,” but anonymous sources Although the accusation was baseless, more than a dozen people refuted it at the time. Those on the record included those who opposed Trump.
Mr. Biden also attacked Mr. Trump for considering invoking the Insurrection Act in 2020, which Mr. Biden described as a horrific use of force on America's streets, and in response to Black Lives Matter rioters. ignored the fact that it was running rampant in American cities.
Much of the speech commemorated the third anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Biden moved his speech to the day before to avoid bad weather. He did not mention similar left-wing “riots” such as this week's shutdown of California's Capitol by leftists. As a result, no arrests were made, although deputies had to flee the building.
This was Biden's first campaign speech of 2024, but Biden paid little attention to his past record or plans for a second term, instead focusing on his 2020 and perhaps 2024 rival, former Donald Trump. They focused on the president and described him as a threat. Toward democracy. Mr. Biden referred to the previous “word cloud.” Created by daily mail Describe terms that respondents associated with Trump and that Trump reposted. Those words include “revenge” and “dictatorship,” which Biden quoted as if Trump were actually saying he would defend them. (The most prominent word in Joe Biden's own “word cloud” was “nothing.”)
Curiously, Biden avoided the familiar Charlottesville “decent people hoax,” which he continues to use even though it has long been debunked. . The January 6th riot is clearly a stand-in for that event and will be a cornerstone of Biden's campaign.
Biden spoke near the historic site of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, where General George Washington spent a harsh winter in 1777 and regrouped during the most difficult phase of the American Revolution. This symbolism contained a message. Just as in his “Dark Brandon” speech, Biden was casting Trump and his supporters as America's enemies. speech In 2022, he is flanked by Marines in front of Independence Hall in Pennsylvania.
Biden, who is struggling in the polls, is clearly focused on fear rather than hope.
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