CNN legal analyst Elliott Williams on Wednesday called President Biden's comments about detaining former President Trump “absolutely stupid.”
“First and foremost. What the president said was a very stupid statement. Here's why. This statement directly struck a central point that Donald Trump and those around him were making: , we have this overwhelming head of the Department of Justice in this country.'It's not like the president is going after his rivals, but that's not true,'' Williams said.
He added that “even if it was an accident, by just stating that, he fueled that nonsense,” which compared to what President Trump has said about his political opponents. , argued that it was somewhat unfair.
“I know it sounds weird. If you said this five years ago, it's like you're going to lock me up. We have to lock him up,” Biden said Tuesday at an event in New Hampshire. ” he said. But the president quickly added, “Lock him up politically. Lock him out. That's what we have to do.”
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CNN legal analyst Elliott Williams said Wednesday that President Biden's comments about President Donald Trump were “absolutely stupid.” (Screenshot/CNN)
Other panelists dismissed the comments and reiterated that everything Mr. Trump said was worse.
“He clarified what he said. He said, 'I'm going to shut you out,' and politically, I think he made that statement, but he clarified it right away. It took a few hours. It wasn’t later,” said Kendra, Biden’s former press secretary. Birkhoff said during the discussion: “I think the fact that people are jumping on this is pretty ironic considering the fact that we saw a clip of Donald Trump saying… 'She might be on drugs,' Maybe this is what I'm trying to say, but the fact of the matter is, this is what Donald Trump is making up, day in and day out. ”
Jonathan Alter echoed her point, saying, “There's always a pointless opinion in this crowd.”
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about border security and enforcement with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 5, 2023 in Washington, DC. ((Photo by Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images))
The president was in Concord for an official event highlighting his administration's efforts to lower health care costs and prescription drug prices. Minutes later, Mr. Biden spoke at a political rally at the headquarters of the New Hampshire Democratic Party, repeating his long-standing claim that Mr. Trump would be a threat to the country's democracy if re-elected.
“Our democracy is at stake,” Biden said. “Think about it. Think about what would happen if Donald Trump won this election.”
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Axio reporter Alex Thompson points out that this could be politically detrimental to Vice President Kamala Harris, with a former senior Biden administration official texting Biden: “We have to lock up Joe.” Biden's remarks went viral, saying he sent a message.
Fox News' Paul Steinhauser and Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
