Former President Donald Trump’s recent stroke on the left over the overused term “bloodshed” continues to pay dividends.
Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre faced questions Tuesday about whether President Joe Biden’s use of “bloodshed” merited a formal condemnation as well, after the White House repeatedly condemned the term.
Jean-Pierre tried unsuccessfully to reconcile Democrats’ anger with Biden’s responsibility.
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On March 16, President Trump used the word “bloodshed” in reference to the economic impact of the continued relocation of jobs and auto manufacturing plants overseas under the Biden administration.
President Trump addressed Chinese dictator Xi Jinping in his speech.
speech I said this at Dayton International Airport in Ohio. “Let me tell you something…a huge monster car manufacturing plant that’s being built in Mexico right now, and you think you’re going to get it, that’s what you’re going to do.”Don’t hire Americans, don’t make cars Are you going to sell it to us? No. ”
“We’re going to impose a 100% tariff on every car that comes through the line. And if I win, I won’t be able to sell those cars. Now, if I don’t win, “It would be a disaster for the whole thing. That would be the bare minimum. It would be a disaster for the country. It would be a big deal at least. But they’re not going to sell those cars.”
Blaze News previously reported that Democratic and liberal media outlets, including: CBS News, politiko, NPR, rolling stone, Los Angeles Timesand USA Today — rushed to mischaracterize President Trump’s remarks while exaggerating their own use of the term in recent months and years.
Social media accounts related to Biden’s reelection campaign helped perpetuate the false narrative.
Post An excerpt of the video taken out of context is captioned, “Trump: If I’m not elected, it’s going to be a disaster. It’s going to be a disaster for the country.”
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President Trump and the Republican Party further strengthened their use of the term this week, applying it to other contexts.
The Republican front-runner addressed a crowd in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Tuesday at a podium decorated with signs that read “Stop Biden’s border bloodbath,” criticizing the Biden administration’s failed border policies. did. report USA Today.
The Republican National Committee similarly criticized Biden over the fallout from border security failures, launching a website on Tuesday titled .Biden bloodbath. ”
The website states that Biden is “allowing violent criminals into the United States, and innocent Americans across the country are paying the price. Deadly drugs, cartels, gangs, and terrorists are taking advantage of this crisis to and threaten the United States.” “This is an invasion aided and abetted by Joe Biden and supported by Democrats who voted for his dangerous and cruel policies. This is bloodshed at the Biden border.”
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When asked about President Trump’s recent use of the word bloody during the presidential campaign. Tuesday’s White House press conference“We must denounce all the violent rhetoric that is tearing our country apart, certainly from our leaders,” Jean-Pierre said.
“We condemn any kind of violent rhetoric,” Jean-Pierre added. “We will condemn it regardless of who said it.”
White House correspondent Peter Doocy asked Jean-Pierre for clarification, saying, “So when Donald Trump talks about bloodshed, that’s violent rhetoric. In 2020, Joe Biden said, ‘ What we cannot tolerate is letting this go.” Will the primary become a negative catastrophe? ”
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spoke In March 2020, while campaigning against Sen. Bernie Sanders (me) in the Democratic primary.
Doucy’s question clearly put Jean-Pierre in a corner. After all, she had just vowed to condemn such “violent rhetoric” regardless of her source.
“So, I’m going to be very careful and cautious about Donald Trump, but he’s a candidate, so if you read that we’re talking about the 2024 election, what he says in that context. Read what he said in context. ”
Doocy added, “What I’m saying is that when Trump uses the word ‘bloody’ it’s an ugly word. What happens when Biden uses it?”
“No, no, no,” Jean-Pierre stammered. “Let’s be clear, you actually have to ask the question in the context of that statement, right? And when he said that in his statement, in his speech, what was said? So, that’s disingenuous.” in your question. ”
After Doocy followed up again with a direct quote from Biden, Jean-Pierre tried to excuse the elder Democrat’s language in a context in which her ally had previously disavowed Trump.
“He was talking about groups of people, groups of people,” Jean-Pierre said. “That’s what he’s talking about. What the president was talking about during the primaries is that he’s not going to let words alone detract from the primaries and the election. Those are two different things. are not the same. They are different and your question is disingenuous. ”
Jean-Pierre declined to condemn Biden’s alleged use of “violent rhetoric,” but stressed that such condemnation is still important.
Before carrying out the in-person response that amounted to an abrupt phone disconnect, the press secretary said President Trump’s use of the word “bloodshed” in relation to the auto industry was more inflammatory than that used by Biden. suggested that it was something.
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