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After Years Of Demonizing Trump And Conservatives, Biden Claims ‘We Are Not Enemies’


Joe Biden was clearly trying to shift his tone in the wake of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.

In a brief Oval Office address on Sunday, he attempted to erase the bitter and divisive rhetoric that has dominated his term in office, insisting that now is the time to come together as a country.

As the New York Post reported:

President Biden urged the nation to unite in a rare Oval Office address on Sunday night – a day after a gunman tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally.

“My fellow Americans, I want to speak to you tonight about the need for us to lower the temperature in our politics and to remember that while we may disagree, we are not enemies,” the 81-year-old president said.

“We are neighbors, we are friends, coworkers, citizens, and most importantly we are fellow Americans. We must stand together.”

Biden said that he was “grateful” that Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, survived with only a graze wound and hailed rally attendee Corey Comperatore, 50, who was fatally shot, as a “hero.”

It wasn’t that long ago, of course, that Biden said Trump needed to be placed in the “bullseye.”

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The social media reaction to Saturday’s attack included many posts asserting that Biden deserves at least some of the blame.

Despite nearly being killed by an assassin’s bullet the previous night, Trump nevertheless echoed Biden’s call for unity.

According to The Hill:

Former President Trump and President Biden seemed to be sharing similar messages on Sunday.

Just minutes after Biden finished remarks on the attempt on Trump’s life the day prior, Trump posted “UNITE AMERICA!” to his Truth Social account.

A gunman fired shots into a Trump campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday evening. The former president reported that a bullet pierced his ear, and he walked away otherwise unscathed. The shooter, identified by the FBI as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pa., targeted the rally from a nearby rooftop.

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Biden revealed during his Sunday remarks that he has initiated an independent review of the security apparatus. He also again condemned the assassination attempt.

Here’s a clip of Biden’s address:



 

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