{"id":1631174,"date":"2022-09-02T14:17:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T18:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1631174"},"modified":"2022-09-02T14:18:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T18:18:14","slug":"in-speech-walkback-biden-now-admits-hes-the-real-threat-to-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-speech-walkback-biden-now-admits-hes-the-real-threat-to-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"In Speech Walkback, Biden Now Admits He\u2019s The Real Threat To Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fin-speech-walkback-biden-now-admits-hes-the-real-threat-to-democracy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1631174&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe Biden attempted to walk back his divisive rhetoric delivered Thursday night, when the commander-in-chief stood before Independence Hall flanked by Marines illuminated by blood-red lights like stormtroopers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>Two months before the November midterms, Biden went on a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/09\/02\/bidens-democracy-lecture-reminded-americans-how-relentlessly-democrats-undermine-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">25-minute tirade<\/a> in which he branded his political opposition as an existential threat to democracy and the \u201csoul of this nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDonald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our Republic,\u201d Biden said. \u201cThere\u2019s no question that the Republican Party today is dominated, driven, and intimidated by Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans. And that is a threat to this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/liberals-fume-cnn-reporters-mildly-criticized-military-presence-biden-speech-this-embarrassing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rare criticism<\/a> from even CNN, Biden on Friday sought to back away from the divisive message he delivered in a scene some viewers compared to hell. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProfMJCleveland\/status\/1565569982628519936?s=20&amp;t=J6FfMixDSJcmMcelRE5qzA\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"931\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Margot-Tweet.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Margot-Tweet.jpg 931w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Margot-Tweet-300x232-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Margot-Tweet-768x595-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t consider any Trump supporter to be a threat,\u201d the president <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatthewFoldi\/status\/1565743012529029121?s=20&amp;t=gQRE957zyOW4RUoX8C3vBg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> reporters on Friday. <\/p>\n<p>Just one day earlier, however, Biden even <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1565492666120523778?s=20&amp;t=gQRE957zyOW4RUoX8C3vBg\">tweeted<\/a> that Trump supporters were a \u201cthreat to the very soul of this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1565492666120523778?s=20&amp;t=gQRE957zyOW4RUoX8C3vBg\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI do think anyone who calls for the use of violence and fails to condemn violence when it\u2019s used, refuse to acknowledge an election has been won \u2014 that is a threat to democracy,\u201d Biden added in his attempted Friday walkback.<\/p>\n<p>Under the president\u2019s definition, however, 2016 Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and the Democrats who <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/06\/13\/second-j6-hearing-criminalizes-republicans-for-election-objections-after-democrats-made-them-for-decades\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">objected<\/a> to President Donald Trump\u2019s electoral certification in 2017 are extremist threats to democracy. So is Biden himself for his <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/05\/09\/trump-personally-denounced-political-violence-why-wont-biden-condemn-attacks-on-churches-justices-homes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">refusal<\/a> to forcefully condemn the violent terrorism targeting conservatives, whether directed at conservative Supreme Court justices or pro-life pregnancy centers. Biden\u2019s Justice Department even <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/06\/23\/exclusive-rep-jordan-demands-receipts-after-biden-dojs-refusal-to-prosecute-threats-against-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">refused to prosecute<\/a> the illegal targeting of conservative justices by left-wing activists, which then escalated to the point of an attempted assassination on Justice Brett Kavanaugh. <\/p>\n<p>Hours before the president\u2019s dark, dystopian address in prime time, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declared Americans extreme by virtue of being in the political minority. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you are not with what majority of Americans are, then you know, that is extreme. That is an extreme way of thinking,\u201d Jean-Pierre said. <\/p>\n<p>Such a definition would also apply to support for Biden, for whom only a minority of Americans hold a favorable approval rating. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/other\/president-biden-job-approval-7320.html\">According<\/a> to RealClearPolitics\u2019 latest aggregate of surveys, only 42 percent of Americans approve of the president\u2019s job performance compared to nearly 55 percent who disapprove. <\/p>\n<p><strong>[RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/09\/01\/6-ways-dems-are-threatening-democracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">6 Ways Democrats Are \u2018Threatening Democracy\u2019<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. 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