{"id":2157146,"date":"2024-01-23T16:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T21:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-shapiro-debates-leftist-live-streamer-on-lex-fridman-podcast-rips-liberals-argument-that-trump-was-a-tyrant-while-in-office\/"},"modified":"2024-01-23T16:05:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T21:05:58","slug":"ben-shapiro-debates-leftist-live-streamer-on-lex-fridman-podcast-rips-liberals-argument-that-trump-was-a-tyrant-while-in-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-shapiro-debates-leftist-live-streamer-on-lex-fridman-podcast-rips-liberals-argument-that-trump-was-a-tyrant-while-in-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Shapiro debates leftist live-streamer on Lex Fridman podcast, challenges liberal&#8217;s claim of Trump being a tyrant"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Fben-shapiro-debates-leftist-live-streamer-on-lex-fridman-podcast-rips-liberals-argument-that-trump-was-a-tyrant-while-in-office%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=2157146&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--><h2>Daily Wire \u200bEditor Emeritus Ben Shapiro Slams Leftist Argument\u200d Against Trump<\/h2>\n<p>In a recent appearance on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tYrdMjVXyNg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lex Fridman Podcast<\/a>, Ben Shapiro, former editor of the Daily Wire, passionately criticized the notion\u200c that Donald Trump was a tyrant during his presidency. Instead, Shapiro argued that President Joe\u200c Biden has implemented far \u200dmore authoritarian policies since taking office.<\/p>\n<p>During the two-hour podcast, Shapiro engaged \u2064in \u2063a lively debate\u200d with leftist\u2062 live-streamer and political commentator Steven Bonnell, also known as &#8220;Destiny.&#8221; The topics ranged from higher education\u200d and wokeism to foreign policy and the possibility of a\u200d Trump-Biden rematch in the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One of the big problems that I have with all the talk about \u200b&#8217;Trump tyrant&#8217; and &#8216;Trump executive power&#8217; is that Joe\u2062 Biden has \u2064used executive\u2063 power in ways that far exceed\u2064 anything Trump did,&#8221; Shapiro asserted.<\/p>\n<p>Bonnell \u2064interjected, pointing out that every president has stretched the limits of executive power. However, Shapiro countered by highlighting Biden&#8217;s use of the Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dave-rubin-blasts-twitter-for-locking-his-account-over-misleading-covid-19-tweet\/\" title=\"Dave Rubin Blasts Twitter for Locking His Account Over \u2018Misleading\u2019 COVID-19 Tweet\">impose vaccine mandates<\/a> \u2062on 80 million\u200c Americans, \u200cwhich he deemed &#8220;insane.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.@benshapiro explains to @TheOmniLiberal why Biden is tyrannical and Trump isn&#8217;t<\/p>\n<p>Ben: &#8220;Joe Biden has used executive\u2063 power in ways\u2026well beyond \u200danything Trump even remotely\u2062 attempted\u2026 Biden literally used\u2063 the Occupational Safety and Hazard \u2063Administration to\u200b try\u200d to \u2064cram\u2062 down\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/617THMAzlM\">pic.twitter.com\/617THMAzlM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Wire \u2064(@realDailyWire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDailyWire\/status\/1749844284684018142?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Shapiro further\u2062 expressed his preference for Trump&#8217;s leadership in areas\u2064 such as \u2062foreign policy and the economy, asserting that Trump&#8217;s performance surpassed Biden&#8217;s. \u200cHe also pointed out that divisive \u200brhetoric \u200cis\u200b not \u2062exclusive to Trump, as Biden is also seen as an &#8220;incredibly divisive&#8221; leader.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1706097058281000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0ycc4NGX65eHTjkURWUXik\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Shapiro highlighted that a\u200d significant portion of Americans are deeply dissatisfied with Biden&#8217;s performance and do not view him as a unifying figure. He also criticized Biden for demonizing Trump supporters, labeling them as &#8220;MAGA\u2063 Republicans,&#8221; despite his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jen-psaki-walks-back-bidens-promise-to-open-schools-in-100-days-some-teaching-in-classrooms-at-least-one-day-per-week\/\" title=\"Jen Psaki Walks Back Biden\u2019s Promise To Open Schools In 100 Days: \u2018Some Teaching\u2019 In Classrooms \u2018At Least One Day Per Week\u2019\">initial campaign promise<\/a> to \u2063bring the\u2063 country together.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.@benshapiro tells @TheOmniLiberall how Biden is more divisive than Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FXhJBjsB1j\">pic.twitter.com\/FXhJBjsB1j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDailyWire\/status\/1749846960264368221?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> According to Shapiro, what is\u2062 the basis of the \u2064left&#8217;s\u200d argument against \u200bTrump as a threat to democracy,\u200c and\u2062 how does he critique it?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Rican workers. Shapiro argued that\u2064 this was a\u200c clear example of Biden&#8217;s \u200bauthoritarian policies, as it involved the government forcing individuals to inject a substance into their bodies against \u2064their \u200cwill.<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro further criticized the left&#8217;s argument that Trump was a threat to democracy, stating, &#8220;It seems to me that the left&#8217;s argument against \u2064Trump is based on what he could have done, not what he actually did.&#8221; He\u200d pointed out that many of the concerns raised about \u2062Trump&#8217;s potential abuses of power never materialized, while Biden&#8217;s actions are actually eroding civil liberties and expanding the reach of \u200cgovernment.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion also touched \u200con the issue of censorship and free speech. \u2062Shapiro argued that tech companies like Facebook and Twitter exert an unprecedented level \u200bof control over public discourse, silencing conservative \u2064voices and promoting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/citizens-object-to-2020-election\/\" title=\"Citizens Object To 2020 Election\">left-wing agenda<\/a>. This, \u200bhe claimed, was a bigger threat to democracy than anything Trump or\u2063 his supporters ever posed.<\/p>\n<p>Bonnell, however, defended the actions of these tech companies, arguing that they have a responsibility to moderate content and prevent\u2063 the spread of misinformation. He also asserted that conservative voices were not being \u2063silenced, but rather facing consequences for spreading\u2064 falsehoods.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the podcast, Shapiro consistently emphasized the need for intellectual\u2062 honesty and respectful discourse in\u2062 political conversations. While he disagreed with Bonnell on many points, he commended him for engaging in a genuine debate and not resorting to personal attacks or \u200dstrawman arguments.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200dconclusion, Ben Shapiro, in his \u200dappearance on \u2062the Lex Fridman \u2063Podcast, criticized the left&#8217;s portrayal of Trump as a \u200ctyrant \u2062and highlighted what he perceives as the authoritarian\u2063 policies of President Biden. He argued that Biden&#8217;s use of executive power, \u200cspecifically in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-attorney-general-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-for-city-employees-is-unconstitutional\/\" title=\"Arizona Attorney General: COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for City Employees Is Unconstitutional\">imposing vaccine mandates<\/a>, far exceeds anything Trump did. Shapiro also took issue with tech companies&#8217; control over \u2064public discourse \u2064and defended\u2062 conservative voices that he \u200bbelieves are being silenced. Overall, he \u2064called for intellectual honesty and respectful dialogue, emphasizing the \u2063importance of engaging in substantive\u200c debates rather than resorting to personal attacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro criticized the left&#8217;s claim that Donald Trump was a tyrant during his presidency. He argued that President Joe Biden has implemented more authoritarian policies since assuming office. 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