{"id":2288083,"date":"2024-07-02T15:09:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T19:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bbc-host-insists-post-suggesting-biden-assassinate-trump-was-satire-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-02T15:10:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T19:10:16","slug":"bbc-host-insists-post-suggesting-biden-assassinate-trump-was-satire-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bbc-host-insists-post-suggesting-biden-assassinate-trump-was-satire-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC host insists post suggesting Biden assassinate Trump was \u2018satire\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fbbc-host-insists-post-suggesting-biden-assassinate-trump-was-satire-washington-examiner%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=2288083&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>A BBC radio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">host<\/a>, David Aaronovitch, faced backlash for a social media post\u200d suggesting that President Joe Biden\u200c order former President \u200bDonald Trump to be killed, in reference to a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. Aaronovitch later claimed the post was made in \u2064jest and deleted it, stating it was satire\u200d and criticizing those who criticized him. Biden and Democratic\u2062 lawmakers have condemned the \u2064Supreme Court&#8217;s decision, calling it a dangerous \u200bprecedent.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">BBC host insists post suggesting Biden assassinate Trump was \u2018satire\u2019<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/asher-notheis\/\">Asher Notheis<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-02T14:40:55-04:00\">July 2, 2024 2:40 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1693283\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bbc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>BBC<\/a> radio host said his now<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gina-carano-dropped-by-talent-agency-after-star-axed-from-disney-show-over-social-media-post\/\" title=\"Gina Carano Dropped By Talent Agency After Star Axed From Disney Show Over Social Media Post\">-deleted social media post<\/a>, which suggested President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> order that former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> be killed, was made in jest.<\/p>\n<p>The post by David Aaronovitch, the host for BBC Radio 4, was made in reference to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Supreme Court\u2019s<\/a> 6-3 decision in <em>Trump v. United States<\/em>, which determined that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3030301\/supreme-court-finds-some-immunity-for-presidents-complicating-trump-indictment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>former presidents are entitled to \u201cpresumptive immunity\u201d for all \u201cofficial acts.\u201d<\/a> Aaronovitch suggested in a post on X that he would order Trump to be \u201cmurdered\u201d if he were in Biden\u2019s shoes, with the post later deleted due to backlash.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 DELETED \u2013 I give you David Aaronovitch &#8220;Presenter of BBC Radio 4&#8217;s Briefing Room&#8221; inciting the murder of Donald J. Trump. Sick.<\/p>\n<p>Trump derangement syndrome is real.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j9BhGeM5fv\">https:\/\/t.co\/j9BhGeM5fv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tROFFgKz9D\">pic.twitter.com\/tROFFgKz9D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 banthebbc \ud835\udd4f (@banthebbc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/banthebbc\/status\/1807830368575164632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s now a far right pile on suggesting that my tweet about the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling on presidential immunity is an incitement to violence when it\u2019s plainly a satire,\u201d Aaronovitch stated on X. \u201cSo I\u2019m deleting it. If nothing else though it\u2019s given me a map of some the daftest people on this site.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There\u2019s now a far right pile on suggesting that my tweet about the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling on presidential immunity is an incitement to violence when it\u2019s plainly a satire. So I\u2019m deleting it. If nothing else though it\u2019s given me a map of some the daftest people on this site.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Aaronovitch (@DAaronovitch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DAaronovitch\/status\/1807829423032299929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Aaronovitch added in a subsequent post that those criticizing him for his original suggestion did not have any problem \u201cwith the ruling itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Note by the way that not one of them has a problem with the ruling itself<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Aaronovitch (@DAaronovitch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DAaronovitch\/status\/1807829915338957295?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Biden and Democratic lawmakers have condemned the Supreme Court for its decision, with the president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3066753\/biden-condemns-supreme-court-trump-immunity-decision-terrible-disservice-to-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>saying it sets \u201ca dangerous precedent\u201d<\/a> by allowing the president to be no longer constrained by the law. He added that the decision \u201ccontinued the court\u2019s attack in recent years\u201d on various principles in the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3067028\/steube-chides-democrats-fearmongering-immunity-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>dismissed Biden\u2019s comments as \u201cfearmongering\u201d<\/a> and said it was part of the \u201ctypical ploy\u201d to mislead voters over events happening in the U.S. <\/p>\n<p> <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/112711754312482501\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Trump, meanwhile, described the court\u2019s ruling as a \u201cBIG WIN FOR OUR CONSTITUTION AND DEMOCRACY\u201d in a Truth Social post. The court\u2019s decision comes as he is the presumptive Republican nominee for president, setting the stage for a possible rematch between him and Biden.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1693283\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1693283\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A BBC radio host claimed that his social media post suggesting President Joe Biden order the killing of former President Donald Trump was meant as a joke. 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