{"id":2361287,"date":"2024-10-29T21:56:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T01:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-appears-to-threaten-deadly-violence-in-response-to-puerto-rico-controversy\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T22:04:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T02:04:03","slug":"biden-appears-to-threaten-deadly-violence-in-response-to-puerto-rico-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-appears-to-threaten-deadly-violence-in-response-to-puerto-rico-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Appears to Threaten Deadly Violence in Response to Puerto Rico Controversy"},"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\">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%2Fbiden-appears-to-threaten-deadly-violence-in-response-to-puerto-rico-controversy%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=2361287&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 attended a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/female-reporter-says-cuomos-eat-whole-sausage-remark-not-harassment-it-was-an-informal-event\/\" title=\"Female Reporter Says Cuomo\u2019s \u2018Eat Whole Sausage\u2019 Remark Not Harassment: It Was An \u2018Informal\u2019 Event\u00a0\">media event<\/a> at the Baltimore harbor where he \u200dannounced a $3 billion funding initiative aimed at modernizing\u200b ports across 27 states and territories, including Puerto Rico. During his\u2063 remarks, he casually suggested taking an unspecified individual &#8220;for \u2064a \u2063swim,&#8221; which sparked\u2062 speculation about whether \u2062he was referring to\u200c former President Donald Trump, with whom he has had a contentious history. \u2064This comment echoed past remarks Biden\u2064 made \u2062about Trump, leading some to believe he \u2062was again targeting \u2063Trump \u200bdirectly.<\/p>\n<p>The context for Biden&#8217;s remarks included controversy surrounding a joke by comedian\u200d Tony Hinchcliffe at a recent rally for Trump, where he humorously \u2062referred to Puerto Rico in a\u2063 derogatory \u2063manner. This joke has created significant political backlash, particularly among Democrats, prompting various reactions,\u2063 including\u200d from Jon \u200dStewart, who defended Hinchcliffe&#8217;s humor while criticizing \u200cthe decision to feature a roast comedian at a political event so \u2063close to an election.<\/p>\n<p>Stewart\u2063 noted that while the outrage might seem \u2063excessive, Hinchcliffe was merely performing his typical comedic routine.\u2063 He\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indicted-trump-mocks-fani-willis-for-bond-in-georgia-case\/\" title=\"Trump indicted, mocks Fani Willis over Georgia bond.\">humorously suggested<\/a> that having a comedian not perform roast\u2062 jokes would \u200cbe analogous \u2063to \u2062bringing\u2062 a superstar\u2064 like Beyonc\u00e9 to a \u2064rally without her \u2062singing. This reflection on the \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">political tactics surrounding comedy highlights<\/a> the \u2063ongoing tensions in \u2063the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/backlash-against-disney-grows-after-liberal-actor-in-show-with-gina-carano-made-similar-posts-still-has-job\/\" title=\"Backlash Against Disney Grows After Liberal Actor In Show With Gina Carano Made Similar Posts, Still Has Job\">current political climate<\/a>.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden reprised his role as blusterer-in-chief Tuesday as he sought to continue a political hubbub over a comedian&rsquo;s joke at former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m proud to announce, we&rsquo;re moving $3 billion in funding from my Inflation Reduction Act to help clean up and modernize ports in 27 different states and territories from Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan and beyond &mdash; including, yes, Puerto Rico,&rdquo; Biden said during the media event at the Baltimore harbor, according to a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cspan\/status\/1851337443901136925\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;d like take that guy for a swim out there,&rdquo; he added, without saying who he meant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sure isn&rsquo;t shy about insinuating physical retribution. Always trying to take people behind the gym or &ldquo;out for a swim&rdquo; when he doesn&rsquo;t like something. I&rsquo;m sensing a pattern with Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; X Miss (@Truthfoolgal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Truthfoolgal\/status\/1851341697349009549?\">October 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The tone was reminiscent of past <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democratic-insider-says-gotta-lock-joe-bidens-latest-miscue-threatens-hurt-harris-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden comments<\/a> in which he said he would take former President Donald Trump &ldquo;behind the gym,&rdquo; according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/29\/us-news\/biden-denied-ice-cream-request-after-threatening-to-take-comic-who-mocked-puerto-rico-for-a-swim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Biden often uses &ldquo;this guy&rdquo;-type references for Trump, leading some to believe he was focusing on Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;I&rsquo;d like to take that guy for a swim out there&rdquo; &ndash; Biden, casually threatening Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cb1ovNXKMP\">pic.twitter.com\/cb1ovNXKMP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheKevinDalton\/status\/1851333235697205278?\">October 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The other contender for &ldquo;that guy&rdquo; status is comedian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/comedian-tony-hinchcliffe-fires-back-harris-campaign-attacked-trump-rally-jokes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tony Hinchcliffe<\/a>, who made a joke Sunday at Trump&rsquo;s rally that has become fodder for the political outrage machine.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know if you guys know this, but there&rsquo;s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. Yeah. I think it&rsquo;s called Puerto Rico,&rdquo; Hinchcliffe said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/comedian-tony-hinchcliffe-fires-back-harris-campaign-attacked-trump-rally-jokes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">routine<\/a> that poked fun at every subject he touched upon &mdash; with the exception of Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Jon Stewart, host of &ldquo;The Daily Show,&rdquo; on Monday said all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/censorship-weeks-election-day-facebook-disables-journalists-accounts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outrage<\/a> over a flat joke was a bit excessive, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/29\/us-news\/jon-stewart-defends-tony-hinchcliffe-over-msg-joke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jon Stewart Talks About Tony Hinchcliffe I agree with John here. Good job. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kHjvz2o9Pt\">pic.twitter.com\/kHjvz2o9Pt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jordan Witkowski (@JordanWitkowski) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JordanWitkowski\/status\/1851328205481001472?\">October 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Obviously in retrospect having a roast comedian come to a political rally a week before Election Day and roasting a key voting demographic is probably not the best decision by the campaign politically,&rdquo; Stewart said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But to be fair, the guy&rsquo;s really just doing what he does,&rdquo; Stewart said.<\/p>\n<p>Stewart said he could not be outraged at Hinchcliffe because he is too busy laughing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s something wrong with me. I find that guy very funny,&rdquo; he said, adding &nbsp;&ldquo;I&rsquo;m sorry, I don&rsquo;t know what to tell you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But he had a zinger for the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris, which has been leading the outrage parade over the joke.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Bringing him to a rally and having him not do <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/even-jon-stewart-is-over-leftist-fragility-defends-tony-hinchcliffe-from-seething-democrats\/\" title=\"Even Jon Stewart Is Over Leftist Fragility, Defends Tony Hinchcliffe from Seething Democrats\">roast jokes<\/a>, that&rsquo;d be like bringing Beyonc&eacute; to a rally and having her &hellip;&rdquo; he said, then hung his head. The comment was a reference to the singer&rsquo;s recent appearance at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-struggles-words-biden-style-attempts-play-ways-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harris rally<\/a> in Texas where she did not perform.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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He added, &#8220;I&#8217;d like to take that guy for a swim out there,&#8221; without specifying who he was referring to. This remark echoes previous comments where Biden suggested taking Trump &#8220;behind the gym.&#8221; His use of vague references has led many to speculate he was targeting Trump specifically. The other potential target of his comment could be comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who made a controversial joke about Puerto Rico during Trump&#8217;s rally. 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