In an interview with NBC News airing Monday, President Joe Biden acknowledged it was a “mistake” to say he wanted to put a “bull’s-eye” on Republican nominee Donald Trump, but contended that his opponent’s rhetoric was more incendiary.
“It was a mistake to use the word,” Biden told NBC anchor Lester Holt in a clip released by the network. He clarified that he wanted the “focus” to be on “what [Trump] is saying.”
Biden continued: “How do you talk about the threat to democracy, which is real when a president says things like he says? Do you just not say anything because it may incite somebody?”
The president emphasized that he does not engage in “that rhetoric,” referring to Trump’s past comments about a “bloodbath” if the Republican loses to Biden in November.
President Joe Biden criticized Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, who was announced Monday as GOP nominee Donald Trump’s vice-presidential pick, calling him a “clone of Trump on the issues” as his reelection campaign resumed full-throttle campaigning after the assassination attempt on former President Trump.
“He’s a clone of Trump on the issues,” Biden told reporters at Andrews Air Force Base shortly before departing for Nevada for a series of speeches and campaign events. “I don’t see any difference.”
