Staff Reports
Joe Biden, fresh off another week of dodging the issues and sniffing around for votes, addressed the nation on Sunday night, calling for everyone to “cool it down.” This plea came after an unhinged shooter targeted Donald Trump at a political rally—a scene right out of the left’s “Resistance” playbook.
Biden, ever the master of deflection, urged Americans not to jump to conclusions about the attack. He conveniently reminded everyone that investigators are still piecing together the puzzle: the who, the what, and the why. The key takeaway? Trust the process and don’t rush to judgment—unless, of course, we’re talking about labeling half the country as extremists.
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He expressed relief that Trump isn’t seriously hurt and extended condolences to a rally-goer who unfortunately lost his life. Then, Biden seized the moment to trumpet a call for unity and civility, because nothing says “let’s come together” quite like ignoring personal responsibility and dodging the blame for escalating political tensions.
The president rattled off a list of incidents where things supposedly got “out of hand,” from the January 6th Capitol breach to the plot against Michigan’s governor, and random attacks on liberal figures. He framed it all as the byproduct of overheated rhetoric, as if folks on the right are just fussy children mimicking poor language. Zeroed in on this theme, Biden declared it’s time to tone things down, without mentioning his own party’s long history of inflammatory speech.
Biden’s speech was a masterclass in avoiding personal accountability. All the while, he made a vague call for unity without implicating his or his administration’s role in the divisive political climate. Instead, unity was presented as an abstract ideal with no clear direction or first step in taking responsibility.
Meanwhile, Trump, urging for true unity and strength, remained steadfast in his message. He called for Americans to unite during challenging times and not let evil prevail. Conservatives, pointing fingers at an almost obsessive hostility from Trump’s detractors, noted that Biden’s rhetoric, including his earlier quip about putting Trump “in a bullseye,” could only serve to fan the flames.
As Biden waxed poetic on unity—on the eve of the Republican National Convention where Trump is poised to accept the GOP nomination—he managed to lay down the gauntlet for how disagreements should be resolved. Ballots, not bullets, Biden insisted. Yet the irony was lost as Biden tried to paint himself as the voice of reason while deflecting from the very climate of division his language perpetuates.
Biden closed with a tribute to Corey Comperatore, a casualty of the rally attack, emphasizing the tragic loss. It was a stark reminder of the consequences of unhinged political hostility, though the discussion on who stokes these fires remains conveniently one-sided in Biden’s narrative.
