Even when Biden calls for unity and tells the public we need to turn down the political temperature there is no admission that the flames were ignited and fueled by his own regime.
A leader who cared about those he was empowered to represent in this current atmosphere would have said, “Look, we realize we have crossed some lines with our own rhetoric. We’ve repeated hoaxes and exaggerated our feelings about our opponent. When we repeatedly said he was an existential threat to our democracy we used extreme hyperbole. We should never have equated him with historical tyrants and dictators. Now we see that some are mentally unstable enough to take that hyperbole at face value and that appears to have resulted in violence.
So, for the sake of this union, I ask my supporters to think carefully about their words. If we do that, we can be an example for both our supporters and opponents to follow.”
Instead, Biden reads a speech crafted by his handlers aimed at blaming their opponents and shutting them up. He told his opposition to STFU while avoiding any responsibility on his part.
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