President Joe Biden’s speech in Philadelphia on Thursday in which he lambasted MAGA Americans dozens of times as undemocratic and extreme has stirred such controversy that a majority of American now think it was a dangerous attack on American citizens and politically decisive.
Asked if they agreed with the claim Biden’s speech “represents a dangerous escalation in rhetoric and is designed to incite conflict amongst Americans,” almost 57% of respondents agreed, according to the Convention of States/Trafalgar poll.
While voters are split along political party lines (89% of Republicans agreed, 19% of Democrats disagreed), 62% of independent voters agreed with the majority view that Biden’s speech was both dangerous and divisive.
A minority (35.5%) of American voters believe Biden’s address was “acceptable” campaign messaging that is to be expected in an election year, and only 7.7% were unsure.
In Philadelphia, the president described the upcoming elections as a battle for the soul of the nation, NPR noted. He was flanked by uniformed Marines.
He went on to accuse so-called “MAGA Republicans,” a reference to former president Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan, of refusing to recognize free and fair elections, increasingly talking about violence in response to actions they don’t like, and of being determined to thwart “the will of the people.”
“There’s no question that the Republican Party today is dominated, driven and intimidated by Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans. And that is a threat to this country,” Biden said.
Biden just told on Himself & his 2020 COUP Democrats !!!!