Trump, GOP Lawmakers Criticize Biden Over His Speech Targeting ‘MAGA’
Former President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers fired back on Thursday after President Joe Biden delivered a prime-time speech centered around warning the public how his predecessor and “MAGA Republicans” are threats to the United States.
“Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic,” Biden said at Independence Hall in Philadelphia on Sept. 1.
“MAGA forces are determined to take this country backwards,” Biden said, before slamming “MAGA Republicans” as those who “embrace anger,” “thrive on chaos,” and “live not in the light of truth but in the shadow of lies.”
Biden’s attacks were aimed at reframing the November midterm elections as a battle for the “very soul of this country.”
President Joe Biden delivers a primetime speech at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 1, 2022. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Hours after Biden’s speech, Trump took to his Truth Social platform to question whether Biden could really represent America.
“Someone should explain to Joe Biden, slowly but passionately, that MAGA means, as powerfully as mere words can get, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Trump wrote.
“If he doesn’t want to Make America Great Again, which through words, action, and thought, he doesn’t, then he certainly should not be representing the United States of America!”
“If you look at the words and meaning of the awkward and angry Biden speech tonight, he threatened America, including with the possible use of military force. He must be insane, or suffering from late stage dementia!” Trump added.
Biden’s words drew a barrage of criticism on Twitter from GOP lawmakers.
“Tonight, Joe Biden vilified millions of Americans in a divisive & angry speech that was detached from the reality of his political failures,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wrote. “He isn’t actually interested in restoring
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