Biden Tries to Condemn Trumpism, Without Writing Off the G.O.P.

September 08, 2022

WASHINGTON — President Biden has opened many of his recent speeches with a caveat. And there have been new threats of violence against federal agents investigating Mr. Trump’s handling of government documents. At times, Mr. Biden has conflated the two groups, saying it is MAGA Republicans who are putting forward conservative policies he opposes. Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state, was caught generalizing about Mr. Trump’s supporters during the 2016 presidential campaign, telling her donors: “You could put half of Trump’s supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. I think that fundamental struggle is playing out in real time.”The post Biden Tries to Condemn Trumpism, Without Writing Off the G.O.P.