Biden turns tables on Trump: 'Lock him up' — politically
5 months, 1 week ago

Biden turns tables on Trump: 'Lock him up' — politically

Raw Story  

"Lock her up" chants that became popular at former President Donald Trump's campaign rallies in 2016 got flipped around Tuesday by President Joe Biden, who told campaign workers in New Hampshire on Tuesday, "We’ve got to lock him up" then added after a brief pause, "politically." Biden said Trump believes the Supreme Court's recent presidential immunity ruling allows him to "actually eliminate, physically eliminate – shoot, kill – someone who is, he believes, to be a threat to him.” “If I said this five years ago, you’d lock me up,” Biden said. A former Biden administration official told Axios reporter Alex Thompson in a text message: "we gotta lock Joe up.” A current Biden administration official took a different opinion. Trump has falsely insisted he never said, “lock her up," but he has uttered the phrase at an October 2016 rally and also on the debate stage when he said: “Hillary Clinton has to go to jail, OK?

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Joe Biden's latest actions may leave 'unwelcome surprise' for Trump team: report
2 months, 1 week ago

Joe Biden's latest actions may leave 'unwelcome surprise' for Trump team: report

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's incoming administration may be in for some surprises next week when they take over from president Joe Biden, who issued a series of executive actions that could be hard to undo. The outgoing president's actions have touched on nearly all areas of government and will likely continue up until his final hours in office, according to administration sources, …

Trump blasts Biden over death sentence commutations, says 'makes no sense'
3 months ago

Trump blasts Biden over death sentence commutations, says 'makes no sense'

Firstpost  

President Biden, in his final month in office, announced Monday he was converting the sentences of 37 of the 40 federal inmates awaiting execution to life without the possibility of parole. Donald Trump criticised Joe Biden on Tuesday for commuting the sentences of nearly every federal prisoner on death row, as the president-elect prepares to take office. In his final …

'Odious plans': Expert says Biden can stop Trump from acting on key campaign threat
4 months, 2 weeks ago

'Odious plans': Expert says Biden can stop Trump from acting on key campaign threat

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump's threats of revenge against "enemies from within" could prove unachievable if President Joe Biden takes unprecedented and immediate action, a legal expert argued Wednesday. Attorney Paul Rosenzweig, a longtime critic of the president-elect, argued for the Atlantic that Biden might be able to protect some of the people Trump is most likely to target by preemptively issuing …

'I need you to stand up': Simone Biles asks Biden to 'make some things shake' before 2025
4 months, 3 weeks ago

'I need you to stand up': Simone Biles asks Biden to 'make some things shake' before 2025

Raw Story  

President Joe Biden is getting some encouragement from legendary gymnast Simone Biles to use his last days in the White House wisely. While Trump has the power to undo executive orders, Biden can still make efforts to frustrate Trump's attempts to reshape the federal government, as he did by strengthening protections for federal workers this spring. One key component of …

Biden Slams at Trump, Sparking Election War in Scranton
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Biden Slams at Trump, Sparking Election War in Scranton

Hindustan Times  

President Joe Biden slammed former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Scranton, Pennsylvania, calling him a 'guy you'd like to smack in the a**'. Biden emphasized the stakes of the upcoming election and warned that Trump's policies will revoke the Affordable Care Act and the CHIPS Act, which created 15,000 manufacturing jobs.

Trump calls Biden’s ‘lock him up’ comments ‘election interference’ – despite his own 2016 catchphrase
5 months ago

Trump calls Biden’s ‘lock him up’ comments ‘election interference’ – despite his own 2016 catchphrase

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump has branded President Joe Biden’s comments that the …

Biden believes Trump is a fascist, Karine Jean-Pierre says moments after insisting he didn't mean 'lock him up'
5 months, 1 week ago

Biden believes Trump is a fascist, Karine Jean-Pierre says moments after insisting he didn't mean 'lock him up'

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden believes former President Donald Trump is a fascist, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday, moments after insisting the 81-year-old didn't mean 'lock him up' literally. Jean-Pierre reiterated that point during Wednesday's briefing saying Biden spoke 'very clearly' when making the 'lock him up' jab - something Trump supporters originally said about 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Moments …

Biden immediately backtracks after saying of Trump: ‘We’ve got to lock him up’
5 months, 1 week ago

Biden immediately backtracks after saying of Trump: ‘We’ve got to lock him up’

The Independent  

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Biden Warns of 'Democratic Apocalypse' as Global Leaders Fear Trump's Return
5 months, 1 week ago

Biden Warns of 'Democratic Apocalypse' as Global Leaders Fear Trump's Return

Firstpost  

US President Joe Biden expressed deep concern over the global perception of democratic rule due to the fear expressed by international leaders of his return to the White House. He claimed that every international meeting he attended was followed by leaders expressing their fear of Trump's potential impact on democratic institutions worldwide. Biden's speech in New Hampshire served as a …

Joe Biden lets slip he wants Trump in JAIL 14 days before election: 'We gotta lock him up'
5 months, 1 week ago

Joe Biden lets slip he wants Trump in JAIL 14 days before election: 'We gotta lock him up'

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden sparked fury Tuesday night by suggesting Donald Trump should be in jail just 14 days out from the presidential election. 'Lock him up': President Joe Biden said at a New Hampshire campaign event that it was time to 'lock him up', stepping off message for the Harris campaign in describing Donald Trump Trump has long centered his …

Biden calls for calming political rhetoric after attempted assassination of Trump
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden calls for calming political rhetoric after attempted assassination of Trump

China Daily  

US President Joe Biden delivers an address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on July 14, 2024. WASHINGTON - In a prime time address Sunday night, US President Joe Biden said that the political rhetoric in this country has gotten "very heated", and "it's time to cool it down". Biden made the …

Biden dropout speculation, Kamala Harris, and the Supreme Court’s Trump immunity decision: The biggest political stories of the week.
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden dropout speculation, Kamala Harris, and the Supreme Court’s Trump immunity decision: The biggest political stories of the week.

Slate  

Welcome back to the Surge, Slate’s guide to the most notable figures of the week in politics. I’m Ben Mathis-Lilley, filling in for Jim Newell, who tried to propel himself onto the White House lawn to report on Joe Biden’s mental state by strapping his body to a load of fireworks being launched from the National Mall the night of …

Trump faces flak as he challenges Biden for 'no holds barred’ presidential debate: ‘Why won’t you allow….’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump faces flak as he challenges Biden for 'no holds barred’ presidential debate: ‘Why won’t you allow….’

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump, who launched a scathing attack against the US President in his Fourth of July message, has now posed a new challenge for Joe Biden following his disastrous performance in the CNN debate in Atlanta. Trump has challenged Biden for “no holds barred” debate to prove his “competence or lack thereof.” In a post on his social media platform …

Joe Biden slams U.S. Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity that benefits Donald Trump
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Joe Biden slams U.S. Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity that benefits Donald Trump

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday criticised the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity that was seen as a win for his rival, former President Donald Trump, in forceful remarks from the White House. The U.S. Supreme Court found on Monday that Mr. Trump cannot be prosecuted for any actions that were within his constitutional powers as president, but can …

Supreme Court Gives Joe Biden The Legal OK To Assassinate Donald Trump
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court Gives Joe Biden The Legal OK To Assassinate Donald Trump

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Supreme Court’s decision that Donald Trump has full immunity for “official acts” he took as president is so sweeping and vague that it opens the door for sitting presidents to do whatever they want without any accountability, including assassinating a political rival. The former White House counsel, who called the Supreme Court’s decision “radical,” said the …

Joe Biden says Supreme Court's immunity ruling on Donald Trump is a ‘dangerous precedent’
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Joe Biden says Supreme Court's immunity ruling on Donald Trump is a ‘dangerous precedent’

Hindustan Times  

Joe Biden has called a recent Supreme Court ruling granting former US President Donald Trump partial immunity from criminal prosecution a “dangerous precedent” that “undermines the rule of law.” Donald Trump lauds SC ruling on immunity as a "big win", Joe Biden warns of "dangerous precedent" The 46th US president voiced his concern over the decision, saying that it erodes …

Joe Biden tears into Supreme Court for 'emboldening' Trump who will act as a king with 'dangerous' immunity decision and REFUSES to answer question on whether he's fit to serve
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Joe Biden tears into Supreme Court for 'emboldening' Trump who will act as a king with 'dangerous' immunity decision and REFUSES to answer question on whether he's fit to serve

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden called the Supreme Court's immunity decision 'dangerous' and said it would embolden former President Donald Trump if the Republican is reelected in the fall. President Joe Biden called the Supreme Court's immunity decision 'dangerous' and said it would embolden former President Donald Trump during remarks in the White House's Cross Hall Monday night after he returned from …

‘Dangerous precedent’: Biden denounces court ruling on Trump immunity
8 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Dangerous precedent’: Biden denounces court ruling on Trump immunity

Al Jazeera  

US president warns Supreme Court’s decision meant there were virtually no limits on what a president could do in office. President Joe Biden has denounced the United States Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity as a “dangerous precedent” that undermined the rule of law and called on the American people to “dissent” by rejecting Republican candidate Donald Trump in November’s …

'Take some drastic action': Liberals urge Biden to use new presidential powers
8 months, 4 weeks ago

'Take some drastic action': Liberals urge Biden to use new presidential powers

Raw Story  

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that former President Donald Trump has limited immunity in his election interference case has liberals urging President Joe Biden to take advantage of additional powers under now-protected "official acts." "Now that Biden has unlimited immunity," gun safety activist Fred Guttenberg wrote on X, "he should declare the gun industry as terrorist organizations and as a …

After Supreme Court immunity ruling, Biden draws sharp contrast with Trump on obeying rule of law
8 months, 4 weeks ago

After Supreme Court immunity ruling, Biden draws sharp contrast with Trump on obeying rule of law

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden warned Monday that a Supreme Court ruling granting presidents broad immunity from prosecution would make an unchecked Republican Donald Trump “more emboldened to do whatever he wants” if he regains the White House in November’s election. An ad released Monday was called “I Know” using clips from Biden’s post-debate North Carolina rally, where he said, …

Biden Grapples With Debate Fallout, Supreme Court Decision On Trump Immunity: Live Updates
9 months ago

Biden Grapples With Debate Fallout, Supreme Court Decision On Trump Immunity: Live Updates

Huff Post  

Speaking to CNN Wednesday afternoon, Michigan Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell had plenty of supportive things to say about Biden as a person and as a leader, saying he has “delivered more than most presidents have for working men and women.” But she also acknowledged, repeatedly, that Biden did not perform well at Thursday’s debate and spoke critically of the president’s …

Biden has finally taken the gloves off with his anti-Trump ‘convicted criminal’ ad
9 months, 1 week ago

Biden has finally taken the gloves off with his anti-Trump ‘convicted criminal’ ad

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy On Monday, President Joe Biden launched his opening salvo against …

Trump says it's "very possible" that Biden and other political rivals will have to be jailed
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump says it's "very possible" that Biden and other political rivals will have to be jailed

Salon  

Donald Trump, spinning the old, false line that the trial that led to his conviction on felony charges was "rigged" and orchestrated by Joe Biden, suggested in an interview with Newsmax that the "precedent" would give him an opening pay his political opponents back in kind, according to the Washington Post. … Wouldn’t it be terrible to throw the president’s …

Biden campaign mocks tongue-tied Trump reading from ‘emotional support paper’ outside hush money trial
10 months ago

Biden campaign mocks tongue-tied Trump reading from ‘emotional support paper’ outside hush money trial

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Biden campaign mocked Donald Trump’s mumbling and use of …

'Trump doesn’t freeze!': Ex-president has midnight meltdown over reports on speech stall
10 months, 1 week ago

'Trump doesn’t freeze!': Ex-president has midnight meltdown over reports on speech stall

Raw Story  

In a late-night rant on his Truth Social platform, Donald Trump pushed back hard at reporting that he froze up during a speech to NRA members in Dallas on Saturday night. On Truth Social he lashed out and contended that "my Speech in Dallas this weekend at the NRA’s 'Endorsement of President Donald J. Trump,' was attended by a Record …

'This is a threat': Legal experts shred Trump's latest plea for full presidential immunity
11 months, 1 week ago

'This is a threat': Legal experts shred Trump's latest plea for full presidential immunity

Raw Story  

Donald Trump on Saturday posted seven pages of social media rants about how he is "entitled" to full presidential immunity from all criminal charges, causing legal experts and political onlookers to rage over the messages. "IF THEY TAKE AWAY MY PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY, THEY TAKE AWAY CROOKED JOE BIDEN’S PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY," Trump wrote in the first post on the subject Saturday. …

Trump rages hush money trial 'cannot be allowed to go forward' 24 hours before court date
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump rages hush money trial 'cannot be allowed to go forward' 24 hours before court date

Raw Story  

Approximately 24 hours before he is expected to begin appearing in a Manhattan courtroom for weeks to face 34 felony counts that could land him in prison, Donald Trump launched a fresh attack on Judge Juan Merchan and demanded his court date be postponed. Lawyers for the former president spent last week flooding the court docket with a flurry of …

Trump threatens to 'blackmail' Biden if he doesn't make charges go away
1 year, 1 month ago

Trump threatens to 'blackmail' Biden if he doesn't make charges go away

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump ramped up his threats to prosecute President Joe Biden if he wins another term in the White House. An appeals court rejected Trump's claims of immunity in the federal election subversion case in the District of Columbia, although he intends to press the same argument in Florida, where he also faces federal charges for mishandling classified …

Trump fantasizes about coming after Biden if immunity claim thrown out of court
1 year, 2 months ago

Trump fantasizes about coming after Biden if immunity claim thrown out of court

Raw Story  

After appearing in court on Tuesday morning, Donald Trump took to his social media site to claim that if there is no such thing as absolute presidential immunity, then Joe Biden can be prosecuted for anything Trump wants if he wins. "Just finished a very productive Federal Appeals Court Hearing, in Washington, D.C., on whether or not a President should …

'Be careful': Trump issues veiled threat that he'll come after Joe Biden if he wins
1 year, 2 months ago

'Be careful': Trump issues veiled threat that he'll come after Joe Biden if he wins

Raw Story  

Donald Trump is putting a bullseye on President Joe Biden. The former president posted a nearly six-minute video late Monday night to air grievances over his beef with Biden and directly warned the president he has a window of time to find wrongdoing. Trump claimed the U.S. is being run like "banana republics," where he believes he's facing asymmetric legal …

Biden Could Kill Donald Trump And Not Be Prosecuted, Under Trump's Own Legal Theory
1 year, 2 months ago

Biden Could Kill Donald Trump And Not Be Prosecuted, Under Trump's Own Legal Theory

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― President Joe Biden could, in theory, have Donald Trump abducted from his Mar-a-Lago home, spirited off to St. Helena in the faraway South Atlantic, and secretly kept there indefinitely, or even straight-up killed, without ever having to worry about criminal charges. “It would turn the office of the presidency into the office of state-approved lawlessness,” …

Lock him up? Why Trump could still beat Biden from behind bars
1 year, 7 months ago

Lock him up? Why Trump could still beat Biden from behind bars

The Independent  

As of this week, Donald Trump faces 78 criminal charges, across three separate cases. But this is how the US system works and the fact that an individual such as Donald Trump could be the beneficiary says something about the United States and US democracy. There are also questions that are only now being asked about the 2020 campaign – …

'No smoking gun': Morning Joe laughs as GOP's 'Biden crime family' claims fall apart on Fox News
1 year, 10 months ago

'No smoking gun': Morning Joe laughs as GOP's 'Biden crime family' claims fall apart on Fox News

Raw Story  

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough laughed at the Republican Party's investigation of President Joe Biden's family, which now appears to have flopped. Rep. James Comer presented his evidence of alleged influence peddling involving the president's brother and son to "Fox & Friends," but host Steve Doocy was not convinced at all that Republicans had proved their case, and the "Morning Joe" host …

Despite Trump’s venting and threats, Biden’s election win is sealed
4 years, 3 months ago

Despite Trump’s venting and threats, Biden’s election win is sealed

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy There’s plenty of noise …

Trump criticizes lockdowns in Europe as Covid-19 cases surge on the continent and in US
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump criticizes lockdowns in Europe as Covid-19 cases surge on the continent and in US

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump on Sunday harshly criticized strict lockdowns coming to some European countries to combat the coronavirus pandemic, claiming the restrictions are ineffective as cases surge both there and in the US. During the rally Sunday, Trump also repeated his false claim that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s plan for coronavirus lockdowns is to “imprison you …

'Lock him up': Trump chuckles as Florida rally crowd calls for Hunter Biden's imprisonment
4 years, 5 months ago

'Lock him up': Trump chuckles as Florida rally crowd calls for Hunter Biden's imprisonment

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump chuckled and …

Biden news live: Latest election updates as ex-VP condemns coronavirus response
4 years, 6 months ago

Biden news live: Latest election updates as ex-VP condemns coronavirus response

The Independent  

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, speaking on Thursday Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In dueling …

Biden calls Trump ‘totally irrational’: US election news
4 years, 6 months ago

Biden calls Trump ‘totally irrational’: US election news

Al Jazeera  

At town hall in Pennsylvania, Biden says Trump’s inept response to COVID ‘close to criminal’, Trump speaks in Wisconsin US President Donald Trump: Black Lives Matter protests are leftist and anti-American. “Nobody in Scranton owns stock.” 20:45 ET – Biden says AG Barr comparison of COVID shutdowns to US Slavery is ‘outrageous’ “What Bill Barr recently said is outrageous,” Biden …

Biden should serve notice his AG will be free to go after all of Trump's lawbreakers: conservative
4 years, 6 months ago

Biden should serve notice his AG will be free to go after all of Trump's lawbreakers: conservative

Raw Story  

In her column for the Washington Post, conservative Jennifer Rubin said Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden should let anyone who worked or is still working for Donald Trump --and who has committed a crime including ignoring subpoenas issued by Congress -- know that they will be subject to prosecution should he win in November. "There has to be a penalty, …

Biden Accuses Trump Of "Abuse Of Power" Over Ukraine Call
5 years, 6 months ago

Biden Accuses Trump Of "Abuse Of Power" Over Ukraine Call

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump urged the new leader of Ukraine this summer to investigate the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, a person familiar with the matter said. Trump is defending himself against the intelligence official’s complaint, asserting that it comes from a “partisan whistleblower,” though the president also says he doesn’t know who had …

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