Top Dem Lawmaker Calls Biden’s ‘Semi-Fascism’ Remark ‘Awkward’ — Before Defending Him

Senate Majority Whip 👤Dick durbin (D-IL) admitted President Joe Biden’s claim about Republicans and “semi-fascism” was “awkward.”

Still, he went on to defend him.

NBC News senior national political reporter Sahil Kapur reported that Durbin said, “Are they leaning toward fascism? Certainly. Certainly—when you deny the results of an election, when you talk about mobs in the street taking over.”

According to Durbin, “Biden had no choice but to speak out.”

He reportedly added, “We cannot ignore the reality of what we’re facing. To fail to acknowledge the results of a lawful election… That is so fundamental to our democracy.”

The president has received significant criticism for the remark he made last month while speaking to Democratic donors.

“What we’re seeing now is either the beginning or the death knell of extreme MAGA philosophy,” Biden said at the time.

He continued, “It’s not just Trump, it’s the entire philosophy that underpins the — I’m going to say something, it’s like semi-fascism.”

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) called on Biden to apologize for the comment.

“President Biden has chosen to divide, demean and disparage his fellow Americans. Why? Simply because they disagree with his policies. That is not leadership,” McCarthy said