President Donald Trump accused Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden of wanting to “appease domestic terrorists” as he stated his election case to his base in Nevada.
Trump held his first, fully-indoor rally in nearly three months, defying Nevada coronavirus guidelines on Sunday evening.
During the rally, he attacked Biden on a number of issues including the riots amid protests and demonstrations’ call for an end to police brutality and racial injustice.
The president painted a picture of an embattled America if Biden is elected president as he highlighted his own support of law enforcement.
“Biden wants to appease domestic terrorists and my plan is to arrest domestic terrorists,” Trump said to his enthusiastic crowd of supporters, adding, “And we also believe that if you murder a police officer, you should receive the death penalty.”
See Trump’s remarks below:
Trump went on to stoke more concerns about the future of the United States under a Biden administration.
He later added, “If Biden wins, China wins. the mob wins. If Biden wins, the mob wins. If Biden wins, the rioters, and anarchists… Look, you see what’s going on? The arsonists and flag burners. How about the flag burning? I would love to have a law. This is so sad what’s going on.”
President Trump: "If Biden wins — the rioters, and anarchists… the arsonists, the flag burners… This is so sad what's going on." pic.twitter.com/HKMMccHXsD
— The Hill (@thehill) September 14, 2020
Trump’s latest remarks follow ongoing claims about Democrats’ policies and their most recent police reform proposal.
Although the Democratic bill clearly indicates that defunding the police focuses on reallocating funds to other non-policing forms of public safety and community support, Trump has likened the initiative to being more along the lines of the abolition of police.
However, that is not the case. In fact, just days ago, Biden tackled the issues Trump mentioned. Not only did he condemn Antifa, he also disavowed the violence on both sides and challenged Trump to do the same, as previously reported on IJR.
“I condemned it across the board. The president still hasn’t condemned the far right folks coming out and protesting and using violence,” Biden said.
Trump still has yet to condemn violence on both sides.
