Unleash Joe Biden -- the public needs to the hear the private truth about Donald Trump

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Unleash Joe Biden — the public needs to the hear the private truth about Donald Trump
A presidential tone shift out on the campaign trail is desperately needed

By CHAUNCEY DEVEGA
Senior Writer
PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 7, 2024 5:45AM (EST)


(Salon) In private, President Joe Biden reportedly uses highly descriptive and flowery language to describe Donald Trump.

Politico reports:

President JOE BIDEN has a reputation for salty language behind closed doors. But it nearly slipped out in public during his speech at Valley Forge last month to mark the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection. Animated and angry, he derided DONALD TRUMP and his followers for drawing glee from political violence.

“At his rally, he jokes about an intruder, whipped up by the Big Trump Lie, taking a hammer to Paul Pelosi’s skull,” Biden said.

“And he thinks that’s funny,” the president continued. “He laughed about it. What a sick …”

Biden let his voice trail off as the crowd cheered and chuckled.

In private, he doesn’t stop short.

The president has described Trump to longtime friends and close aides as a “sick f**k” who delights in others’ misfortunes, according to three people who have heard the president use the profane description. According to one of the people who has spoken with the president, Biden recently said of Trump: “What a f**king a**hole the guy is.”

The White House declined to comment.

On this, President Biden is absolutely correct.

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In the Age of Trump especially, American politics closely resembles professional wrestling. When viewed through that framework, Trump is the so-called heel, the villain who will lie, cheat and steal to win. Biden, on the other hand, is the “baby face" good guy and hero who stands up for what is right and good. But even the baby face must get some fire and start to cut some searing promos – which we saw from President Biden during his speech at Valley Forge several weeks ago – if he or she wants to keep the people behind them and get the fuel they need to decisively beat the heel.

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Journalists such as Salon's Brian Karem have repeatedly expressed their deep concern that the president has been mostly kept away from the public and not allowed to speak enough with the news media in environments that are not carefully controlled and choreographed. The sum effect has been that Biden is not taking advantage of the uniquely powerful bully pulpit that is the presidency, which has put him at a disadvantage in terms of agenda setting and overall messaging against Trump and the Republicans and their vast propaganda disinformation machine. ................(more)

https://www.salon.com/2024/02/07/unleash-joe-biden--the-public-needs-to-the-hear-the-private-truth-about-donald/

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1. MAGAts identify with the 'heel', in keeping with the show wrestling analogy

This country’s culture has a long history of rooting for criminals. Jesse James. John Dillinger. Al Capone. The Godfather series. Goodfellas, in which I’m sure rump was cheering for the mobsters, likely identifying with them.