Biden Touts Law Enforcement Plan While Attacking Maga Lawmakers

Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Joe Biden had a message for lawmakers who defended the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol as he touted his Safer America Plan on Tuesday. “Let me say this to my ‘Maga Republican’ friends in Congress,” the president said, referring to former President Donald Trump’s campaign slogan “Make America Great Again.” “Don’t tell me to support law enforcement if you don’t condemn what happened on the sixth.” “For God’s sake, whose side are you on?” Biden said. Biden warned lawmakers as he called for more funding for police before a crowd at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Investments in community policing and crime prevention are key policy elements of the Safer America Plan, and the president urged communities to use federal funds to supplement local police as early as May. Biden also chided Trump supporters in the GOP for claiming the mantle as the party of “law and order” while defending rioters who attacked police officers in Washington, DC, last year. “You can’t be pro-law enforcement and pro-insurgency,” he said. “You can’t be a law and order party and call people who attacked the police on January 6th as patriots. You can’t do that.” Biden recently criticized the “MAGA philosophy” as “like semi-fascism,” which angered the Republican National Committee. RNC spokesman Nathan Brand called the president’s remarks “despicable.” Biden also renewed his commitment to banning assault weapons, saying America’s lax gun laws contributed to the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Newtown, Connecticut; and Buffalo, New York, among other locations. “It’s time to hold every elected official’s feet to the fire and ask them, ‘Are you in favor of banning assault weapons?’ Yes or no?’ The answer is no, vote them out,” he said. Biden concluded his speech by asking the crowd to vote for Pennsylvania Lt. Governor and Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman. Fetterman is a Trump-endorsed candidate, Dr. Mehmet Oz, in a highly publicized Senate race. The president is scheduled to return to Pennsylvania on Thursday for a prime-time speech on the “ongoing battle for the nation’s soul” at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia.

title: “Biden Touts Law Enforcement Plan While Attacking Maga Lawmakers Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-15” author: “Stella Foster”

Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Joe Biden had a message for lawmakers who defended the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol as he touted his Safer America Plan on Tuesday. “Let me say this to my ‘Maga Republican’ friends in Congress,” the president said, referring to former President Donald Trump’s campaign slogan “Make America Great Again.” “Don’t tell me to support law enforcement if you don’t condemn what happened on the sixth.” “For God’s sake, whose side are you on?” Biden said. Biden warned lawmakers as he called for more funding for police before a crowd at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Investments in community policing and crime prevention are key policy elements of the Safer America Plan, and the president urged communities to use federal funds to supplement local police as early as May. Biden also chided Trump supporters in the GOP for claiming the mantle as the party of “law and order” while defending rioters who attacked police officers in Washington, DC, last year. “You can’t be pro-law enforcement and pro-insurgency,” he said. “You can’t be a law and order party and call people who attacked the police on January 6th as patriots. You can’t do that.” Biden recently criticized the “MAGA philosophy” as “like semi-fascism,” which angered the Republican National Committee. RNC spokesman Nathan Brand called the president’s remarks “despicable.” Biden also renewed his commitment to banning assault weapons, saying America’s lax gun laws contributed to the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Newtown, Connecticut; and Buffalo, New York, among other locations. “It’s time to hold every elected official’s feet to the fire and ask them, ‘Are you in favor of banning assault weapons?’ Yes or no?’ The answer is no, vote them out,” he said. Biden concluded his speech by asking the crowd to vote for Pennsylvania Lt. Governor and Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman. Fetterman is a Trump-endorsed candidate, Dr. Mehmet Oz, in a highly publicized Senate race. The president is scheduled to return to Pennsylvania on Thursday for a prime-time speech on the “ongoing battle for the nation’s soul” at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia.

title: “Biden Touts Law Enforcement Plan While Attacking Maga Lawmakers Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-21” author: “Lola London”

Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Joe Biden had a message for lawmakers who defended the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol as he touted his Safer America Plan on Tuesday. “Let me say this to my ‘Maga Republican’ friends in Congress,” the president said, referring to former President Donald Trump’s campaign slogan “Make America Great Again.” “Don’t tell me to support law enforcement if you don’t condemn what happened on the sixth.” “For God’s sake, whose side are you on?” Biden said. Biden warned lawmakers as he called for more funding for police before a crowd at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Investments in community policing and crime prevention are key policy elements of the Safer America Plan, and the president urged communities to use federal funds to supplement local police as early as May. Biden also chided Trump supporters in the GOP for claiming the mantle as the party of “law and order” while defending rioters who attacked police officers in Washington, DC, last year. “You can’t be pro-law enforcement and pro-insurgency,” he said. “You can’t be a law and order party and call people who attacked the police on January 6th as patriots. You can’t do that.” Biden recently criticized the “MAGA philosophy” as “like semi-fascism,” which angered the Republican National Committee. RNC spokesman Nathan Brand called the president’s remarks “despicable.” Biden also renewed his commitment to banning assault weapons, saying America’s lax gun laws contributed to the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Newtown, Connecticut; and Buffalo, New York, among other locations. “It’s time to hold every elected official’s feet to the fire and ask them, ‘Are you in favor of banning assault weapons?’ Yes or no?’ The answer is no, vote them out,” he said. Biden concluded his speech by asking the crowd to vote for Pennsylvania Lt. Governor and Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman. Fetterman is a Trump-endorsed candidate, Dr. Mehmet Oz, in a highly publicized Senate race. The president is scheduled to return to Pennsylvania on Thursday for a prime-time speech on the “ongoing battle for the nation’s soul” at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia.

title: “Biden Touts Law Enforcement Plan While Attacking Maga Lawmakers Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-14” author: “David Bob”

Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Joe Biden had a message for lawmakers who defended the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol as he touted his Safer America Plan on Tuesday. “Let me say this to my ‘Maga Republican’ friends in Congress,” the president said, referring to former President Donald Trump’s campaign slogan “Make America Great Again.” “Don’t tell me to support law enforcement if you don’t condemn what happened on the sixth.” “For God’s sake, whose side are you on?” Biden said. Biden warned lawmakers as he called for more funding for police before a crowd at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Investments in community policing and crime prevention are key policy elements of the Safer America Plan, and the president urged communities to use federal funds to supplement local police as early as May. Biden also chided Trump supporters in the GOP for claiming the mantle as the party of “law and order” while defending rioters who attacked police officers in Washington, DC, last year. “You can’t be pro-law enforcement and pro-insurgency,” he said. “You can’t be a law and order party and call people who attacked the police on January 6th as patriots. You can’t do that.” Biden recently criticized the “MAGA philosophy” as “like semi-fascism,” which angered the Republican National Committee. RNC spokesman Nathan Brand called the president’s remarks “despicable.” Biden also renewed his commitment to banning assault weapons, saying America’s lax gun laws contributed to the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Newtown, Connecticut; and Buffalo, New York, among other locations. “It’s time to hold every elected official’s feet to the fire and ask them, ‘Are you in favor of banning assault weapons?’ Yes or no?’ The answer is no, vote them out,” he said. Biden concluded his speech by asking the crowd to vote for Pennsylvania Lt. Governor and Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman. Fetterman is a Trump-endorsed candidate, Dr. Mehmet Oz, in a highly publicized Senate race. The president is scheduled to return to Pennsylvania on Thursday for a prime-time speech on the “ongoing battle for the nation’s soul” at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia.