‘Ultra MAGA’ Republicans ‘trying to hide’ after Biden hit a nerve – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White Home on Thursday rejected criticism from Republicans that President Joe Biden is dividing Individuals by attacking ardent followers of former President Donald Trump, saying the celebration’s far-right wing is attempting to dodge accountability.
White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre spoke after Republican Nationwide Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel mentioned “Joe Biden is the divider-in-chief and epitomizes the present state of the Democrat Celebration: one in every of divisiveness, disgust, and hostility in the direction of half the nation.”
The rhetorical crossfire happened as Biden, who final week referred to some Republicans as supporting “semi-fascism,” deliberate to talk about threats to democracy in a prime-time speech in Philadelphia.
At her day by day briefing, Jean-Pierre referred to “extremely MAGA Republicans,” those that help Trump, whose signature slogan was Make America Nice Once more.
“We perceive that we hit a nerve, we get that. We perceive that they’re attempting to cover. And we perceive that extremely MAGA workplace holders wish to play video games right here and dodge accountability,” she mentioned.
She mentioned these Republicans are pushing “radical” concepts like a nationwide abortion ban and requiring all Individuals to pay some type of tax.
(Reporting by Jeff Mason and Steve Holland; modifying by Jonathan Oatis)
