Biden has once again referred to Donald Trump as the President. After Biden’s speech about the January 6th riots, a reporter approached Biden and asked him why he did;t call out President Trump by name. Biden quickly replied, “I did not want to turn it into a contemporary political battle between me and the president. It’s way beyond that. It’s way beyond that”.
Watch the moment he said it here:
Q: "Why didn't you mention President Trump by name?"
— CSPAN (@cspan) January 6, 2022
President Biden: "I did not want to turn it into a contemporary political battle between me and the president. It's way beyond that. It's way beyond that." pic.twitter.com/5INA64BvoD
Business Insider reported that within Biden’s 25-minute speech he didn’t even mention Trump’s name once but rather referred to Trump as president and former president instead. Biden during his January 6th speech spent most of his talking about Democratic talking points about how Trump incited an “insurrection”. Read more