Online death threats against Biden after speech

[AZLD4Candidate]

Source: Yahoo

President Biden’s fiery speech in Philadelphia denouncing former President Donald Trump and what he described as “extreme MAGA ideology” has sparked online calls for violence, including death threats against the president, according to documents obtained by Yahoo News.

Biden’s remarks also prompted immediate concerns from senior counterterrorism officials who said they fear that calling Trump supporters extremists would be viewed as a call to arms and would only inflame an already volatile threat environment.

“Too much of what’s happening in our country today is not normal,” Biden said Thursday night at Independence Hall, flanked by two U.S. Marines. “Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic.”

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So, when do we start the investigations against death threats again a sitting president?

[Chainfire]

1. So I guess the President should keep his mouth closed so as not to inflame a bunch

of extremists traitors? Screw that! Bring them out into the open and destroy the criminals.

[PatSeg]

43. Yes, you cannot begin the healing

until you bring the disease to the surface. Denying its existence only allows it to fester and grow. It is truly a cancer on our society.

[Chainfire]

45. Cancer is a good analogy. Right now it has spread to 30% of the National body...

It will take some serious and painful treatment to save the patient.

[PatSeg]

69. Yes, apparently 30% represents the most

vulnerable and susceptible parts of the "body". As with the human body, that is what can happen when precautions are not taken early on and obvious symptoms are ignored until it is too late.

[piddyprints]

2. Wait...

He calls them extremists and they’re so insulted that they’re wanting to prove his point by making death threats? Is there a functioning brain among them?

[Maine Abu El Banat]

6. Critical thinking skills

Are not part of the MAGA movement.

[Traildogbob]

37. CTS

Is banned in schools just like CRT. It destroys the children. (And the brainwashing ability from GQP)

[Evolve Dammit]

62. correcto

[ashredux]

3. It's amazing that the Maga folks have not learned that posting things online isn't secret

It’s amazing that the Maga folks not learned that posting things online isn’t secret… FBI will soon be knocking on your door

[cayugafalls]

4. So what, gloves are off.

Republicans have gotten away with labeling democrats and liberals as everything under the sun without merit.

Time we start calling the traitorous mob for what they are, Fascists.

[sop]

11. Exactly.

For decades Republicans have been smearing Democrats, calling them everything from "Godless communists" to "anti-American traitors." Most recently "groomers" and "pedophiles."

[oswaldactedalone]

22. YES

It’s time. I’m sick of those mentally incompetent bastards.

[G2theD]

30. At Lies Anti-Social

Every post directed at a non-MAGA person contains accusations of “pedo” and “groomer”.

So fascist seems tame in contrast.

Thats right, bring these bastards out in the light of day and let them try something. I will be directing doordash from headquarters in my basement and watching our brave fighting men and women on TV, cheering them on against the fascists!

So fvck’em all!

Yours,
General Nuisance

[moose65]

55. Spot on

Biden gives ONE speech and all the MAGAts lose their fucking minds. And they call US snowflakes??

Trump incited his mob in speech after speech and there seemed to be a collective "meh" from the masses. It is absolutely insane.

[COL Mustard]

5. I expect the Secret Service

Will be busy investigating any threats. Or the FBI.

[empedocles]

13. Threats can be prosecuted

'' . . . There has been some controversy among the federal appellate courts as to how the term "willfully" should be interpreted. Traditional legal interpretations of the term are reflected by Black's Law Dictionary's definition, which includes descriptions such as "malicious, done with evil intent, or with a bad motive or purpose," but most courts have adopted a more easily proven standard. For instance, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that a threat was knowingly made if the speaker comprehended the meaning of the words uttered by him or her. It was willingly made if, in addition to comprehending the words' meaning, the speaker voluntarily and intentionally uttered them as a declaration of apparent determination to carry them into execution.[11] According to the 2018 U.S. Attorney's Manual, "Of the individuals who come to the Secret Service's attention as creating a possible danger to one of their protectees, approximately 75 percent are mentally ill."[12] . . . "


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threatening_the_president_of_the_United_States

[COL Mustard]

20. Threats against the President should be investigated

And prosecuted as appropriate. We can’t survive a climate where there are no consequences for that. Yes, most are probably mentally ill, but the agencies have to investigate to stop credible threats. Imagine the outcry that would follow an assassination where the Secret Service knew about a credible threat and hadn’t investigated. It wouldn’t matter which President or from which party. They have lifetime protection for a very good reason.

[Joinfortmill]

28. Thanks

[Novara]

7. We have GOT to stop being intimidated by these motherfuckers

Biden’s remarks also prompted immediate concerns from senior counterterrorism officials who said they fear that calling Trump supporters extremists would be viewed as a call to arms and would only inflame an already volatile threat environment.

Tough shit. Fuck around and find out, would you?

I'm getting to the point where fine, let's antagonize them. Let's dare them to come to Washington fully loaded. This is Biden's America. They're not going to be met with a purposefully watered-down Capitol police force that can't keep up. They will be met with the National Guard. So yeah, let's dare them to fuck around and find out.

Maybe putting down these assholes in a massive show of force will make them think twice about threatening "civil war" next time.

And I surely hope the secret service is following up on death threats to the president like they're supposed to. I remember when I was a kid, we were told never to even joke about killing the president because secret service would find out and give us a visit. That may have been hyperbole back then, but we've got to start pushing back on death threats because they've become way too commonplace. We've been allowing these motherfuckers to intimidate us. I am sick of it.

[onetexan]

18. Im sure POTUS knew and prepared for the onslaught of hatr & threats against him & his family

With the remarks of his speech, yet he knew he needed to speak out & bravely did so. Nothing new re: death threats - it was a constant when Obama was in office, & its a constant now. The loyal SS & other agents entrusted w the 1st family's safety w need to be on guard & extra vigilant going fwd.

Good ol fascists. Nothing like being told the truth & getting riled up because you can't handle it 😁.

[Joinfortmill]

29. Yup, Biden threw down the gauntlet.

[paleotn]

44. Exactly. The vast majority of the cult....

don't have the brains, resources or gumption to even do a tiny fraction of what they spout in the relative safety of the internet. And even those internet "tough guys" are but a small fraction of the Trump base.

Perspective, folks. Keep it in perspective.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

67. Agree, but people do become terrorized by the sewer of social media. The fascists love terror

and hate speech and have found a friendly underground drain in no hate speech laws America!

[lapfog_1]

8. The scary part is that they believe

that if they are arrested and convicted of making threats against the President, that someday Trump will be President again and will pardon them.

They also think that if they carry our their threats to the President

[Meadowoak]

9. They probably think that if they die for Trump, they will be met with 72

Virgins in the afterlife.

[onetexan]

19. Let them. There r more of us than them. They w go down

as their dear leader will. In the end Mussolini, hitler, stalin, ...all of them came to a fitful demise. The MAGA w too.

[jmowreader]

68. Yeah. And they're all Shakers.

The Shaker religion forbade sex even for procreation. They grew their ranks by recruiting from the outside world.

[vlyons]

10. MAGATs get outraged no matter what

Biden could have recited "hickory dicory dock," and they would have been outraged. They live in constant outrage and resentment that life is not fair. Well guess what? Life is not fair. Get over it. Do something nice for someone else for a change. Stop being so damn selfish.

[augyboston]

21. Could not agree more...

All this time spent hating and embracing victimhood is so pathetic.

Do something nice for someone else is an excellent suggestion. Sadly, I'm not sure if any of these professional victims even knows how to do anything that isn't about themselves...

[dalton99a]

46. +1

[ouija]

12. Eff'em, call a spade a spade

[Lemon Lyman]

14. Jesus

Nothing like death threats to prove PJB's point.

[2naSalit]

23. Yup.

[Lovie777]

15. They have confirmed his speech. . . .

[no_hypocrisy]

16. Crusaders for Trump

In the tradition of crazed religious zealots, there will be one individual who will try to kill Biden to prove how much he loves Trump.

[augyboston]

17. Give 'em hell Dark Brandon!

President Biden said what had to be said and he needs to keep calling these traitors out every minute of every day!

The MAGA crowd has been railing against anyone who does not go merrily jack booting down the road with them.

You can't love America and hate democracy, you can't love America and try to tear down all of it's institutions, you can't love America and embrace fascism, you can't love America and put a political party or cult leader ahead of her interests, you can't love America and hate her core principles - it's like saying you abuse your wife because you love her - BULLSHIT!

Every last one of these bastards who threaten President Biden should be brought to justice and serve long harsh prison terms. The gloves are off and if the MAGA crowd thinks they're going to destroy our democracy without a fight they've got a lot to learn. When push comes to shove and hate filled traitors come to take America away from us that's when all hell will break loose!

[llmart]

36. +1

Great post.

[Novara]

52. I totally agree

I am so glad Biden made this speech in prime time although the fucking networks were too cowardly to carry it. I am so sick of intimidation. It's time we have a show of force. There ARE more of us than there are of them, and by taking them seriously and being afraid of them, we are legitimizing their illegal actions. We are teaching them that intimidation works. It's time we put them down once and for all.

So rile them up. Let them try to riot. It will be the last time they do because they will be met with overwhelming force.

[twodogsbarking]

24. The law and order party.

[PJMcK]

25. Hey, MSM!

Let's see you spin this as "both sides do it."

President Biden condemns violence and the MAGA Republicans call for his assassination!

One side calls for peaceful government the other side calls for violence.

MAGA proves the President's point. Report that, MSM.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

26. Yes, and they're DEPLORABLE too.

MAGA reaction to the truth:

Just like the Confederates who had their poor feelings hurt after the Civil War, after they seceded for the sake of SLAVERY.

[Joinfortmill]

27. Biden has served Trump & Maga Republicans notice: Don't tread on democracy.

[sindri]

31. This is what happens

when we spend years allowing elected officials to get away with threatening "2nd Amendment solutions". The GOP has created this mess by showing threats as an appropriate 1st Amendment option and they can't clear it up because they get the same death threats if they try.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

35. True.

[bucolic_frolic]

32. Up the penalties in the criminal code and pursue every last one of them

60 days and $2500 fines, more if against government officials or candidates

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

33. As my drill instructor used to say in boot camp;

(paraphrasing) "Every swingin' dick that made a threat against the President need to go to jail!"

[DownriverDem]

34. Call to arms?

Let them. We will fight them wherever they want.

[Martin Eden]

38. Joe's speech WAS a call to arms!

Our democracy is facing an existential threat. It is time for all good citizens to come to the aid of their country!

[paleotn]

39. Investigations? Already started.....

Making death threats against Biden, members of Congress, etc. is serious and taken as such by federal law enforcement. But overall, those of us outside the cult tend to take these online "warriors" far too seriously. The vast, vast majority are dumb wankers and old farts who lack anywhere near the wherewithal to actually DO what they spout on the interwebs. So the rubes are in a uproar. Let them be.

[liberal N proud]

40. I would expect the Secret Service would be investigating them

[Crowman2009]

41. Thay've won a free trip to a federal prison.

[sakabatou]

42. Biden called them out, and they've proved his point.

They're fascists.

[PatrickforB]

47. Oh, they will investigate. The idiots threatening the president online

will at very least get a visit from some people in suits who don't have senses of humor. Some may even be detained.

[Duppers]

48. Indeed! 👍

[crickets]

61. Good. That's as it should be. nt

[Baitball Blogger]

49. "Too much of what's happening in our country today is not normal,"

I have said those words before to describe what was going on a local basis, where the good buddies used fraud to get their way. So I applaud Biden for using them in this case because it's like drawing a line in the sand and show where you're going to make your stand. The alternative is to be led deeper into a rabbit hole.

[onecaliberal]

50. The truth hurts. Lock up those who threaten for a very long time.

I’m all out of fucks to give about these people.

[vercetti2021]

51. Jesus fucking Christ irony is so dead

MAGATS: Joe Biden made fun of me we are not fascists!
Also MAGATS: *sends death threats to the president*

These people are so fucking stupid and easily playing right into the whole entire thing

[Hotler]

53. Notice the officals didn't make any warning to the fascist, just a veiled warning to us to not

poke the fascist nest. So when can we expect a news conference from the officials warning the fascist against any violence?

[Novara]

54. Biden should follow up with another speech saying they've proved he's right

And then invite them to come to Washington, where, he should tell them, they will be met with the full force of the law. Dare them. They're too cowardly to follow up. And that will prove once and for all they're a bunch of weak wankers.

I'd really love for Biden to stand up and spell it out and say, "Your intimidation won't work." That will empower others in the public eye to follow his lead. We CAN put them in their place.

I know there are those who are afraid of more Oklahoma City bombings. But there's a massive difference now: we've got WAY better security all over the country now. It's going to be a LOT harder for someone to plan something like that and to carry it out. I mean, the FBI foiled a plot to kidnap Governor Whitmer and those motherfuckers have been convicted.

Let's stop being afraid of them.

[Elessar Zappa]

58. I'm definitely not afraid of these fuckwads.

The vast, vast majority are nothing but cowards and keyboard warriors. They would piss their pants if they had to face the US military.

[turbinetree]

56. Dear counterterrorism's experts what else do want to call them....

after all 10,000+ of them tried to take down a duly elected government.......because there "guy" is a sore LOSER..... in fact some of them are running for office....and were at the fucking insurrection, I can name one from Pennsylvania running for the office to be a governor and he runs around with his airborne ranger emblem on his lapel.....what a fucking disgrace.....he should be in jail.....

[Brainfodder]

57. The irony of the FUCK THEIR FEELINGS + LET'S GO BRANDON crowd!

Death threats at this point, should get ya 50 years.

Would stop REAL quick!

[Warpy]

59. They're all as thin skinned as he is

but for them, it's artificial. Stick enough needles into it and it will pop and disappear. They'll be left naked in the real world which will be unbearably drab to most of them and I think this terrifies them.

That's why they're losing it over what I thought was a fairly mild speech, given the circumstances.

That means it's working.

[tenderfoot]

60. I see our resident wingnuts haven't responded to this latest threat of violence.

too busy playing down the media's concern trolling about Biden's speech and sticking up for Chris Licht because Colbert got along with him.

[appleannie1]

63. The best way to get rid of an infection is to rip the scab off to clean the pus out.

[Heather MC]

64. So their response to being called a "danger to our democracy"

Is to behave dangerously.

I'm no expert but I feel like maybe Joe Biden is on to something

[JohnSJ]

65. and that proves exactly what he said is correct

[Snackshack]

66. Thank you President Biden.

[SouthernDem4ever]

70. Track them down, throw them in jail

We need to build a special federal prison, or a wing on that prison and call it 'basket of deplorables' and put the death threat morons in there.

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

71. Find them, arrest them, prosecute them, and locke 'em up. nt

[Gore1FL]

72. Shake the tree and the nuts are going to start appearing.

Now law enforcement can rake them up.