US election campaign
Biden on socialism signs at demo: “Idiots”
The “socialism” accusation is popular with supporters of the extreme right in the USA – here at a protester against corona measures in 2020. Photo
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The tone of political debates in the US has been poisoned for years. Shortly before the midterm elections, President Joe Biden finds clear words for the allegations of right-wing demonstrators.
US President Joe Biden has found clear words for demonstrators who describe his policies as socialist. “Socialism. Spare me. What idiots,” said Biden on Saturday in the city of Joliet, Illinois. Biden was referring to protesters holding such signs outside the venue.
The US President spoke in Joliet about health care and the cost of prescription drugs. Shortly before the important “midterms” elections on November 8, he attacked the Republicans and warned that they wanted to cut funding in the health sector.
A demonstrator’s sign read “Where is Nancy”, as reported by journalists traveling with them. The sign is a reference to the violent attack on the husband of top Democrat Nancy Pelosi about a week ago. According to media reports, the attacker should “Where is Nancy called?” to have. Right-wingers have been spreading conspiracy theories about the attack on Paul Pelosi since the attack, claiming without any evidence that Pelosi’s husband knew the man. The police clearly speak of a burglary. The attacker had confessed to investigators that he wanted to take the US politician hostage and break her kneecaps.