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On Sunday, as he was addressing the nation following the assassination attempt against former and potentially future President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden experienced several more gaffes. Perhaps most memorable is that when he meant to say “We resolve our differences at the ballot box,” he ended up saying “battle box,” earning strong criticism for such a flub. And yet Vice President Kamala Harris actually leaned into such a move with a post made from her official account and reposted by her political account.
“AsPresidentBidensaidintheOvalOfficelastnight:Politicsmustbeanarenaforpeacefuldebateandtomakedecisionsguidedbythewillofthepeople.WemuststandforanAmericaofdecencyandgrace,”Harris’postfromMondayalsoread.
Despitesuchcallsfor“decency,”whichBidencan’tevenproperlycommunicate,thepresidentandhisfellowDemocratshaveengagedinplentyofinflammatoryrhetoricagainstTrumpandRepublicans.BidenwasevenconfrontedaboutitduringaninterviewwithNBCNews’LesterHoltthatairedatthesametimeasthefirstnightoftheRNCin