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Blaming Biden for not using his power and influence as literal President of the United States to stop police brutalizing, arresting peaceful student protestors and violating their first amedment rights***
The President of the United States has fuck all to do with city and state police.
I know, poor little guy is totally powerless. I bet they forced him to come out and make public statements dragging students as antisemitic. Probably gave him noogies until he did it.
Got a link for Biden calling them antisemitic (without also speaking against all forms of hate speech)?
I've heard Biden and others say that the protesters shouldn't be using antisemitic, anti Muslim, or any hate speech. I haven't heard him blanket call all the protestors antisemitic and only that. That's what they do on FOX "News."
Liberals claiming Biden is powerless to do anything isn't the best argument for supporting him. 'hes totally defenseless from republicans, let's reelection him'
Disingenuous ml lying about the situation however is a good reason to support him. Things aren't good, but ML will absolutely make things just as bad or worse.
Was that your same response when those same local and state police were mass arresting, assaulting, and tear gassing George Floyd protesters under trump?
Yup. The President has fuck all to do with City and State police. You can blame the mayors and the governors. The President is NOT involved.
Where Trump was to blame were two VERY specific incidents where FEDERAL agents were involved.
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/08/05/fact-check-are-federal-agents-in-portland-kidnapping-and-holding-citizens-without-charges/42457773/
https://www.opb.org/article/2021/09/20/federal-task-force-members-killed-portland-anti-fascist-supporter-will-not-be-charged/
Those did not involve city or state police, so yes, Trump should have been on the hook.
As long as Biden keeps conflating opposition to Zionism with antisemitism, and calling protesters violent, while repeating Zionist lies, he is complicit in the actions of local police forces.
That doesn't mean the police are acting on his orders. Take that to the mayors and governors involved.
Why are you posting different women in Gonewild? Isn't that only for self submissions?
You can take the stance that POTUS should be trying to influence state leadership, for whatever good that would do; or at least take a public stance on the matter, which he hasn't.
You're getting the downvotes probably because it sounds like you believe POTUS is a king and can force governors to do his bidding. However, I agree that he's been remarkably consistent in kissing Israel's ass, and refusing to show any real concernv or sympathy for the Palestinians beyond "maybe Israel is starving too many Palestinian children."