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CNN correspondent Eva McKend lavished reward on President Biden’s “very, very patriotic” political speech in Philadelphia Thursday regardless of a number of divisive statements.
Biden delivered a speech emphasizing what he thought of to be a political battle between “MAGA Republicans” and people supporting democracy. Though Biden was slammed for his earlier claims that these “extremist” Republicans promoted “semi-fascism,” he doubled down on the assertion throughout his speech, suggesting they threaten democracy.
“However as I stand right here tonight, equality and democracy are underneath assault,” Biden mentioned. “We do ourselves no favors to faux in any other case.”
McKend joined a panel on “Anderson Cooper 360” to debate the aftermath of the speech. Though senior political analyst John Avlon instructed that Biden politicized his speech by invoking “MAGA Republicans,” McKend insisted that his feedback have been “pro-USA” and “patriotic.”
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on what he calls the “continued battle for the Soul of the Nation” in entrance of Independence Corridor at Independence Nationwide Historic Park, Philadelphia, U.S., September 1, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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“And one thing else that actually caught out to me is that he virtually appeared to be reclaiming patriotism. Usually you hear Republicans argue that they’re the professional America occasion. The Democrats aren’t patriotic sufficient. However what was extra pro-USA than this speech? And I feel that is precisely what Democratic voters wished to listen to. We honor the desire of the folks, proper? A nod to our democracy but in addition a nod to preserving reproductive rights. He’s the president of all America,” McKend mentioned.
CNN was among the many mainstream media retailers that defended Biden’s unique “semi-fascism” claims as reality, although Avlon admitted on Tuesday that his feedback have been “not useful.”
McKend continued to reward the speech saying, “You talked about earlier than an excessive amount of of what’s taking place shouldn’t be regular on this nation. We’re nonetheless at our core a democracy. I imply all of this stuff, it was a really, very patriotic speech and I feel that that’s lots of what Democratic voters throughout the nation, they need to be patriotic, too. They need to be a part of the American story, too. I feel he spoke to that.”
President Biden attacked “extremist” MAGA Republicans as promoters of “semi-fascism” and threatening democracy.
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Elsewhere within the phase, political commentator Scott Jennings, against this, criticized the speech as “very, very partisan.”
“This was a really, very partisan speech. His core message to me was when you don’t vote Democrat, we don’t have a democracy anymore, in order that’s not going to land very properly in any respect with any Republican voter, it doesn’t matter what form of Republican they contemplate [themselves to be],” Jennings mentioned.
Mainstream media retailers and Democrats largely defended President Biden’s suggestion that “MAGA Republicans” promoted “semi-fascism.”
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CNN anchor Brianna Keilar additionally criticized Biden on Twitter for having the navy stand within the background of a political speech.
