The former president shared a video of a truck that featured a picture of a seemingly helpless Biden with his hands and feet tied up.

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump drew criticism Friday for posting a video on social media that contains the image of a hog-tied President Joe Biden painted on the tailgate of a passing truck.

The Biden campaign was quick to condemn the video for suggesting physical harm to the sitting Democratic president. Biden has portrayed his likely 2024 opponent as someone who freely evokes Nazi imagery with regard to immigrants, while also stressing in speeches that Trump’s efforts to overturn his loss in the 2020 elections ultimately led to an assault on the U.S. Capitol.

“Trump is regularly inciting political violence and it’s time people take him seriously — just ask the Capitol police officers who were attacked protecting our democracy on January 6,” said Michael Tyler, the Biden campaign’s communications director.

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[+] -109 points 2 years ago (3 children)

All Trump did was share a photo, if you want to blame someone, blame the people producing it and the guy who put it on his truck.

Google "Biden tailgate wrap", there are a bunch, $50 to $70.

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  • [–] 45 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I normally agree with you but in this case I don't think we can ignore sharing such imagery. Yes, hold the producers accountable. Also hold those accountable who are popularizing it.

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  • [+] -49 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Oh, we definitely shouldn't ignore it, but the perps are the people producing and using it, not Trump for sharing it.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago

    I think they're both deserving of blame - the producers deserve the lion's share but Trump is amplifying the message. In the pretrump world a politician would get a load of shit for misusing their platform like that.

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  • [–] 32 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    "All the shooter did was pull the trigger. If you want to blame someone, blame the ammunition producers and the individual that sold it to them."

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  • [+] -53 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    In this case, Trump is not the shooter. He's sharing a picture of the shooter.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    How fucking stupid you are being.

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  • [+] -33 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Did Trump produce the image? Well, no.

    Did Trump photograph the image? No.

    Did Trump put the image on his vehicle? No.

    He shared an image someone else sent him. That's not the same thing at all.

    Should the folks making it and putting it on their trucks get a talking to? Yeah, probably.

    This is just the Trump equivalent of senile granddad "Fw: fw: fw: fw: fw: fw: fw: re: re: re: I LOLD"

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Senile grandad doesn't have a cult following who have already demonstrated their willingness to commit violent acts for him.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    All Kathy Griffith did was go on TV and express her feelings.

    Do you see how the pot works now kettle?

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  • [–] -3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Griffin actively held up a mock severed head herself, again, a first party action. Completely different.

    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/kathy-griffin-holds-a-fake-bloody-trump-head-new-photo-shoot-1008645/amp/

    You're confusing the actions of the truck owner with those of Trump.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    No. I'm pointing out the hypocrisy of holding people accountable.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Oh, I definitely think the people producing the wrap and the individual truck owner should be held accountable, just like Griffin was.

    What people are arguing here is the people who re-tweeted that tweet should be held just as accountable as Griffin which is insane.

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