Joe Biden Defends Rhetoric, Criticizes Donald Trump After Shooting in NBC Interview

Published 2024-07-16
President Joe Biden defended his suggestion that Donald Trump should be put in a "bullseye” in an NBC News interview Monday following the assassination attempt on his Republican opponent. Biden spoke to Lester Holt on NBC Nightly News. Bloomberg's David Westin reports.
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All Comments (18)
  • @glenfoxh
    Lester Holt: The talk has been about you saying that we need to put a bullseye on Trump. Biden: I didn't say crosshairs. Lester Holt: The word used was bullseye. Biden: I didn't say crosshairs. What a joke Joe. >.>
  • @lummoxx8586
    But you are the guy that showered with his young daughter!
  • Notice the pattern... " I can assure you there will be no more nordstream pipeline"
  • @Elpepepet
    Focus hocus pocus dominocus. Yeah right! We all know what you meant Brandon
  • Dr Jill needs to tone down her rhetoric and body language, but not holding my breath.
  • @dkhan88942
    Put Trump in the Bullseye means focus on Trump, his policies etc. This man can tell lies.
  • @mrj24811
    Ya he clairified by making a scope with his hands, thats no diffrent. Focus? What your scope, theres no focus on your eyeballs, there is on a scope tho. He doubled down, thats even worse.