Narrative Shift: Now Biden Says MAGA ‘Proposals’ A Threat To ‘Soul’ of America

In the wake of intense backlash following his divisive speech declaring war on Trump supporters, the Biden administration has shifted its messaging to instead attack “MAGA proposals.”

“MAGA proposals are a threat to the very soul of this country,” Biden tweeted Sunday without elaborating.

MAGA proposals are a threat to the very soul of this country.

— President Biden (@POTUS) September 4, 2022

The new messaging is a notable shift given just days before Biden said: “Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans are a threat to the very soul of this country.”

Today it’s “MAGA proposals” pic.twitter.com/Fn9qgd8iOE

— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) September 4, 2022

White House senior adviser Keisha Lance Bottoms reiterated Biden’s new talking point on Sunday, claiming the “hate-filled” MAGA agenda “has no place in a democracy” without explaining exactly what its policies are.

As one Twitter user pointed out, the Make America Great Again platform advocated by Trump includes many common sense policy stances, including secure borders, energy independence, parental rights in schools, and law and order.

MAGA proposals?

You mean like:

Strong border

Energy Independence

Law and order

Parental rights in Education

Cutting regulations

Election integrity

Medical freedom

The American Dream

That IS the soul of this country.

— Shawn Farash ❌🐻 (@Shawn_Farash) September 4, 2022

But does the MAGA agenda really have no place in a democracy if the majority of Americans support it?

The crowd size at Trump’s latest rally may offer an indication of the MAGA agenda’s popularity.

Donald Trump and Joe Biden Both held rallies in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania this week.

Here is what they looked like back to back.

Incredible. pic.twitter.com/Xe7cWQzrQO

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) September 4, 2022

Numerous polls show most Americans want secure borders, energy independence, parental rights in schools, and law and order.

Thus, by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre’s own logic, that would mean the Biden administration itself is “extreme” given it’s against what the majority of Americans want.

But Biden had little choice but to tweak his anti-MAGA narrative after massive backlash even from the likes of CNN and The Washington Post.

“I think that if this was a speech to unify the American people, it had just the opposite effect,” said Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) on Sunday. “It basically condemned all Republicans who supported Donald Trump in the last election. That’s over 70 million people. Saying that Republicans are a threat to democracy is really a slap in the face.”

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