Trump-backed candidates blasted President Joe Biden’s speech on Thursday about the “soul of the nation,” in which he claimed “MAGA forces are determined to take this country backwards,” while vulnerable Democratic senators seeking re-election this fall have mostly avoided discussing Biden’s divisive rhetoric. During Biden’s remarks Thursday: “And here, in my view, is what it boils down to: The MAGA Republicans don’t respect the Constitution. They don’t believe in the rule of law. They don’t recognize the will of the people. They refused to recognize free elections About 74 million Americans voted for former President Donald Trump and the Make American Great Again (MAGA) movement in the 2020 presidential election. Biden’s speech, which was broadcast live on multiple news outlets, focused exclusively on MAGA Republicans, with no comments on the economy, rising inflation, the fentanyl crisis or abortion. Trump-endorsed candidate Blake Masters hit back at Biden after his comments targeting MAGA Republicans. Masters will face Sen. Mark Kelly in the Arizona Senate race this fall. TOM COTTON FAKES BIDEN SPEECH: “DIFFERENT PARTY IDEOLOGISTS” THE REAL THREAT TO DEMOCRACY Trump-endorsed candidate JD Vance, who is running against Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan in the race for the open Ohio Senate seat, issued a press release Friday responding to Biden’s speech. BIDEN SLAMS VETERANS’ GROUP FOR USING MARINES ‘BACK UP’ IN PARTY SPEECH: ‘ERODES TRUST’ IN MILITARY “During a time when we desperately need to bring people together, not further divide them, Biden is declaring Republicans enemies of the state and deliberately stoking tensions. Never before has an American leader caused so much damage while accepting so little responsibility: The Biden’s speech was a direct attack on the very people he is supposed to serve.” US President Joe Biden delivered a speech at Independence National Historical Park on September 1, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, about the “ongoing battle for the Nation’s Soul”. (Alex Wong) Former Arizona Attorney General Adam Laxalt, hoping to unseat Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Ariz., this fall also expressed his thoughts via Twitter: “Just drove by a gas station selling $5 gas in rural Nevada. Meanwhile, Biden spent his night attacking half of America, completely ignoring the real problems facing Americans right now.” Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who is seeking re-election this fall, also posted, “Angry man vilifies half the people in the country he’s supposed to lead and promised to unite.” Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., Sen. Maggie Hassan, DN.H., and Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., all remain silent. after Biden’s remarks on Thursday, declining to comment on Biden’s speech. US President Joe Biden, protected by bulletproof glass, made comments about what he called the “ongoing battle for the Soul of the Nation”. (Jonathan Ernst) On Thursday, Fox News Digital asked twenty-one vulnerable House Democrats whether they agree with President Biden that MAGA Republicans are a “threat” to democracy. None of them responded. After Biden’s speech, Rep. Dina Titus, Nev., joined the President in his efforts with a post on her Twitter account: “If the MAGA Republicans take control, they will overturn every election with a result that does not they like it”. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP During a recent campaign rally in Maryland, Biden compared MAGA’s Republican philosophy to “quasi-fascism.” “What we’re seeing now is either the beginning or the death of the extreme MAGA philosophy,” Biden continued, “It’s not just Trump, it’s the whole philosophy behind the — I’ll say something, it’s like semi-fascism,” said Biden in his speech. Aubrie Spady is a freelance production assistant for Fox News Digital.
