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Joe Biden: “The words of a president matter no matter if they are good, bad or indifferent, they matter. If I made a mistake about…”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2020
The words of a president matter no matter if they are good, bad or indifferent, they matter. If I made a mistake about something I thought you could defeat hate. Hate only hides, it only hides. And when someone in authority breathes oxygen under that rock, it legitimizes us folks to come on out. Regardless how angry you are, if you lose, do you burn, you should be held accountable as someone who does anything else, period. Violence in any form is wrong. The idea that this President continues to try to divide us gives succor to the white supremacist, talks in ways that are just absolutely. I have never used this regard to praise me for not only incorrect but immoral to just simply wrong, simply wrong.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Biden criticized Trump's divisive rhetoric and emphasized the importance of accountability and condemning violence.

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