Former Vice President Joe Biden addressed a televised town hall on ABC News Thursday night where he instructed police officers to “shoot them in the leg” if attacked while on patrol.
“You have to de-escalate. If someone’s coming at you, instead of shoot-to-kill, you shoot them in the leg. You have to do more background checks to make sure the person coming in passes certain psychological tests,” said Biden.
.@JoeBiden says police should try shooting dangerous criminals “in the leg" pic.twitter.com/u3phk3MHSq
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) October 16, 2020
Joe Biden Suggests Police Should Shoot Criminals ‘In The Leg’ Instead Of Shooting ‘To Kill’https://t.co/qLla5nJ9CG
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) October 16, 2020
“You have to be in a position where you’re able to identify the things that have to change. So many cops get called into circumstances where somebody is mentally off. That’s why we have to provide psychologists and social workers,” he added.
Watch Biden’s comments above.
BIDEN on VIRUS: 'What is his responsibility? If the... Allocating Responsibility... I'll Let History Do That'
Former Vice President Joe Biden continued his gaffe-filled campaign Wednesday during an interview on MSNBC; trailing off mid-sentence while discussing Donald Trump and the Coronavirus pandemic.
“What is his responsibility… and if it was… what would the…. Allocating responsibility… I’ll let history do that,” said Biden.
WATCH: Joe Biden forgets what he's saying and has to look down at notes during softball MSNBC interview taped with Lyin' Brian Williams. pic.twitter.com/KvGEPLZpxy
— Trump War Room – Text TRUMP to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) April 1, 2020
Biden made similar comments in an interview earlier this week.
“In order to avoid those very high numbers we have to do several things. One: We have to depend on what the President is going to do right now. First of all, he has to, tell, wait for all the cases before anything happens. Look, the whole idea is he has to get in place things we’re shortages of,” said Biden.
Sure, that makes sense… 🤦 pic.twitter.com/2AhKT4mAAk
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) March 31, 2020
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo weighed-in on the ongoing Coronavirus crisis Tuesday; saying “disinformation is dangerous” during a global pandemic as the Trump administration works to slow the spread of the disease.
“Every morning I wake up and I read the data set from across the world… We’ve had one of our team members pass away from this, we’ve had 3,000 Americans die. This data set matters. The ability to trust the data is everything,” said Secretary Pompeo.
“This is the reason disinformation is dangerous… I would urge every nation: Do your best to collect the data, do your best to share that information,” he added. “We’re doing that. We’re collecting and sharing.”
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo: "Disinformation is dangerous." pic.twitter.com/SEO4qeD47J
— The Hill (@thehill) March 31, 2020
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BIDEN on RACIAL REMARKS: Radio Host Was ‘Being a Wise Guy!’
Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden deflected criticism from his recent speaking gaffe during an interview with CNN Wednesday; blaming radio host Charlamagne tha God for being a “wise guy” in their fiery exchange.
“All of this could end up hurting the enthusiasm that you need to win among black voters,” asked a reporter with CNN.
“First of all, it was a mistake. I was smiling when he asked me the question. I shouldn’t have been such a wise guy with him. He was being a wise guy and I responded in kind. I shouldn’t have done that,” said Biden.
Joe Biden blames the host for his racist comments: “he was being a wise guy”https://t.co/TIEEGAPOl0 pic.twitter.com/5zifB8dhJw
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) May 26, 2020
“I have never taken the African American community for granted, never, never, never once,” he added.