Biden says ‘bullseye’ remark about Trump a mistake
Al Jazeera
US president defends rhetoric casting Trump as a threat to democracy after failed attempt on the Republican’s life.
United States President Joe Biden has said it was wrong to say Donald Trump should be put “in a bull’s-eye” but defended his portrayal of his Republican rival as a threat to democracy.
In his first television interview since Trump narrowly survived an attempted assassination, Biden said his comments were intended to put the focus on his challenger’s policies and character.
“It was a mistake to use the word. I didn’t say ‘crosshairs.’ I meant bullseye, focus on him, focus on what he is doing,” Biden said in an interview with NBC News’s Lester Holt on Monday.
“Focus on his policies, focus on the number of lies he told in the debate.”
Asked if he had done any “soul searching” about his rhetoric since the attempt on Trump’s life, Biden said it was appropriate to highlight the dangers posed by Trump and denied using inflammatory language like his rival.
