Biden’s speech captured attention due to its strange red backdrop and military presence – somehow redolent of Maoist China and his Little Red Book – but also because of the divisive message he shared. “It was a sinister speech and dangerous because it’s demonizing a sector of lawful citizenry of the U.S. It also seemed like there was a lot of messaging going on to the rest of the world,” said West.
When Biden made this speech and referred to “violent MAGA Republicans,” he was referring to the January 6th protestors. “When you take a step back, this is an attempt to demonize the lawful President and his followers,” says West, “because this is not a legitimate presidency. It’s a travesty that this person occupies the White House. We don’t know who is in charge of this country, but it’s certainly not Biden.”