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Donald Trump shares image of Joe Biden bound and gagged (www.seattletimes.com)
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Former president Donald Trump disseminated on social media on Friday an image of President Biden with his hands and feet tied and his mouth gagged, the latest example of the Republican candidate’s use of increasingly violent rhetoric and imagery this campaign season.

The image can be seen about halfway through a 20-second video that Trump posted on his Truth Social site. The post says it was recorded Thursday on Long Island, where Trump traveled this week to attend a wake for a recently killed police officer.

In the video, two trucks decorated with giant Trump flags and altered American flags are driving on a highway. On the tailgate door of one of the trucks is the image of Biden lying horizontally, bound and gagged.

Trump has a history of sharing and promoting violent images featuring his perceived enemies.

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[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

All you have to do is Google "Biden Tailgate Wrap". There are many variations for sale all over the internet. $50 to $70.

Trump deserves some blame for sharing it, but the real blame needs to be on the people producing and using it.

[-] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 23 points 7 months ago

Hmmm, people producing it deserve blame, but it's not like you or me sharing a pic, this is a candidate for president of the United States posting it about his political rival. I think that's a worse offense, no matter how common they might be.

[-] meliaesc@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

His political rival and the current president.

[-] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml -3 points 7 months ago

Fortunately in America such images are protected speech even if liberals and fascists, but I repeat myself get upset about them. So any "blame" is literally just the speaker virtue signaling and isn't something that needs to be considered beyond a simple throw away comment plus a "lol."

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