Trump sparks outrage with video depicting Biden tied up in pickup truck

Former President Donald Trump sparked controversy on Friday by sharing a video featuring an unsettling image showing President Joe Biden tied up in the back of a pickup truck CNN reportedTrump claimed the footage was captured on Long Island during his attendance at the wake of NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller tragically killed during a traffic stop that week The video showcased two trucks adorned with flags and decals expressing support for Trump with Bidens image prominently displayed on the back of the second truckIn response to the uproar Trumps campaign spokesman Steven Cheung defended the imagery stating That picture was on the back of a pickup truck that was travelling down the highway Democrats and crazed lunatics have not only called for despicable violence against President Trump and his family they are actually weaponising the justice system against himBidens campaign spokesman Michael Tyler condemned Trumps actions stating to CNN This image from Donald Trump is the type of crap you post when youre calling for a bloodbath or when you tell the proud boys to stand back and stand by Trump is regularly inciting political violence and its time people take him seriously just ask the Capitol Police officers who were attacked protecting our democracy on January 6 as reported by CNNWhen asked for comment the US Secret Service refrained from confirming or commenting on matters of protective intelligenceThis latest video adds to a pattern of Trump employing dark and violent imagery in his campaign messaging reflecting his propensity for inflammatory rhetoric which appears to fuel his White House aspirationsEarlier this month Trump issued a stark warning suggesting that if he were to lose the 2024 election it would result in a bloodbath for the US auto industry and the nation at large He proposed a 100 per cent tariff on cars manufactured outside the US arguing that only his presidency could safeguard domestic auto manufacturingTrumps penchant for divisive language is evident in his past remarks In December he stirred controversy by suggesting that migrants were poisoning the blood of the US echoing Russian President Vladimir Putins attacks on Biden as a threat to democracyFurthermore Trump has expressed admiration for foreign leaders who employ antidemocratic tactics to maintain power At a campaign event in New Hampshire in November he referred to his political rivals as vermin drawing condemnation for his language including from Biden who likened it to language you heard in Nazi GermanyTrump told the crowd We will root out the communists Marxists fascists and radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country and warned that the real threat is not from the radical right The real threat is from the radical left and its growing every day CNN reportedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever