Biden Calls On Supporters To ‘Beat The Hell Out Of’ Republicans: ‘I Mean It’

President Joe Biden urged supporters on Thursday to “beat the hell out of” Republicans in the November election.

The violent rhetoric came during Biden’s first public appearance with Vice President Kamala Harris since he dropped out of the 2024 race and Harris took on the Democratic Party’s nomination to face off against former President Donald Trump.

“Let me tell you what our Project 2025 is: beat the hell out of them,” Biden told the crowd during an event in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Amid cheers from the audience, Biden shouted, “I mean it!”

Biden was riffing off the Heritage Foundation’s “Project 2025,” a conservative blueprint of transition policies for the next presidency. Democrats often attempt to link Trump with the plan, but the former president has rejected the association, dubbing their claims a “pure disinformation” campaign.

The call for people to “beat the hell out of” their political rivals did not sit well with some on social media, including Trump’s campaign.

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Biden instructs the audience to "beat the hell" out of Republicans — a month after the assassination attempt against President Trump. Disgusting! pic.twitter.com/MpxSGBsu4h

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 15, 2024

“Disgusting!” the Trump War Room account on X said in a post, which also noted that Biden’s remark came a month after the attempted assassination against Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

“Is this a call to violence?” asked the Libs of TikTok account on X that is operated by Chaya Raichik and has more than 3.3 million followers.

“If Trump said this, it would be wall-to-wall coverage on MSNBC for the next three weeks,” responded Collin Rugg, who has an X account with 1.4 million followers. He also quipped that The Washington Post “would be putting the ‘Democracy Dies in Darkness’ banner up.”

Trump faced Biden in a June debate hosted by CNN. In the weeks after Biden’s fumbling performance during that face-off sparked a crisis of confidence among his allies, the president stepped aside under pressure and Harris took the top spot on the Democratic Party’s ticket.

Biden is expected to speak at the Democratic National Contention in Chicago next week, along with former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State and failed 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, are slated to accept their nominations and deliver remarks.