‘Got His Rear End Kicked!’ Biden Mocks Trump — Roasts Jim Jordan at $1.6 Million Fundraiser
President Joe Biden roasted Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) over his failed speaker bid and mocked ex-President Donald Trump at a fundraising reception that raised $1.6 million.
On Friday evening, President Biden spoke at a campaign reception in the home of Dr. Claire Lucas & Judy Dlugacz, a power couple in DC supporting Biden’s reelection.
During his remarks, President Biden took several shots at Trump, and appeared to connect Trump’s hold over Republicans to the prospect of political violence. He gave Jordan’s lopsided loss in a secret ballot as evidence GOP lawmakers are too “intimidated” to cast such votes publicly:
And, you know, we need every Americ- — you know, Donald Trump talks about — he tells his supporters, he says, “I am your retribution.” This is what he says. He means it. He said, “We’re a failing nation. Either we — either they win…” — meaning me — (laughter) — “… or we win. If they win, we no longer have a country.”
He goes on to talk about how he has great respect for Putin, how he’s a real leader, how Hama- — I mean the things he says, the pr- — the worst part is he basically means. If you notice all — who are his friends? All the strongmen. All the — you know, you have North Korea. You have — anyway, I won’t go through it. (Laughter.)
But, look, here’s the deal. You know, what’s at stake is literally American democracy, in my view. I know when I made that speech in 2020 in Independence Hall, people thought it was hyperbole. Everybody thought that except the American people. People are worried about — worried about our democracy.
Look what they’re trying to do. All the basics rights we’ve taken for granted for a long time, what do they want to deal with? They want to take it away. They want to take it away, whether it’s to change the court system, whether it’s to move in a way to deal with LGBTQ legislation, whether it’s about the right to vote, just — whether it’s about the right to choose. Think about all the individual things that are frontal attacks.
But that other piece of good news: This is not your father’s Republican Party. (Laughter.) This is a different deal. These MAGA Republicans make about 30 percent of that party, and now you saw the — the significant gentleman from Ohio, he just got his rear end kicked by — (laughter and applause).
AUDIENCE MEMBER: Third — third time.
THE PRESIDENT: Third — well, beyond that’s the last time, because here’s the deal: We have to understand that violence in American politics is never, never, never, never acceptable. Never acceptable.
But guess what? He lost the third time in the vote, then they had a secret ballot when they got back in the caucus. And I think it was something like 140 people voted against him. Because you know why they didn’t publicly? Intimidated. Intimidated.
And I’ve had serious people talk to me about how they worry about death threats with their positions. I mean, this is — this is the United States of America. We’re so much better than that.
And, I guess, what I was to say to you is, you know, in 2024, not because of me, but because of — if Donald Trump is the nominee, if we win in 2024, we’ll be an extended generation to say we saved democracy, in a way. (Applause.) (Inaudible.)
Look — I got to stop myself here. (Laughter.)
According to an organizer, the reception raised $1.6 million.
