NBC’s Welker: Biden’s Speech ‘Was a Part of a Broader Attempt to Try To Paint Republicans … as Extreme’

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WELKER: “Well, what I’m hearing from sources who are close to the White House and to the President, Chris, is that this was a part of a broader attempt to try to paint Republicans, part of the Republican Party at least, as extreme in a range of different issues, whether it comes to threats against the nation’s democracy or to things like cutting, slashing spending on Medicare and Social Security. And so, that is the pushback that you are getting from allies of the President that, look, this was intentional. This is obviously something he has been talking about for quite some time going back to his days as a candidate. And they also see this, Chris, as a way to energize the Democratic base. But for all of the reasons that Robert just lays out, it’s also a very risky strategy.”