- Biden is outraged by Trump's actions on January 6 and Pelosi's comments
- He reportedly called Trump a “sick guy” and an “a******.”
President Joe Biden has made it his mission to attack Donald Trump behind closed doors and use foul language to describe the rival, whom he also denounces in public.
Biden, who called for “remembering who the hell we are” during his speech at the Congressional Prayer Breakfast at the Capitol on Thursday, called Trump a “sick guy” and has a particular aversion to jokes that Trump tells publicly about the attack on Paul Pelosi.
In these private conversations, the president condemns Trump for gloating over other people's misfortunes, Politico reported, citing two sources who said Biden recently said of his predecessor, “What an asshole that guy is.” is.”
Biden is usually able to control himself when describing Trump in public, while in re-election efforts he now regularly mentions Trump to rally his own supporters at campaign rallies.
At a fundraiser in Jupiter, Florida, on Tuesday, Biden used much clearer language.
President Joe Biden is outraged by Donald Trump's actions on January 6 and his public musings about the gavel attack on Paul Pelosi, a new report says, saying he called his predecessor a “sick guy.”
“Because here in Florida we've experienced a real dose of 'Trump-ism.'” He then made the sign of the cross, drawing laughter, before saying, “Unusual guy.”
Two incidents in particular reportedly angered the president. One of them is Trump's inaction on January 6, when a mob of his supporters stormed through the Capitol.
The former senator, 81, also pointed out how Trump publicly mocked Pelosi, 83, who was the victim of a hammer attack at his San Francisco home in 2022 while his wife, then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was in Washington .
Former President Donald Trump joked about the gavel attack on Paul Pelosi, the 83-year-old husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Biden has recalled this in public statements and condemned the way in which Trump appeared to make light of the incident. “He laughed about it. What a sick…'
In a retelling, Trump said a Californian audience in September: “We're going to stand up to crazy Nancy Pelosi who ruined San Francisco – how's her husband doing, does anyone know?” And she's against building a wall on our border, even though she has a wall around her house – which obviously didn’t work particularly well.”
David Wayne DePape was convicted last year for the attack that sent Pelosi to the hospital.
Trump senior adviser Chris LaCivita said in response that it was “a disgrace that the corrupt Joe Biden is disrespecting the presidency both publicly and privately.”
Biden's allegedly foul-mouthed private language is not the coarse dialect used in the election campaign. A protester outside a presidential stop in Michigan again held up a sign that read “F*** Joe Biden.”
Biden ended his prayer breakfast remarks with a call for unity and respect.
“That's my sincerest prayer to all of you.” We have really hard, hard differences. We really go at each other. But remember – let’s remember who the hell we – the hell we are. We are the United States of America. It's about dignity and respect. So, let’s practice.”
Biden privately calls Trump a 'sick idiot' and a 'fucking asshole': Joe blasts his rival for celebrating the gavel attack on Paul Pelosi and others who have suffered misfortune