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Trump Jr. Smears Joe Biden As A ‘Pedophile’ In Deranged Social Media Rant
President Trump’s eldest son on Saturday posted a social media message suggesting former Vice President Joe Biden is a “pedophile,” an accusation The New York Times slammed as “incendiary and baseless” and an illustration of the “tactics the president is turning to as he attempts to erase Mr. Biden’s early advantage in key state polls.”
Trump Jr. shared a meme on Instagram of Biden saying: “See you later, alligator” alongside an image of an alligator saying: “In a while, pedophile.”
“Donald Trump Jr.’s inflammatory and baseless claim, which he shared with his 2.8 million Instagram followers, comes as his father and the re-election campaign have sought to weaken Mr. Biden with an onslaught of allegations and insinuations rarely seen in modern elections,” the newspaper reported.
View this post on Instagram🤣🤣🤣 that said, there’s definitely way too many Creepy Joe videos out there!
A post shared by Donald Trump Jr. (@donaldjtrumpjr) on
When a reporter shared the Instagram post online, Trump Jr. wrote on Twitter that he was only “joking around” and noted that he had included emojis of a laughing face.
1. The 3 🤣 emojis in the caption should indicate to anyone with a scintilla of common sense that I’m joking around.
2. If the media doesn’t want people mocking & making jokes about how creepy Joe is, then maybe he should stop the unwanted touching & keep his hands to himself? https://t.co/Jy98aq6yWD pic.twitter.com/Kcr9jdPSbC
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) May 16, 2020
“Yet in the same Twitter post, he also reprised his original insinuation. He accused the former vice president of ‘unwanted touching’ alongside a collage of photographs of Mr. Biden showing affection for children. The misleading images were mostly taken from public swearing-in ceremonies at the Capitol, where the former vice president warmly greeted lawmakers and their families.”
Following the newspaper’s report, Trump Jr. doubled down on the charge on Twitter.
There are SO MANY different clips of @joebiden bizarrely & inappropriately sniffing hair & getting touchy with young girls that Twitter made me break up this 4 min comp into two separate videos. Does anyone really think this is normal behavior from Joe!??? pic.twitter.com/gNLo75bL0g
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) May 16, 2020
