00:00 Former US President Donald Trump faced criticism after sharing a video on his social media
00:08 platform Truth Social depicting the current president and his opponent in the upcoming
00:12 election Joe Biden tied up in the back of a pickup truck.
00:16 Trump claims that the video was captured on Friday, March 28, following his attendance
00:20 at the funeral of New York Police Department officer Jonathan Diller, who tragically lost
00:25 his life in a traffic stop shooting.
00:27 The 20-second clip shows pro-Trump and pro-police blue line flags along with an image on the
00:33 truck's rear which shows Biden lying on his side with his hands and feet tied together.
00:40 When asked to comment on the video, the US Secret Service said that it does not confirm
00:44 or comment on matters of protective intelligence.
00:46 "This image from Donald Trump is a tie of crap you post when you're calling for a bloodbath
00:51 or when you tell the proud boys to stand back and stand by," said Michael Tyler, the Biden
00:57 campaign's communications director.
00:59 He added, "Trump is regularly inciting political violence and it is time people take him seriously.
01:04 Just ask the Capitol Police officers who were attacked protecting our democracy on January
01:08 6."
01:09 Tyler's statement alluded to the former president's history of using violent and provocative language.
01:14 Recently, Trump issued a warning during a rally in Ohio, suggesting there would be dire
01:18 consequences for the American auto industry and the nation if he were not re-elected in
01:23 the upcoming elections.
01:24 Additionally, the communications director for the Biden campaign pointed to the January
01:28 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol by Trump's supporters.
01:31 The attack aimed to halt the certification of the incumbent president's 2020 election
01:36 victory.
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