CNN ‘softens’ background color of Joe Biden’s furious ‘soul of the nation’ speech
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CNN appeared to alter the backdrop of President Joe Biden’s fiery ‘soul of the nation’ speech from a stark blood-red to a gentler shade of pink.
The change occurred mid-broadcast of Biden’s Thursday speech in Philadelphia while he called out Trump by name and characterized ‘MAGA Republicans’ as being a threat to the democracy.
Biden delivered the speech in front of Independence Hall and with red spotlights beaming up the brick facade behind him.
As the president raged against his opponents in front of the red backdrop, many viewers on Twitter began comparing him to the evil-emperor from Star Wars and the authoritarian chancellor from V for Vendetta.
Then at one point during CNN’s broadcast the red could be seen slowly transitioning to a softer pink-hue, which it remained for the rest of the speech.
But the change appeared to only take place on CNN, as the backdrop remained red C-SPAN, CBS, AND MSNBC.
‘CNN appears to have tweaked the video of Biden’s speech from demonic red to Pepto-Bismol pink,’ wrote former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on Twitter, ‘Very helpful, as we needed a lot of Pepto-Bismol to get through this!’
A representative for CNN later blamed the color change on a glitch in their broadcast, according to The New York Post.
Biden declared Donald Trump is a ‘threat to the country’ in a speech that contained his harshest rhetoric to date about his predecessor in the Oval Office and the MAGA movement
Standing on the darkened stage with ominous red lighting, the president called Trump out by name and slammed him for promoting the claim the 2020 election was stolen.
Biden also branded him – and MAGA Republicans who follow him – as ‘extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic’.
Despite being greeted by warm applause throughout the speech, Biden’s night was overshadowed by hecklers who chanted ‘f*** Joe Biden’ and ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ as well as the fact most major news networks did not air his address live. Only CNN and MSNBC did.
It was a speech that sparked huge backlash from Republicans accusing him of being divisive, and reminded Biden that in October 2020, he said: ‘Instead of treating each other’s party as the opposition, we treat them as the enemy. This must end!’
In November 2020 hje tweeted: ‘To make progress, we have to stop treating our opponents as enemies. We are not enemies.’
‘I will not stand by and watch. I will not let the will of the American people be overturned by wild conspiracy theories and baseless evidence-free claims and fraud. I will not stand by and watch elections in this country stolen by people who simply refused to accept that they lost,’ the president said
Republican Senator Ted Cruz said: ‘Tonight, Joe Biden vilified millions of Americans in a divisive & angry speech that was detached from the reality of his political failures. He isn’t actually interested in restoring the soul of the nation, he’s only interested pitting his fellow Americans against one another.’
Trump quickly hit back at the speech on his Truth Social, posting: ‘Someone should explain to Joe Biden, slowly but passionately, that MAGA means, as powerfully as mere words can get, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
‘If he doesn’t want to Make America Great Again, which through words, action, and thought, he doesn’t, then he certainly should not be representing the United States of America!
‘If you look at the words and meaning of the awkward and angry Biden speech tonight, he threatened America, including with the possible use of military force. He must be insane, or suffering from late stage dementia!’
He also shared an uncaptioned image of Biden with the dark red lighting on the stage with his arms raised in fists next to a picture of himself kissing the American flag.
Earlier in the evening Biden attacked Trump by name in a 24-minute speech from Independence Hall in Philadelphia in his most direct attack on his predecessor to date.
He said: ‘Equality and democracy are under assault. We do ourselves no favor to pretend otherwise,’ Biden declared at the top of his remarks before Philadelphia’s Independence Hall.
He called out Trump by name, slamming the former president for his false claim the 2020 election was stolen and berating those who support Trump.
‘Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represented extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic,’ Biden said to great applause from his supporters.
He made it clear he doesn’t think every Republican is ‘extreme’ or a threat but said ‘there’s no question that the Republican party today is dominated, driven and intimidated by Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans.’
‘And that is a threat to this country,’ he said. ‘Too much of what’s happening in our country today is not normal.’