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Posted: 2024-03-11T08:32:50Z | Updated: 2024-03-11T14:02:36Z

Former President Donald Trump faced fierce criticism for mocking President Joe Biden over his stutter.

Presumptive GOP nominee Trump fumed at what he described as Bidens angry, dark, hate-filled State of the Union address during a campaign rally in Rome, Georgia, on Saturday.

Four-times-indicted Trump said: Bring the country t-t-t-t-together? Im going to bring it together. No. No. Hes a threat to democracy. I will tell you. Hes a threat to democracy.

Critics on X (formerly Twitter) slammed Trumps taunting of Biden, who has worked to overcome his lifelong speech impediment. They also ripped the laughing response of Trumps supporters, who lapped the comment up.

The MeidasTouch Network drew a sharp comparison between Trumps attack and Bidens empathy for fellow stutterers, such as the now-viral moment he bonded with then-13-year-old Brayden Harrington and later helped him tackle his stutter. Watch the video here:

Its not the first time Trump or his allies have mocked Biden over his stutter.

In 2020, Trumps daughter-in-law Lara Trump (and now the newly installed co-chair of the Republican National Committee) insisted she wasnt referring to Bidens stutter when she said of the then-Democratic hopeful: Im supposed to want him to fail at every turn, but every time he comes on stage or they turn to him, Im like, Joe, can you get it out? Lets get the words out, Joe. You kinda feel bad for him. The problem is thats their front-runner, guys, OK?

Former Trump White House press secretary-turned-Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) apologized and deleted her post after Biden himself called her out for writing: I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I hhhave absolutely no idea what Biden is talking about.