The Republican Governors Association claimed President Joe Biden said 48.8% of Wisconsin voters are threats to democracy. His comments don't refer to every person in the state who voted Republican in the last election.
, Biden called out his predecessor, former President Donald Trump, and"MAGA Republicans," saying they"represent extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic.", criticizing"extreme MAGA Republicans," referring to the former president’s Make America Great Again slogan.
Republicans, both nationally and statewide, have seized on the comments and said they are a condemnation of all Republicans. That includes the Republican Governors Association. The group’s spokesperson, Maddie Anderson, wrote in an email blast on Sept. 5 — the day of the president’s visit to Milwaukee — that Biden"recently said that 48.8% of Wisconsin voters are threats to democracy."
But that’s not what Biden said — and the extrapolation the Republican Governors Association took is a pretty big jump.When asked for backup for the association’s claim, Anderson pointed to Biden’s remarks,
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