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MSNBC's Jonathan Lemire revealed the deeply personal "loathing" that drives President Joe Biden in his rematch against Donald Trump.
The "Morning Joe" contributor and White House bureau chief for Politico reported Thursday that Biden referred to Trump with some colorful curse words in private, and he said the president badly wanted to deprive his 2020 rival of an opportunity to serve again.
"It's a well-known secret, if you will, here in Washington that President Biden is pretty salty behind closed doors," Lemire said. "He does have a quick temper, he's first to admit that. He's pretty profane at times when he's fired up about something."
"Certainly, he is about Donald Trump, that's what people over and over told me. Of course, Biden was horrified by Trump's actions during the 2016 campaign and during his presidency, but in his post-presidency, even more so. The way Trump has treated these criminal trials, what we have heard from him about E. Jean Carroll, everything connected to the insurrection, the warm words for [Vladimir] Putin after the invasion. You know, praising Hezbollah for being smart — over and over and over."
"Biden just feels that Trump is unfit for office, and I'm told his pure loathing for the person — not just the politician, but the person of Donald Trump — has only grown," Lemire added.