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BumRushDaShow

(159,292 posts) Mon Aug 25, 2025, 04:21 PM Aug 25

'They're going to be brought down': Trump vows to go after Biden's advisers [View all]

Source: NBC News

Aug. 25, 2025, 2:21 PM EDT / Updated Aug. 25, 2025, 3:11 PM EDT

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday said he would target former President Joe Biden's circle, calling them "evil people."

"There were some brilliant people," Trump said, referring to Biden's allies in his White House. "But they’re evil people, and they’re going to be brought down. They have to be brought down 'cause they really hurt our country."

Trump's threat to have his political opponent's allies "brought down" marks his latest move to potentially target political adversaries in a pattern that has alarmed critics who paint the president as pursuing retribution and say he is weaponizing the Justice Department — a claim the president has made about the Biden administration.

NBC News reached out to Biden's office for comment.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/-going-brought-trump-vows-go-bidens-advisers-rcna227019

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'They're going to be brought down': Trump vows to go after Biden's advisers [View all] BumRushDaShow Aug 25 OP

Man, is TACO Don the dictionary definition of a sore winner... 3catwoman3 Aug 25 #1

He's talking and acting like a mob boss FakeNoose Aug 25 #12

Winner? NJCher Aug 27 #30

Trump acts like someone with brain lesions, wonder if he's had west nile? Blues Heron Aug 25 #2

More likely popsdenver Aug 25 #14

Many people say he has syphilis displacedvermoter Aug 27 #28

Bolton was just a message. underpants Aug 25 #3

Please make it stop.................. Lovie777 Aug 25 #4

Like someone around here said 8 yrs ago, 7 yrs ago, 6 yrs ago, last week etc. Oh yeah, that was me Eliot Rosewater Aug 25 #5

How can NBC write a story about this without once mentioning that Trump is completely insane? sop Aug 25 #6

Because they don't want to trigger the king's wrath. Too costly. PSPS Aug 25 #10

No doubt told IF they toe the line they will not be taken over like Hitler did Bengus81 Aug 25 #13

LOL as soon as they have the Fascist Tyranny popsdenver Aug 25 #15

Don't you think it's obvious from the content? iemanja Aug 26 #24

I saw no mention of Trump's obvious mental problems in the report, but this was the last paragraph: sop Aug 27 #25

They're evil people Bayard Aug 25 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Bayard Aug 25 #8

Fear not! DavidDvorkin Aug 25 #9

The United States of America will be renamed: popsdenver Aug 25 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author electric_blue68 Aug 25 #11

This will be Trump's downfall: his obsession with imaginary slights in the past and a total inability to focus. Martin68 Aug 25 #17

The Trump/Republican MAGA voters popsdenver Aug 25 #18

Living in the past. Not a good sign. Martin68 Aug 25 #19

Just like Hillary Vice President Harris warned us about Trump's revenge agenda Botany Aug 26 #20

"Will you shut up, man." electric_blue68 Aug 26 #21

see ya in court, loser. samnsara Aug 26 #22

The courts will not ultimately be our friends chicoescuela Aug 27 #27

The election already brought them down iemanja Aug 26 #23

And the GOP and Fox will be just fine with it! Chasstev365 Aug 27 #26

The moral authority decides who is evil bucolic_frolic Aug 27 #29

What will this do to people's livelihoods! OrwellwasRight Aug 27 #31