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Gloves off, Biden embraces tough tone on ‘MAGA Republicans’

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Joe Biden speaks about the death of Queen Elizabeth II at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Joe Biden speaks about the death of Queen Elizabeth II at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Joe Biden speaks about the death of Queen Elizabeth II at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Joe Biden speaks about the death of Queen Elizabeth II at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Joe Biden speaks about the death of Queen Elizabeth II at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Joe Biden speaks about the death of Queen Elizabeth II at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Joe Biden speaks about the death of Queen Elizabeth II at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Joe Biden speaks about the death of Queen Elizabeth II at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Joe Biden speaks about the death of Queen Elizabeth II at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Joe Biden speaks about the death of Queen Elizabeth II at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) President Joe Biden speaks about the death of Queen Elizabeth II at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Joe Biden speaks about the death of Queen Elizabeth II at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Joe Biden speaks about the death of Queen Elizabeth II at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Joe Biden speaks about the death of Queen Elizabeth II at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Joe Biden speaks about the death of Queen Elizabeth II at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Joe Biden speaks about the death of Queen Elizabeth II at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Joe Biden speaks about the death of Queen Elizabeth II at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Joe Biden speaks about the death of Queen Elizabeth II at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Joe Biden speaks about the death of Queen Elizabeth II at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Joe Biden speaks about the death of Queen Elizabeth II at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) FILE - Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., listens to a question during a news conference on Capitol Hill, March 8, 2022, in Washington. President Joe Biden's increasingly stark warnings about Trump-fueled elements of the Republican Party are making up the core part of his midterm message, combined with repeated reminders to voters about recent Democratic accomplishments and a promise that democracy can still produce results for the American people. "It's a particularly strong issue for our base," said Peters, who leads the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the official campaign arm of Senate Democrats. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) FILE - Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., speaks at a hearing Oct. 28, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Joe Biden's increasingly stark warnings about Trump-fueled elements of the Republican Party are making up the core part of his midterm message, combined with repeated reminders to voters about recent Democratic accomplishments and a promise that democracy can still produce results for the American people. Khanna, said that "politics is somewhat like a team sport, and the president is the quarterback." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) FILE - President Joe Biden speaks outside Independence Hall, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in Philadelphia. Biden's increasingly stark warnings about Trump-fueled elements of the Republican Party are making up the core part of his midterm message, combined with repeated reminders to voters about recent Democratic accomplishments and a promise that democracy can still produce results for the American people. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File) FILE - President Joe Biden speaks outside Independence Hall, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in Philadelphia. Biden's increasingly stark warnings about Trump-fueled elements of the Republican Party are making up the core part of his midterm message, combined with repeated reminders to voters about recent Democratic accomplishments and a promise that democracy can still produce results for the American people. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Gloves off, Biden embraces tough tone on ‘MAGA Republicans’