Biden attempt to recast riots as right-wing extremism will run into trouble

Joe Biden is increasingly casting the violence in cities such as Portland and Kenosha as a right-wing phenomenon stoked by President Trump, in an effort to undercut the “law and order” case against the Democratic ticket.

“I condemn this violence unequivocally. I condemn violence of every kind by anyone, whether on the left or the right. And I challenge Donald Trump to do the same,” Biden said in a statement Sunday. But in subsequent comments, such as his speech in Pittsburgh on Monday, critics say he has condemned ostensibly right-wing actors with greater specificity than left-wing activists.