BBC host David Aaronovitch slammed for joking Biden should ‘have Trump murdered’ after immunity ruling

OXFORD, UNITED KINGDOM: Speaking to his audience on X, BBC host David Aaronovitch suggested that, in light of the Supreme Court's decision on Monday, July 1, that granted presidents immunity for "official" acts, President Joe Biden might think about having Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump 'murdered'.

The 6-3 Supreme Court ruling established that presidents are shielded from actions taken in their official capacity but not personally.

BBC Radio 4 host David Aaronovitch criticizes Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity

"If I were Biden, I’d hurry up and have Trump murdered on the basis that he is a threat to America’s security #SCOTUS," Aaronovitch tweeted in response to the ruling, News Nation reports.

The host of BBC Radio 4's 'Briefing Room' has continued to talk about the issue with X users even after removing the tweet.

“There’s now a far right pile on suggesting that my tweet about the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity is an incitement to violence when it’s plainly a satire,” he wrote.

He added, “So I’m deleting it. If nothing else though it’s given me a map of some the daftest people on this site.”

In a brief public address on Monday night, Biden criticized the ruling, suggesting it establishes "a dangerous precedent."

“For all practical purposes, today’s decision essentially means that there are no limits on what a president can do,” Biden said, according to News Nation.

He further added, “The only limits will be self-imposed by the president alone. This decision today has continued the court’s attacks in recent years on a wide range of long-established legal principles in our nation.”

David Aaronovitch's deleted X post criticized for 'inciting violence'

After David Aaronovitch claimed his deleted post to be "satire," X users started reacting to it. One wrote, "This ain't satire. It's an open call to violence. Reported."

Another user added, "There are plenty of people with suspended accounts for "satire" like that."

The third commentator wrote, "In what world is it “far right” to criticise your insane post that essentially incited murder? Just own up that you messed up and stop pivoting by calling what you wrote satire."

"No mention of the supreme call ruling just asking for someone to be murdered but yeah calling you out on that is far right," a person said.

A user criticized saying, "So a far left extremist calls for murder then blames someone else for pointing it out. #SCOTUS".

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