(NewsNation) — BBC host David Aaronovitch told his X (formerly known as Twitter) audience that President Joe Biden should consider having Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump murdered in light of the Supreme Court ruling Monday that presidents have immunity for “official” acts.
The 6-3 decision determined presidents enjoy immunity from acts in an official capacity but not those of a personal nature.
Following the decision, Aaronovitch tweeted, “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.”
Despite deleting the tweet, the host of BBC Radio 4’s “Briefing Room” has continued to discuss the matter with X users.
“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.
“So I’m deleting it. If nothing else though it’s given me a map of some the daftest people on this site.”
Biden criticized the ruling in a brief public address Monday night, suggesting it sets “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.
“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.”
