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Joe Biden continues his attacks on the GOP's far right wing. Following his remarks earlier on this month's strong jobs figures, he's taken to Twitter.

Extreme Maga [Make America Great Again] House Republicans are showing us what they value: tax breaks for the rich. They demand the biggest Medicare benefits cut in decades, ship jobs overseas, defund law enforcement, devastate our national and border security. It's a gut punch to the middle class," the US president tweeted earlier this afternoon.