President Joe Biden said "white supremacy" was "a poison" and called on the public to denounce hatred in the wake of a racially motivated mass shooting.

The president traveled to Buffalo, New York, Tuesday with first lady Jill Biden to meet with family members of the victims of Saturday's massacre. After grieving, Biden opened his public remarks by speaking briefly on each of the 10 people killed in the "murderous, racist rampage."

"What happened here is simple and straightforward. Terrorism. Domestic terrorism," he said. "Violence inflicted in the service of hate, and a vicious thirst for power that defines one group of people being inherently inferior to any other group. A hate that through the media, and politics, the internet, has radicalized, angry, alienated, lost, and isolated individuals into falsely believing that they will be replaced."

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"I call on all Americans to reject the lie, and I condemn those who spread the lie for power, political gain, and for profit," the president said. "White supremacy is a poison. It's a poison running through — it really is — running through our body politic, and it's been allowed to fester and grow right in front of our eyes."

The president notably did not name anyone in the media or politics spreading the so-called "replacement theory," and White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters earlier Tuesday that the decision was made to avoid giving those involved a larger platform and the attention they "desire."

Biden additionally reiterated his past calls for Congress to legislate "common sense" gun control reforms but noted that it "will take all of us" to pass.

Given the makeup of the current Congress, Biden and the Democrats would need to earn votes from Republicans to pass any gun bill, and some liberal Capitol Hill aides doubt whether that will happen before the midterm elections.

"None of us can stay on the sidelines," Biden said. "Stick together. We'll get through this and will make Buffalo a better place than it is today."

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You can watch his remarks in full below.