president of the united states, Joe Biden From his attacks on the integrity of the election to his role in the looting of the Capitol, he avoided mentioning his predecessor’s name even when accusing or harshly criticizing him. Not anymore. This Thursday is a talk to the country Biden, from the doors of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed,equality and democracy under attack” and launched Direct and violent attack on Donald Trump and Republicans Who remains under his leadership. “They are a extremism He threatening The foundations of the republic,” said Biden, and began calling them “agents of the republic.” chaos”.
While the Democrat notes that there are differences between moderate and extreme Republicans, “there is no doubt that The Republican Party is today under their rule, administration and suppression. donald trump and MAGA Republicans” refers to the English abbreviation of the Trump slogan Make America Great Again. “This is a threat to this country” he said, before also remembering that “history tells us: blind devotion to a single leader and request to join political violence deadly to democracy.”
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made by Biden a devastating examination of the actions of the trumps, to denounce theories conspirator and Baseless accusations of election fraud and extremists “do not respect the Constitution, do not believe in the rule of law, do not recognize the will of the people and they refuse to accept the results of free elections”. And he remembered with a sharp arrow: “You can’t love this country only when you win”.
He also strongly condemned the calls. political violence; Threats to public officials and judges expanded to the FBI following the search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, or defense as “patriots” by Trumpism raided the capital (A message that came just hours after Trump said on conservative radio Thursday that he would “make a bid” if he ran in 2024 and won. full pardon and government apology” to those convicted of the attack, which he also assured financial support).
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Biden’s intervention was arranged as an “address to the nation,” in which the president would speak about the threats facing democracy and continue the message of “fight for the soul of the nation,” according to the White House. However, it was inevitable that no elections would be held two months before the general elections on 8 November. choice reading
talk, three public televisions they decided in the open broadcast livehad this clear campaign component. The President also reviewed legislative achievements From the Inflation Reduction Act to the first regulation on gun control or veterans approved aid for decades.
These achievements are one of the contributing factors. improve some battered approval ratings Biden’s. It is also one of the elements that contribute to its elevation. Democratic optimism before the elections. Because if a few months ago it was thought that control of Congress was lost, now Hope to protect the Senate and maybe even the House of Representatives.
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Two posts Biden and his Democrats politically difficult balancehowever, it is clear that the president and his advisers believe that rejection of Trump and the Republican Party that followed him, as in the 2020 presidential election, could mobilize voters.
What Biden doesn’t do is also speak directly about an issue that moves many voters: the Supreme Court’s annulment of the constitutional right. abortion. However, he denounced the conservative movement and said that “MAGA forces this country is backto a non-US right to chooseno Privacyhas no right birth control pillshas no right marry the person you love